Kim Jong Un

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country is willing to resume talks with South Korea if it doesn't provoke the North with 'hostile policies and double standards'. Kim Yo Jong's statement was a response to renewed calls by South Korean President Moon Jae-in for…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent sword-rattling after months of relative quiet makes clear that leader Kim Jong Un is working on expanding his weapons arsenal. Nuclear-capable missiles hidden in trains that can be launched anywhere along a railway. A new cruise missile resembling the U.S. Tomahawk that…

People watch a TV screen showing a news programme reporting about North Korea's weapons programme, in Seoul, South Korea. Photo / AP The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday (local time) criticised South Korea's president and threatened a "complete destruction" of bilateral relations after both…

Hard feelings? One? Perish the thought! Buoyed, perhaps, by her success at cheerfully wishing North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un and his people a happy national day and best wishes for the future, the queen has turned the focus of her blithe good tidings on a less easily placated opponent…

James Franco and Seth Rogen in the 2014 comedy The Interview (Photo: Ed Araquel/©Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection) Not every comedian can boast about starting an international incident with a single movie, but that's one of the many things that makes Seth Rogen's Hollywood career unique. In 2014, the Knocked Up…

The North Korean state media triumphantly published a congratulatory message from the queen on Monday prompting knowledgeable insiders to speculate that Pyongyang must have made up the note from Buckingham Palace in a propaganda move to shore up the rogue state’s international standing. A royal spokesman, however, has confirmed to…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it successfully test fired what it described as newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months that underscored how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR World 9 Sep, 2021 10:05 PM3 minutes to read North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in 2018. Photo / Getty Images Analysts have expressed surprise at Kim Jong Un's altered physical appearance. The North Korean leader was the guest of honour at…

SEOUL, South Korea — Civil defense forces carrying rifles and personnel wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits paraded North Korea’s capital overnight in a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary that was a marked departure from past militaristic displays. The parade — overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, wearing…

Kim Jong Un looked thinner than ever this week with excess skin sagging around his neck and his jacket hanging loosely over his shoulders in a new propaganda broadcast. The North Korean tyrant appeared on state TV walking in front of a stand filled with hundreds of seemingly adoring school…