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North Korea picture reveals Kim Jong-il heir
North Korea releases a photograph of Kim Jong-il and his son, confirming the rise of the Kim Jong-un as potential dynastic successor after his appointment of general earlier this week.
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North Korea: Kim Jong-il’s son promoted
Kim Jong-il’s youngest son is appointed a general amid rumours he could take his father’s place as dynastic successor. Nick Paton Walsh looks at the potential change at the top of the secretive state.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits China
The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has paid a surprise visit to China along with his son and heir apparent Kim Jong-un, South Korean sources have said.
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Kim Jong Un pledges support for Putin’s ‘sacred fight’ with West (dubbed)
The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given his full support to what he called Russia’s “sacred struggle” – as he met Vladimir Putin for talks at a space facility in Russia’s far east. According to Kim, the two leaders agreed to “further strengthen strategic and tactical co-operation” – although there were no details…
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North Korea tests its ‘largest intercontinental ballistic missile’
There has been strong condemnation by the US and its allies after North Korea tested its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile with the help of a propaganda film featuring leader Kim Jong-un in a leather jacket and sunglasses, overseeing the launch to a musical accompaniment.
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North Korea marks 73rd anniversary with military parade featuring soldiers in hazmat suits
You may have wondered why we have heard little from the dear leader of North Korea in recent months. Perhaps he misses exchanging barbs with his on-off friend Donald Trump.
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Documentary tells the story of Kim Jong-Un’s half brother’s unlikely assassins
The brazen assassination of the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un made headlines across the world four years ago.
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North and South Korea exchange fire as Kim Jong-un resurfaces
South Korean military officials have confirmed that their troops exchanged fire earlier today with North Korean soldiers across the world’s most heavily fortified border.
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Family of dead student jailed in North Korea rebuke Trump
Otto Warmbier’s parents didn’t name President Trump in their statement, which said Kim Jong-un’s “evil” regime was responsible for “unimaginable cruelty” and “no excuse or lavish praise can change that”.
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un hold nuclear summit in Vietnam
Donald Trump has been in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, sitting down to shrimp cocktail, steak and chocolate pudding with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un
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North Korea agrees to close missile site
Day two of the summit between North and South Korea came with promises from the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that he would shut down a key missile test site.
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Moon and Kim attend summit in North Korea
It was all hugs, warm smiles and cheering crowds in North Korea today, as the South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived for a three-day summit with Kim Jong-un.
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Remains of US soldiers killed in Korean war flown home from North
The remains of more than 50 American soldiers, who died during the Korean War, are being flown back to the United States after a formal ceremony at a south Korean airbase. The repatriation is part of the agreement made last month between President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, but comes as new…
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Hours until Trump and Kim summit – will there be a deal?
With minimal preparation, there are just hours to go. Officials from North Korea and the United States have spent the day huddled in a Singapore hotel ahead of tomorrow’s historic summit, while the leaders themselves were taking it far easier. Kim Jong-un went out on a late night city tour, while Donald Trump, emerging…
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un arrive in Singapore for historic summit
He left the G7 summit in chaos after refusing to sign its concluding statement. His trade adviser following up by declaring there was a ‘special place in hell’ for the Canadian Prime Minister. But now US President Donald Trump has landed in Singapore for a far more diplomatically challenging meeting with North Korean leader Kim…