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Kim Jong Un (English: / ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ʊ n,-ˈ uː n /; born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician who has been supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.
Sep 11, 2023 · Kim Jong Un had little political or military experience, but almost immediately after the death of his father, he was hailed as "the great successor". He was also named head of the party,...
2 days ago · Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor.
1 day ago · SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un is more obese than ever, and his deputies are looking for foreign medicines to treat him for high blood pressure and diabetes, South Korean officials said ...
3 days ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing his teenage daughter to lead the nuclear-armed state after his death, according to South Korean MPs briefed by Seoul's spy agency. Kim Ju Ae, whose age ...
HONG KONG — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed his country's top general and ordered the military to step up war preparations “in an offensive way,” state media reported Thursday.
Dec 16, 2021 · Today marks 10 years since Kim Jong Un, the third generation of his family to rule North Korea, took power after his father's sudden death from a heart attack. It's been an eventful decade.
Apr 26, 2018 · Here are the highlights from the summit: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in met at the line that separates the divided Koreas. Kim then stepped over the...
Jun 19, 2024 · Stay on top of Kim Jong Un latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
Dec 16, 2021 · Many predicted a military coup, or a takeover by North Korean elites. But the world underestimated the young dictator. Kim Jong-un has not only cemented his position, he has ushered in a new...
Jun 18, 2021 · Kim Jong Un's seemingly mixed message of preparing for "dialogue and confrontation" mirrors remarks by President Biden, who characterised the US approach to North Korea as "diplomacy and...
2 days ago · 2:58. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ’s preteen daughter is receiving lessons to take over the country, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers, in a rapid elevation for the girl who made her ...
Dec 16, 2021 · A high-profile defector opens up on Kim's N Korea. At least seven people have been executed in the past decade for watching or distributing K-pop videos from South Korea, according to a recent...
Dec 17, 2021 · Newly minted third-generation North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flanked by top party and military officials, presides over a national memorial service for his father, Kim Jong Il, in December...
Dec 16, 2021 · Ten years ago, the world watched as a young Kim Jong Un solemnly walked beside his father’s hearse on a snowy morning in Pyongyang as distraught North Koreans wailed in grief.
Dec 21, 2021 · This month, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un marks a decade since he succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack on Dec. 17, 2011.
Apr 2, 2014 · Much of the early life of Kim Jong-un is unknown to Western media. Presumably born in North Korea, Kim is the son of Ko Young-hee, an opera singer, and Kim Jong-il, the dictatorial leader of...
Mar 25, 2024 · North Korea says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un soon but stressed that prospects for any summit would depend on Tokyo tolerating its weapons program and ignoring past abductions of Japanese nationals.
Kim Jong-Un is a North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as supreme leader of North Korea (2011– ) and the first secretary of the Korean Workers' Party.
2 days ago · Record-breaking rain left thousands of people stranded by floods in North Korea over the weekend, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to declare an "emergency", state media reports. Photographs show ...
Dec 17, 2021 · Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea has stepped up arms testing and now possesses threats in the shape of thermonuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles that can strike most of the...
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has returned home from a trip to Russia where he deepened a “comradely fellowship and friendly ties” with President Vladimir Putin.
Apr 11, 2022 · North Korea praised Kim Jong Un's leadership in developing nuclear weapons, touted his political achievements, and unveiled new portraits and exhibitions to celebrate his 10 years in charge...
Dec 17, 2021 · Here are 10 facts about Kim Jong-un. 1. He is North Korea’s third head of state. Kim Jong-un succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il as leader of North Korea in 2011. He was the second child of Kim Jong-il and his wife Ko Yong-hui. Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, was his grandfather.
2 days ago · Kim Jong Un's daughter in training amid reports from South Korea that father's health may be declining. Link Copied! New intelligence indicates North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter is ...
Putin taunts West as North Korean trip confirmed. Russia's president is due to meet Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, his first visit to North Korea since 2000. World.
1 day ago · North Korea is seeking medicine for Kim Jong Un's obesity, a South Korean spy agency said. Kim, 40, is said to weigh 308 pounds and have high blood pressure and diabetes.
Apr 26, 2020 · There has been speculation about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, including rumours he may have died. Intelligence officials from the United States and South Korea say he is alive.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has said the faltering economy will be the national priority this year as the country faces a "great life-and-death struggle".
2m. N orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly preparing his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, to succeed him as the country’s leader, according to recent briefings from South Korean intelligence ...
