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North Korea: Kim Jong Un unanimously re-elected

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been unanimously re-elected as Secretary General of the Workers’ Party of Korea, according to official state media reports following the party’s ninth congress held in Pyongyang. The decision to renew his mandate at the head of the ruling......

kim leverages nuclear shield as trump weighs new iran strikes

As President Donald Trump considers ordering a second wave of strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in less than a year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is watching from a position of renewed strategic confidence. The large-scale U.S. military deployment to the Middle East, the biggest in more......

North Korea opens housing complex for families of soldiers killed in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday presided over the inauguration of a new residential district in Pyongyang designated for families of soldiers who died during overseas military operations, state news agency KCNA reported. The project represents the latest public gesture by the government to......

North Korea to hold ninth party congress in late February

North Korea has announced that it will convene the ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in late February, marking the first such meeting since 2021. The major political event is expected to take place in Pyongyang, according to state media, though authorities have not disclosed an exact......

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea

North Korea launched two projectiles, believed to be ballistic missiles, into the East Sea on Tuesday, according to reports from Japan and South Korea. This marks Pyongyang’s second missile launch of the month. Japanese authorities confirmed that the missiles fell into the sea, with the Japan......

Kim Jong Un publicly dismisses vice-premier for factory failures

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired vice-premier Yang Sung-ho in a dramatic public rebuke during a ceremony at an industrial complex, highlighting what he called chronic incompetence and mismanagement in key economic projects. The dismissal occurred at the inauguration of the first phase of a modernization......

South Korea investigates civilian over alleged drone flights into North Korea

South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into a civilian suspected of sending drones into North Korean territory, local media reported on January 17, 2026. The drones are believed to have been used to monitor pollution and radiation levels near a uranium production site. The National......

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reshuffles personal security team amid rising tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced several senior officials responsible for his personal security, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Tuesday, a move analysts view as a possible sign of heightened concern over assassination threats. Seoul’s ministry reported that three......

North Korea demands detailed explanation from Seoul after alleged drone intrusion

North Korea has sharply criticized South Korea following the alleged intrusion of a drone into its airspace earlier this month, demanding a “detailed explanation” from Seoul. The statement was issued on Sunday by Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. According......