The Latest Breaking News from Kim Jongun

Russia and North Korea: what can they do for each other?

The Russian president’s visit to Pyongyang signals a deepening relationship between two isolated countries

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

Putin praises North Korea’s ‘firm support’ for war ahead of Pyongyang visit – as it happened

Visit is Russian president’s first to North Korea in 24 years as he seeks continued military support from Kim Jong-un

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2024

How North Korea’s lucrative trade in human hair is helping it skirt the impact of sanctions

Pyongyang’s trade in wigs and false eyelashes is booming, offering a vital revenue stream to help it pursue its nuclear ambitions

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2024

US and South Korea sound warning amid reports Putin is headed to North Korea

Civilian aircraft have been cleared from Pyongyang’s airport and there are signs of preparations for a possible parade in Kim Il-sung Square

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2024

Kristi Noem says Trump should pick a woman as his running mate

South Dakota governor, once a top possible Trump VP pick, makes remarks amid reports his shortlist is nearly all men

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2024

Activists fly K-pop USB sticks into North Korea as ‘poo balloon’ row intensifies

Balloons filled with US dollars, K-pop and leaflets critical of Kim Jong-un have been sent over the border by a group of a North Korean defectors

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024

‘She’s in the pantheon now’: Kristi Noem and the politicians who hit self-destruct

The dog-killing South Dakota governor’s VP hopes are in tatters. But she’s not the first politician to flame out with an own goal

The Guardian - US · May 18, 2024

French government says Kristi Noem lied about cancelling meeting with Macron

A French official said there is no record of a scheduled meeting with the South Dakota governor – nor had they invited her

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2024

North Korea propagandist who helped build Kim family dynasty following death at 94

Kim Jong-un will lead the state funeral committee for Kim Ki-nam

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024

Kristi Noem rejects ‘liberal plant’ claim on dog-killing tale: ‘Buck stops with me’

Sympathetic interviewer suggests rogue editor was responsible for career-torpedoing story in new book

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2024