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Kim Jong-un BANS people from having same name as daughter in strange new rule

Kim Jong-un has introduced a baffling new policy which bans people from using his daughter's name. North Koreans in Chongju have been summoned by security services to change their names

Daily Mirror

S. Korea: Unlikely that Kim's daughter groomed as successor

South Korea says it’s still premature to determine whether the recently unveiled daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed as her father’s successor

The Independent UK

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Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold after a catastrophic earthquake slammed Turkey and Syria, killing more than 22,000.

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Kim Jong-un puts his young daughter in the spotlight. Is she the heir apparent?

Kim Jong-un has appeared with his daughter yet again, causing people to speculate whether she has been picked as his heir.

The New Daily

Kim Jong-un and young daughter take centre stage as North Korea shows off military arsenal

Kim Jong-un and his young daughter Kim Jung-ae took centre stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation that she is being primed as a future leader of the hermit state.

Evening Standard

Kim Jong-un's daughter center stage as Pyongyang showcases largest-ever ICBM parade

Analysts say it's a sign she's being groomed as his successor.

Axios

North Korea Unveils 'Record' Number of ICBMs

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday, including what analysts said was possibly a new solid-fueled ICBM. The parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country's armed forces featured fireworks, military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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North Korea shows off possible new ICBM at huge military parade

The parade in Pyongyang appeared to feature a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, analysts have said.

Al Jazeera

Kim Jong-un’s daughter appears at North Korean military parade amid succession rumours

Kim Ju-ae, who is thought to be around 9 and 11, made her fourth public appearance in three months as Kim Jong-un held a 75th anniversary dinner of the North Korean People’s Army

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong Un celebrated North Korea's army. Will he also display new weapons?

His young daughter Kim Ju Ae also attended. Some observers interpret this as Kim's message that nuclear weapons will protect future generations of North Koreans.

WEKU

North Korean Leader Kim Brings Daughter to Visit Troops

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his daughter to visit troops to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country's army as he lauded the “irresistible might” of his nuclear-armed military, state media said Wednesday. The visit came amid indications North Korea is preparing to stage a massive military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea’s Kim lauds army before expected military parade

Kim visited military officials with his daughter to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s army.

Al Jazeera

North Korea stages nighttime military parade to mark army anniversary -Yonhap

North Korea held a widely anticipated nighttime military parade on Wednesday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, an event expected to showcase the country's latest weapons to mark the founding anniversary of its army.

Reuters

N. Korean leader orders military to improve war readiness

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to expand its combat exercises and strengthen war preparedness as he looks to escalate an already provocative run in weapons demonstrations in face of deepening tensions with Washington and neighbors

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Reuters

North Korea calls for strengthened war readiness posture, expanded drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to expand military drills and beef up the country's war readiness posture, state media reported on Tuesday, as Pyongyang prepares to mark a military anniversary.

Daily Mirror

North Korea students get frostbite after 'patriotic' subzero mountain march

Students in North Korea have been injuring themselves and bribing officials so they can swerve going on a government tour of Mount Paektu - the country's national emblem and official birthplace of Kim Jong-Il

The Independent UK

US to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat

The Independent UK

Russian embassy says North Korea lifted lockdown in capital

Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses

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Al Jazeera

North Korea condemns US sending battle tanks to Ukraine

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korea’s leader, accused the US of fighting a ‘proxy war’ against Russia.

Al Jazeera

Biden appoints special envoy on North Korean human rights

Veteran Korean-speaking diplomat Julie Turner will take on a position that has been vacant since 2017.

Daily Mirror

North Korea uranium mine COLLAPSES as Kim Jong-un plans to build more nuclear weapons

The Pyongsan mine is North Korea's main source of uranium ore, which can be refined into yellowcake and ultimately weapons-grade uranium. It has been hit by a series of cave-ins

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un executes North Korean minister who called Donald Trump a liar

Ri Yong-ho, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from 2016 to 2020, has been reportedly executed by Kim Jong-un. The high-profile minister once called Donald Trump a 'Lying King'

France 24

Will tensions between North and South Korea get even worse?

South Korea called for joint nuclear exercises with the US on Monday, following another round of North Korean ballistic missile tests that capped a record-breaking 2022. Will tensions between the two Koreas escalate to the breaking point in 2023?

Tribune News Service

US in talks with Seoul on deterring North Korea from using nukes

The U.S. is in discussions with South Korea on ways to deter Kim Jong Un’s regime from using nuclear weapons, according to a spokesperson for the National Security Council.

Tribune News Service

Biden says no nuclear drills with Seoul after Yoon’s comments

President Joe Biden said he isn’t currently discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea after that country’s president said his government wanted a more active role in managing atomic weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

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