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Kim Jong Un (English: / ˌ k ɪ m dʒ ɒ ŋ ˈ ʊ n,-ˈ uː n /; Korean: 김정은; 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,...
4 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.
23 hours ago · Item 1 of 2 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chairs a key meeting of the country's ruling party in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 28, 2024 in this photo released by the North's official Korean ...
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.
Jan 9, 2024 · North Korea's Kim Jong Un has hit the big 4-0 - or at least, that is what people suspect. The leader of the secretive state has never actually revealed his birthday, leaving North Korea...
Jun 19, 2024 · Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, welcoming President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to Pyongyang early Wednesday, in an image released by North Korean state media.
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...
Jul 18, 2023 · 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.
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 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 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.
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.
4 days ago · What the Chinese propaganda mouthpiece naturally omitted was how Putin’s get-together with Kim Jong Un, which sealed a mutual defence assistance deal, must have irked another big capital: Beijing.
Jan 3, 2023 · North Korea launched its most powerful ICBM to date in late 2022. To make tactical nuclear weapons, North Korea first must produce a miniaturised nuclear bomb, which can be loaded onto a small ...
Dec 13, 2021 · Since taking power following his father's sudden death 10 years ago, Kim Jong Un has erased the widespread doubts that greeted his early attempts to extend his family's brutal dynastic grip...
6 days ago · Jun 24, 2024, 5:22 AM PDT. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday. VLADIMIR SMIRNOV via Getty Images. Russia entered into a ...
Jun 19, 2024 · By Stella Kim and Mithil Aggarwal. SEOUL, South Korea — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new pact Wednesday that includes a pledge of mutual defense ...
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...
North Korea fueled Russia's war in Ukraine when it needed it most with substantial shipments of ammunition, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn't doing this out of the kindness of his heart.
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...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system the country plans to deploy to its forces starting this year as it bolsters its lineup of weapons targeting South Korean population centers.
Sep 11, 2023 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived via rail in Russia where he is due to meet President Vladimir Putin. Moscow wants to buy North Korean ammunitions for the war in Ukraine, says the...
Dec 16, 2021 · Women were pictured clutching their hearts in despair. The tightly controlled North Korean state media had announced that Kim Jong-il, their "dear leader", had died at the age of 69. It was...
Jun 12, 2018 · President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meet in Singapore for a high-stakes summit. Follow it all live here.
Apr 25, 2019 · Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Russian city of Vladivostok ahead of his planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the North Korean leader's train...
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...
Jun 18, 2024 · Mr Putin was met on the tarmac by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and - flanked by a military guard of honour - the pair talked animatedly for several minutes.
Jun 19, 2024 · En medio de un espectacular recibimiento, comenzó la visita del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en Corea del Norte. Su líder, Kim Jong-un, lo llamó "el amigo más querido del pueblo coreano".
