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Headline-making summits between North Korean and US leaders will be off the agenda for some time, analysts say, after US President-elect Joe Biden called Kim Jong Un a “bully.” , in contrast to Donald Trump’s declarations of love. . Trump’s bizarre diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang went from mutual insults and …

Although the young leader has consolidated his rule over the isolated nation with ruthless purges, North Korean observers say he has also tried to present himself as a more traditional political leader than his eccentric father, Kim Jong Il. Speaking at a military parade on Saturday, Kim was emotional as …

SEOUL: North Korean US leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears over the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices, in the most striking demonstration yet of how he trusts his “man of the people” personality to address the deepening crisis in your country. Although the young leader …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was visibly moved during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologized to citizens for not improving their lives. In a speech Saturday during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of …

File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Korea Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP) The director of the North Korea division at the Korean Institute for National Unification, Hong Min, said it was important to understand why Kim had cried on the occasion. “Underneath his …

North Korea’s unprecedented nighttime military parade on Saturday showcased an unusually wide range of new weapons, from a spectacular “monster” ballistic missile to never-before-seen battle tanks. The hardware, probably still in various stages of development, offered leader Kim Jong Un the opportunity to show the world his cutting-edge military might …

The gigantic new missile North Korea displayed at a military parade is an explicit threat to US defenses and an implicit challenge to both the current US president and the next, analysts say, warning that Pyongyang could test the weapon next year. . Leader Kim Jong Un watched the intercontinental …

Seoul: North Korea on Saturday unveiled a gigantic new ICBM that analysts described as the largest of its kind in the world as the nuclear-armed country defied the coronavirus threat with thousands of unmasked troops taking part in a military parade. The ICBM, carried on a transporter-erector-launcher with no fewer …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to hold his largest military parade in at least two years and display a nuclear arsenal that poses one of the most daunting security challenges for the winner of the US presidential election. The event, which is part of Saturday’s festivities to …

North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South. The impoverished North, whose health system in shambles would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak, has not confirmed a single case …