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Kim Jong-un’s sister dismisses hopes of US-North Korea nuclear talks
Kim Yo-jong’s intervention appears to have thwarted any prospects for early resumption of negotiationsKim Jong…
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Kim Jong-un: apparent weight loss prompts speculation over North Korean leader’s health
Kim looks noticeably slimmer in his first public appearance for a month, highlighting possible health issues o…
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Kim Jong-un warns of historic economic crisis in North Korea
Leader uses the term ‘arduous march’ in party speech, a term used to refer to devastating 1990s famine in whic…
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‘My mother begged me not to go’: the Japanese women who married Koreans – and never saw their family again
Mitsuko left Japan in 1960 for a new life in North Korea. Once there, she realised she – and hundreds of other…
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North Korea upgraded nuclear missile programme in 2020, says UN diplomat
Confidential UN report reveals Pyongyang was acting in violation of international sanctions North Korea mainta…
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North Korean envoy defects in possible sign that Kim’s power base is ‘drifting’
Acting ambassador to Kuwait fled for South last year, says fellow defectorNorth Korea’s acting ambassador to K…
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Kim Jong-un puts on show of force after Workers party congress – in pictures
Pyongyang hosted a military parade to celebrate the Workers’ party’s 8th Congress where Kim Jong-un took the n…
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North Korea rolls out submarine-launched missiles at military parade
Kim Jong-un smiles and waves at huge parade in Kim Il-sung Square, Pyongyang, designed to show military progre…
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North Korea set for collision course with US as Kim Jong-un solidifies one-man rule
Analysis: Congress gathering ends with Kim taking symbolic post of general secretary and a warning the US need…
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un says economic plan a near-total failure at rare political meeting
Leader kicks off his second Workers’ party congress by admitting strategy fell short in ‘almost every sector’N…
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North Korea says South may ‘pay dearly’ for doubting its claim to be Covid-free
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s leader, accuses Seoul of seeking to damage political ties by questioning …
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Kim Jong-un cries during speech at North Korean military parade – video
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, became emotional during a speech at a military parade marking the 75th a…
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Kim Jong-un sheds tears as he delivers rare apology to North Korea over failings
Analysts say emotional speech suggests Kim is feeling pressures on his leadership linked to Covid and nuclear …
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North Korea: military parade marks ruling party’s 75th anniversary
Kim Jong-un tells crowds the country will ‘fully mobilise’ its nuclear force if threatenedThe North Korean lea…
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North Korea apologises for ‘unfortunate’ killing of South Korean official
Kim Jong-un says death ‘should not have happened’ after man shot in North Korean watersNorth Korea’s leader, K…