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‘Broad-minded man's attitude’: North Korea calls South Korean President Lee’s regret over drone incursions ‘wise’ in rare conciliatory response

North Korea has responded positively to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's apology for drone incursions, calling it "fortunate and wise." Lee admitted government officials were involved, violating policy. This rare conciliatory tone follows years of hostility, though broader tensions persist between the two nations.

The Times of India

North Korea’s next likely leader named by South Korean spy agency

Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family

The Independent UK

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament re-elects Kim Jong Un as leader

Kim's powerful sister notably absent from newly reconstituted leadership body

The Independent UK

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Kim Jong Un, daughter oversee test of North Korea's 'deadly yet attractive' rocket launchers

North Korea tested nuclear-capable rocket launchers, state media reported on Sunday, a day after neighbour and rival South Korea detected the launch of around 10 ballistic missiles from the secretive state.

The Times of India

North Korea fires volley of 10 ballistic missiles in massive show of force

Analysts says North Korea is attempting to show it can overwhelm missile defences amid Trump’s war with Iran

The Independent UK

North Korean leader’s sister warns of ‘terrible consequences’ amid military drills

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North Korean leader Kim Jong un’s sister criticized US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry last week described the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran as an ‘illegal act of aggression’

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Kim Jong Un calls North Korean women ‘physically weak’ with ‘plain faces’ in bizarre IWD address

According to human rights groups, North Korean women and girls undergo ‘intense and pervasive human rights abuses’

The Independent UK

The girl in the frame and an aunt in the shadows: Could North Korea get its first female supreme leader?

For most of the world, North Korea remains a sealed stage.

The Times of India

New Photos of Kim Jong Un's Daughter Fuel Speculation Over North Korea's Future Leadership

Kim Jong Un's daughter, Kim Ju-Ae, is seen firing a sniper rifle, raising questions about her future role in North Korea

International Business Times UK

Succession games? North Korea releases photo of Kim Jong Un’s daughter firing rifle

North Korea on Saturday released a photo showing leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter and presumed heir, Ju Ae, firing a rifle at a shooting range—fueling ongoing speculation that she is being prepared to succeed him.

The Times of India

North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership

The Independent UK

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s sister promoted at party congress

Kim Yo Jong is likely to lead the propaganda department with a focus on overseeing inter-Korean relations or external strategies

The Independent UK

North Korean leader deploys 50 new rocket launchers ahead of major party congress

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his expanding military capabilities ahead of a major ruling party congress

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Sister of North Korea's leader says South Korea's drone regret was sensible but insufficient

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur

The Independent UK

South Korean president warns sending drones into North Korea akin to starting war

Lee Jae Myung criticises his own defence minister for failing to detect drone launches into neighbouring country

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un’s sister says South Korea’s ‘wild dreams’ about better ties with North ‘can never be realised’

Kim Yo Jong warns Seoul not to read too much into her muted reaction to an earlier incident involving a South Korean drone

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North Korea holds state funeral for longtime ceremonial head of state

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a state funeral for the country’s longtime ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, who died this week at age 97

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North Korea’s ex-ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam dies at 97, state media says

Kim Yong-nam was the former president of the Praesidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly from 1998 to 2019.

The Independent UK

Kim Yong Nam: North Korea’s former top diplomat and ‘head of state’ who served all three Kims dies aged 97

Kim Yong Nam represented North Korea on the world stage for decades and will receive a grand state funeral later this week

International Business Times UK

Kim Jong Un Declares War on Cosmetic Surgery – Breast Implants Now a Crime Punishable by Labour Camp

Kim Jong Un's regime has launched a crackdown on plastic surgery, staging public trials and branding breast implants as 'anti-socialist' crimes.

Benzinga

Kim Jong Un Has 'Fond Memories' Of Trump But Open To Talks With US Only If Washington Drops This 'Absurd Obsession'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled he is open to talks with Washington if the United States abandons its insistence that Pyongyang give up nuclear weapons, reviving a long-stalled diplomatic track while reaffirming he will not disarm.

Al Jazeera

North Korea’s Kim says open to US talks if denuclearisation demands dropped

Kim Jong Un also said he had ‘fond memories’ of Trump, in a speech to Pyongyang’s Supreme People’s Assembly.

The Independent UK

US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise

The United States, South Korea and Japan have begun an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”

Al Jazeera

North Korea slams ‘dangerous’ drills by US, Japan, South Korea

Kim Jo Yong says the upcoming drills ‘will undoubtedly bring about negative consequences’ for Seoul and its allies.

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