Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea starts with Kim Jong Il’s birthday, and ends with a Party (Congress)
Neutral
NK News
Owner: Chad O’Carroll
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea opens rare party congress with leader Kim touting economic achievements
Indeterminate
Telengana Today
Owner: K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea’s Kim opens rare party congress with pledge to fix economy
Indeterminate
South China Morning Post
Owner: Alibaba Group
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea says five-year goals met as it kicks off rare ruling party congress
Neutral
The Japan Times
Owner: News2u Holdings Corporation
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea opens key ruling party congress
Center-left
Daily Times
Owner: Taseer Family
Feb. 21, 2026
As North Korea’s party congress opens, Kim asserts state’s ‘irreversible’ position while avoiding naming South, U.S.
Center-right
Korea JoungAng Daily
Owner: Hong Family
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea's Workers' Party congress opens with Kim speech
Public Broadcaster
NHK
Owner: Japanese Government
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea’s Nuclear Gamble Pays Off in Trump’s New World Order
Left-wing
Newsweek
Owner: Johnathan Davis & Dev Pragad
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea opens major party congress
Neutral
Marshall Independent - Minnesota
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea unveils 50 new 600mm rocket launchers, Kim touts 'world's most advantageous weapon'
Gov't Propaganda
Yeni Safak
Owner: Albayrak Family
Feb. 21, 2026
Where is Kim Ju-ae? Succession question hangs over North Korea’s ruling congress
Indeterminate
South China Morning Post
Owner: Alibaba Group
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea opens key party congress as Kim touts 'radical successes'
Neutral
United Press International (UPI)
Owner: Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Holds Rare Congress Amid Global Tensions
Neutral
Sri Lanka Guardian
Owner: Nilantha Ilangamuwa
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea's Kim Jon Un opens key party congress
Public Broadcaster
Deutsche Welle
Owner: German Government
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea opens party congress with Kim Jong Un set to outline agenda
Neutral
Hancock County Journal-Pilot - Illinois
Owner: Perrotto Family
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea's Kim touts economic achievements at party congress
Center-right
Nikkei Asia
Owner: Nikkei Inc. Employees
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea trumpets congratulations from Russia, China for Party Congress
Neutral
NK News
Owner: Chad O’Carroll
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea: Kim Jong-un opens the 9th party congress, claiming economic successes
Indeterminate
Entrevue
Owner: Omar Harfouch
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea Begins 9th Workers Party Congress Setting Future Policies
Indeterminate
Mezha
Owner: Terentyev Petro Alexandrovich
Feb. 20, 2026
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pledges to lift living standards at rare congress
Pro-Government
Al Jazeera
Owner: Qatari Government