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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un expressed support for China’s push to build a multipolar world and called for closer ties with Beijing during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, signaling strengthened ties between the traditional allies.
Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push toward a multipolar world and called for deeper ties with Beijing during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, reiterating backing for Beijing’s one-China principle and signaling a new phase in DPRK-China relations amid shifting regional geopolitics.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for missiles that could reach the U.S. mainland, part of a five-year effort to bolster the country’s strategic arsenal. Experts note solid-fuel tech offers mobility and concealability, though some skepticism remains about the test’s stated capabilities and timing, and there’s speculation about potential Russian cooperation; no location or duration details were disclosed.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited North Korea, where he was greeted by Kim Jong Un and the two leaders signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, underscoring closer Moscow-aligned ties as both nations back Russia’s war in Ukraine despite Western sanctions and rights concerns.
In Pyongyang, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met and signed a friendship treaty, signaling a strengthened bilateral relationship, according to AP News captions accompanying a four-photo set.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with official photo-ops signaling a formal diplomatic engagement.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly that Pyongyang will irreversibly cement its status as a nuclear power and will respond to confrontations or dialogue alike, signaling a continued hard line against the United States and Seoul as he seeks sanctions relief and greater regional leverage, while accelerating weapons programs and strengthening ties with Russia.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would solidify the country's nuclear deterrent and maintain a hardline stance toward Seoul, signaling no shift in its strategic posture as he addressed the Supreme People’s Assembly.
State media KCNA showed Kim Jong Un with his reportedly 13-year-old daughter Ju Ae driving an army tank, a display analysts say may indicate grooming her to succeed him. Ju Ae has recently appeared with her father at a firing range and a handgun shoot, though North Korean officials have not confirmed her name or age.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Ju Ae was photographed driving an army tank with her father nearby in KCNA photos, a move that analysts say could signal grooming for a future leadership role amid ongoing weapons modernization.
Photos released by the North Korean government show leader Kim Jong Un with his daughter, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae, at a military base during a drill, with her pictured driving a tank; independent journalists were not allowed to verify the images.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter tested a new pistol at a secret light-arms factory, with state media releasing photos of the event and noting independent verification wasn’t possible.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter watched tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship, according to KCNA, as Pyongyang threatened retaliation against U.S.-South Korea military drills.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave sniper rifles to senior party and military officials after a weeklong Workers’ Party congress, describing the gifts as a sign of his absolute trust. State media highlighted his daughter Kim Ju Ae at a shooting range, fueling speculation she may be groomed as a future leader, while Kim Yo Jong was promoted to general affairs director of the party’s central committee, signaling a broader role in internal governance. The congress also reaffirmed plans to accelerate the North’s nuclear arsenal and maintain a hardline stance toward South Korea and the United States.
North Korea’s rare five-year party congress is a tightly controlled propaganda event that consolidates Kim Jong Un’s grip on power, elevates his leadership (including promoting his daughter), and outlines the next five-year goals, even as outsiders receive only state-media glimpses.