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Putin, Kim Jong Un enjoy Russia-built Aurus limousine drive, video goes viral

Jun 21, 2024, at 10:26 pm

A video has gone viral where Russian President Vladimir Putin could be seen driving a Russia-built Aurus limousine with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sitting beside him.

North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un picks up 25 'pretty girls' every year for his 'pleasure squad': Report

May 03, 2024, at 01:45 am

In a shocking revelation, Yeonmi Park, a young defector from North Korea, has disclosed that the country's leader Kim Jong Un selects 25 young virgin women for his "pleasure squad".

Russian leader Vladimir Putin 'gifts' car to Kim Jong Un

Feb 20, 2024, at 04:04 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a Russian-made car from President Vladimir Putin, an episode showcasing the close ties shared between the two nations, media reports said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong labels South Korea 'principal enemy'

Jan 11, 2024, at 05:45 am

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called neighbouring South Korea the "principal enemy" and defined south as a "most hostile" state to Pyongyang, the state-run news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announces radical policy shift in relations with South Korea

Jan 01, 2024, at 04:55 am

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country and the ruling party had realized the impossibility of partnering with South Korea and ordered that all work plans with the South Korean side and relevant bodies be reorganized according to the current situation, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.

Kim Jong Un calls for stepping up 'war preparations' over US 'confrontation moves'

Dec 28, 2023, at 05:48 pm

Pyongyang/UNI: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the country's military to accelerate "war preparations" to counter "extreme confrontation moves" of the United States and its allies in the Korean Peninsula, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported Thursday.

Kim Jong Un meets Russian Defence Minister; explore close military ties

Sep 18, 2023, at 05:24 am

Pyongyang/UNI/IBNS: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday during his visit to the country's Far East city of Vladivostok, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.

Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin, says Pyongyang wants to further deepen ties with Moscow

Sep 13, 2023, at 07:02 pm

Kim Jong Un on Wednesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin and said North Korea wants to further develop ties with Moscow.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for summit with Vladimir Putin, US threatens sanctions

Sep 12, 2023, at 03:32 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia on his private train ahead of his meeting with President Vladimir Putin as concerns grow over a possible arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to be heading towards Russia in a special train: Reports

Sep 11, 2023, at 11:23 pm

A special train, which is believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un, is heading towards Vladivostok city in Russia where the North Korean leader is likely to meet President Vladimir Putin, South Korean media outlets reported.

US warns North Korea will pay a price if it supplies weapons to Russia for ongoing war against Ukraine

Sep 06, 2023, at 09:47 pm

The United States warned North Korea over its supreme leader Kim Jong Un's possible upcoming visit to Russia to discuss arms supply to Moscow for the ongoing war against Ukraine and said Pyongyang will pay a price for it.

Kim Jong Un may visit Russia to discuss weapons supply with Vladimir Putin: Reports

Sep 05, 2023, at 10:43 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is planning to visit Russia and meet the country's President Vladimir Putin, media reports said.

North Korea: Kim Jong Un convenes big meeting on war preparations

Aug 10, 2023, at 10:01 pm

Seoul: North Korea on Wednesday convened an enlarged central military commission meeting, discussing ways to intensify war preparations in response to the grave political and military situation on the Korean Peninsula, state media reported.

N. Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile

Feb 19, 2023, at 06:49 pm

Seoul: North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, the official Korean Central News Agency claimed on Sunday.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un reveals his daughter

Nov 20, 2022, at 01:41 am

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appeared with his young daughter in public for the first time, confirming long-rumoured reports of her existence.

Kim Jong-un wants US' attention: Report

Nov 04, 2022, at 01:27 am

London/UNI: North Korea is deliberately ramping up tensions with its neighbours. analysts think it is building to something bigger, such as a nuclear test, or a full long-range ballistic missile test out into the Pacific, or both, the BBC said.

Kim Jong Un 'seriously ill' during North Korea Covid outbreak, reveals sister

Aug 12, 2022, at 03:22 am

Pyongyang/IBNS: Kim Jong Un's sister revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid-19 outbreak in the country, reports said.

North Korea conducts 'successful' test-firing of Hwasong-17 ICBM

Mar 25, 2022, at 03:07 pm

Pyongyang: North Korea claimed it had successfully launched its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a test conducted on Thursday.

China calls on US to stop sanctioning North Korea

Feb 09, 2022, at 11:47 pm

Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: The United States needs to stop imposing endless sanctions and putting pressure on North Korea if they are sincerely concerned about the well-being of the North Korean people, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.

North Korea confirmed test of hypersonic missile in the presence of Kim Jong Un

Jan 12, 2022, at 02:31 pm

Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: North Korea tested a hypersonic missile, its warhead hit the target at a distance of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), and the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, watched the test, Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un asks officials to eliminate pigeons, cat to stop spread of COVID-19

Jun 05, 2021, at 12:50 am

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has directed his officials to  "eliminate" cats and pigeons as he believes they are spreading Covid-19.

Kim Jong Un says US Is N.Korea's biggest enemy : Reports

Jan 09, 2021, at 03:21 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States was his country's biggest enemy, the Yonhap news agency reported.

North Korea's Kim outlines plan for expanding relations with south: State Media

Jan 08, 2021, at 09:01 pm

Seoul/Sputnik: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has addressed the ruling Workers' Party with a report mapping out the course of relationship expansion with the South, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.

Kim Jong Un wishes Trump speedy recovery from COVID-19

Oct 03, 2020, at 02:25 pm

Pyongyang/Xinhua: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, expressed his sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.

IAEA head says North Korea's nuclear activities remain major concern among int'l community

Sep 14, 2020, at 11:03 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: North Korea's nuclear activities are still causing the international community to have serious concerns, as the country continues to violate resolutions of the UN Security Council by further implementing its nuclear program, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said in a statement on Monday.

Kim Jong Un appoints Kim Tok Hun new premier of North Korean cabinet – Reports

Aug 14, 2020, at 02:56 pm

Seoul/Sputnik: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appointed Kim Tok Hun a new premier of the North Korean cabinet instead of Kim Jae Ryong, who had been relieved from his post, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Friday.

Glad to see Kim Jong Un 'back and well': Donald Trump

May 03, 2020, at 08:38 am

Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump has said he is glad to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 'back and well.'

Ending all specualtion on his health, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance

May 02, 2020, at 10:14 am

Seoul/IBNS: Ending all speculation over his health, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance, media reports said.

Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well': South Korea

Apr 27, 2020, at 10:49 am

Washington/IBNS: South Korea on Monday said North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well."

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un could be in vegetative state, says Japanese mag amid death rumours

Apr 25, 2020, at 09:33 pm

Amid rumours that he has died, a Japanese maganize has reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un could be in a “vegetative state” following his heart surgery earlier this month. However, nothing was officially confirmed yet.