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North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast | Kim Jong Un News

North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast | Kim Jong Un News

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Multiple ballistic missiles fired from eastern Sinpo area in seventh such test this year. Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The incident on Sunday marked North Korea’s seventh ⁠ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April. The missiles were fired near the city of Sinpo on North Korea’s east coast at about 6:10am on Sunday (21:10 GMT, Saturday), South Korea’s military said in a statement. It added that South Korea had bolstered its surveillance posture and was closely exchanging information with the United States and Japan. Japan’s ⁠government posted on social media that the ballistic missiles were believed to have fallen near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. No incursion into Japan’s exclusive economic zone was confirmed. South Korea’s presidential office said it has held an emergency security meeting, according to media reports. Such tests violate United Nations Security Council resolutions against North Korea’s missile programme. The diplomatically isolated country rejects …

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs

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Kim is the third-generation ruler of the nuclear-armed state founded by his grandfather Kim Il Sung in 1948. He has ruled the country since his father’s death in 2011. The election is a “highly choreographed event with a pre-determined outcome”, said Lee Ho‑ryung of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. “Throughout the third-generation rule, the North has staged such events to showcase a procedure in an attempt to achieve political legitimacy,” she said. “But no one thinks any different outcome would emerge from it.” Photos released by KCNA show Kim dressed in a formal western suit and seated at the centre of a stage, flanked by top officials in front of two giant statues of his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather. Source link

‘Kim Jong Un-level insanity’: Trump plans to build a 100K-seat stadium near White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday

‘Kim Jong Un-level insanity’: Trump plans to build a 100K-seat stadium near White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday

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President Donald Trump says he plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday. The president confirmed the MMA event last year, although his critics have branded the plan to build an arena for the event as “Kim Jong Un-level insanity.” “They are going to put up something that’s really amazing,” Trump told reporters. “It’s really having to do with our great 250th birthday, where we’re having so many wonderful things. “UFC’s coming, as you know, in front of the White House, where they’re building, literally, a stadium. We’re gonna have over 100,000 people. This is gonna have a lot of…I won’t even say how many people because I think it can set a record for racing. It’s gonna be very, very important.” President Trump says that he is planning to build a a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump made the announcement while holding a meeting in the Oval Office about his executive order to bring an IndyCar street race to …

As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ‘Irreversible & Permanent’ Nuclear Arsenal

As US Readies Iran Action, Kim Jong Un Vaunts ‘Irreversible & Permanent’ Nuclear Arsenal

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Kim Jong-un just gave a fresh nuclear speech, vowing that North Korea will expand its atomic arsenal in both scale and sophistication, and that this is necessary given pressure from nuclear-armed “imperialist” superpowers like the United States. Kim presented the strategy during a weeklong congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, declaring that his country’s nuclear-armed status is “irreversible and permanent” (though not for the first time). He pledged that Pyongyang will continue to strengthen its arsenal “as long as nuclear weapons exist on the earth” and as long as the country faces threats from “US imperialists and their followers,” according to state media on Thursday. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP “We have a long-term plan to strengthen the national nuclear force on an annual basis in the future and will concentrate on increasing the number of nuclear weapons and expanding the means and space for nuclear operation,” Kim stated. Kim earlier warned during a military parade in the capital on Wednesday that North Korea would “deliver terrible retaliatory attacks to any forces” …

Kim Jong Un fuels succession buzz with daughter’s matching leather jacket

Kim Jong Un fuels succession buzz with daughter’s matching leather jacket

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He said North Korea would continue to take the “toughest stand” against the U.S., but that if Washington dropped its demands for denuclearization, “there is no reason why we cannot get on well.” That leaves the door open for the resumption of diplomacy. President Donald Trump, who met with Kim three times during his first term, has expressed interest in another face-to-face. Kim had more contentious words for U.S. ally South Korea, describing it as his country’s “most hostile” relationship. He dismissed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s recent efforts to improve relations, saying the North could “launch any action” if Seoul threatened its security and that its neighbor risked “complete collapse.” The South Korean government said Thursday that it would continue to pursue its policy of peaceful coexistence. Earlier in the week, Kim was re-elected general secretary of the Workers’ Party. His reappointment reinforces that “even amid domestic and external crises, there is no alternative to Kim Jong Un’s leadership,” Lim said. For Kim, the party congress is also an opportunity to reinforce the …

Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats

Dressed for succession? Kim Jong Un, daughter fuel speculation with matching coats

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The Kim family has ruled North Korea with an iron grip for decades, and a cult of personality surrounding their “Paektu bloodline” dominates daily life in the isolated country. Ju Ae has long been seen as the next in line, a perception stoked by a string of recent high-profile outings. Analyst Lim Eul-chul said the jackets – a staple of leader Kim’s wardrobe, especially during key public appearances – were more than a fashion statement. “In North Korea’s political symbolism, that look carries weight – it’s tied to the image of the leader as the ultimate guarantor of national security and future prosperity. “So when that same symbolic attire is put on his young daughter, it’s hard to see it as accidental.” Other photos from the parade showed Ju Ae striding a red carpet next to her father as he received salutes from North Korea’s military top brass. Ju Ae has been clearly “designated as a successor”, South Korea’s national intelligence service said earlier this month. Korean affairs expert Leif-Eric Easley said Ju Ae’s latest …

Kim Jong Un opens North Korea’s 9th party congress, highlights economic gains

Kim Jong Un opens North Korea’s 9th party congress, highlights economic gains

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North Korea has opened a key party congress, state media said Friday, a once-in-five-years showcase that analysts say will outline a wide range of national priorities, including nuclear objectives. The Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea “opened with great ceremony in Pyongyang” on Thursday, the Korean Central News Agency said. The congress is the ruling party’s top gathering, a grand political set-piece that reinforces the regime’s authority and can serve as a platform for announcements of policy shifts or elite personnel changes. Since the 2021 event, North Korea has continued to develop its nuclear arsenal, repeatedly test-launching intercontinental ballistic missiles in defiance of bans ordered by the UN Security Council. Pyongyang has also developed deep ties with Moscow during its war in Ukraine, with North Korean soldiers sent to fight alongside Russian forces. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to …

Kim Jong Un Gifts New Apartments To Families Of Soldiers Killed In Ukraine War

Kim Jong Un Gifts New Apartments To Families Of Soldiers Killed In Ukraine War

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Last summer North Korea began for the first time airing footage which provided public confirmation that it was receiving many of its soldiers home in coffins after they served alongside Russian forces in the context of the Ukraine war. It’s believed that the some ten to fourteen thousand DPRK troops dispatched to assist Moscow had primarily fought in Russia’s Kursk province, where they helped repel the previous six-month Ukrainian occupation of the southern border oblast (in 2024-2025). On Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled that families of soldiers killed in the battle abroad would receive free new housing. He presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a new block of apartments for that purpose, state media reported Monday. KCNA/Yonhap “The new street has been built thanks to the ardent desire of our motherland that wishes that… its excellent sons, who defended the most sacred things by sacrificing their most valuable things, will live forever,” Kim said in a speech, as cited by the Korean Central News Agency. This comes after Kim last week …

North Korea opens new housing area for families of soldiers killed overseas | Kim Jong Un News

North Korea opens new housing area for families of soldiers killed overseas | Kim Jong Un News

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Leader Kim Jong Un unveils housing for families of soldiers killed overseas amid North Korea’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting overseas amid the East Asian country’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine. Kim said Saeppyol Street was “a source of honour for our generation and a pride of Pyongyang and our state”, North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “He prayed for the immortality of the martyrs along with its inauguration which will etch the martyrs’ names and images in history,” it added. While the report did not mention Russia, Kim last week pledged to “unconditionally support” all of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policies and decisions. Under a mutual defence pact with Moscow, Pyongyang dispatched thousands of soldiers to Ukraine in 2024, …