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North Korea calls South Korean President ‘hypocrite’ over denuclearisation remarks
Seoul: North Korea on Wednesday denounced South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s remarks on denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula made during his visit to the United States, saying he is a hypocrite seized by a “denuclearisation paranoia.” The...

‘My heart breaks’: North Korea’s Kim comforts families of fallen troops
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with the families of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine and offered condolences for their “unbearable pain”, state media said on Saturday. Pyongyang has not confirmed the number of its soldiers...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to visit China
North Korea’s leader will attend a military parade in Beijing next week to commemorate the end of World War II, an event looking increasingly likely to be characterized by opposition to the West. Kim Jong Un will be hosted by China’s Xi Jinping on...

This picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 30, 2025 shows Kim Jong Un handing over a portrait wrapped in a flag to the family of a soldier
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to attend military parade in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend an expansive military parade in China next week — the first event to bring him together with a clutch of world leaders since he assumed office in 2011. Chinese President Xi Jinping extended Kim’s...

North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin to join Xi in China for Second World War victory parade
Open this photo in gallery:Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Vladivostok, Russia in April, 2019.SPUTNIK/Reuters Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will be among the...

US sanctions North Korea IT scheme tied to Russia, China
Homepage > News > Business > US sanctions North Korea IT scheme tied to Russia, China Summary: The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned entities from North Korea, Russia, and China over a scheme to place IT workers into global companies using stolen...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China has said, in what will be a landmark visit. This is Kim’s first multilateral international meeting, making the event a...

North Korea: Kim Jong Un To Join China’s World War II Victory Parade
Home China North Korea: Kim Jong Un To Join China’s World War II Victory... "It is quite unusual for Kim to attend a Victory Day ceremony, and it may be the first time Kim is attending a gathering of many heads of state, where he can meet Putin,...

North Korea’s Kim To Attend Military Parade In China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a huge military parade in China next week to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, both countries announced on Thursday. Some 26 leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian...

North Korea Daily Life
A woman walks in the street of the Central District in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. The poster says: "Let us greet the Ninth Congress of the WPK (Workers' Party of Korea) as the one of victors and honor, Single-minded unity,...

What will bring change to North Korea?
The Human Rights Foundation’s Flash Drives for Freedom campaign aims to break North Korea’s information blockade Once thought of as the most rigid of societies where change was not possible under the heavy grip of dictatorship and indoctrination,...

North Korea's Kim To Visit China for First Time in Six Years: What To Know
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be joined by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a visit to China to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, when Chinese communist and nationalist forces helped to defeat a Japanese army of...

North Korea's Kim Jong-un to attend Beijing military parade with Putin
Published on 28/08/2025 - 11:25 GMT+2 North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un will attend the first multilateral event of his premiership when he appears beside international leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin at a military parade in...

Putin says Trump not without 'sense of humour' after social media post
BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off a social media post by his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday that said he was conspiring with the leaders of North Korea and China against the United States. Asked about the post at a...

North Korea’s Kim to visit China for September 3 military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon visit China at Xi Jinping’s invitation to attend the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end. Before the announcement, Kim inspected sniper and special forces, stressing their expansion as a military...

North Korea to send 100,000 soldiers to fight for Russia
Sources have warned that thousands of North Korean soldiers are “queueing” to get into Ukraine to fight for Vladimir Putin. The latest South Korean intelligence has shared intelligence with a Russian military expert that more than 100,000 DPRK...

North Korea’s Kim to attend military parade in China next week
Beijing – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a huge military parade in China next week to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, both countries announced on Thursday. Some 26 leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade
Laura BickerChina correspondent Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondent ShareSave North Korean leader Kim (L) will be meeting Chinese leader Xi (R) in September North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week...

North Korea’s Leader to Visit China for First Time Since 2019, Attend WWII Anniversary Military Parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit China next week, his first since 2019, to attend a grand military parade marking the World War II anniversary. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will travel to Beijing next week to attend a grand military...