Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea in 2011. As a third-generation ruler, he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who first came to power at the country's founding.

Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea in 2011. As a third-generation ruler, he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who first came to power at the country's founding.

North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday: "There was an absurd cause which impaired the dignity and prestige of the country in a moment due to the absolute irresponsibility and ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hailed the opening of a new beach resort in his country as a “great success” as he looks to drive tourism in the sealed-off nation. The state says the coastal ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife Ri Sol-ju made her first public appearance after about one and a half years. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 26 reported that the large ...

North Korea is set to treble the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an ...

"Chairman Kim Jong-un has decided to send one thousand sappers to Russia to demine Russian territory, as well as five thousand military construction workers to rebuild infrastructure facilities ...

Kim Jong Un first met with Putin in 2019 in Russia's eastern port of Vladivostok. After North Korea, the Kremlin said Putin will also visit Vietnam for talks that are expected to be focused on trade.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, first right, in a meeting with Sergei Shoigu, second left, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, in Pyongyang, on 17 June (KCNA) ...

Russia says Kim Jong Un is sending another 6,000 people to Kursk. UK intelligence estimates 6,000 North Koreans have already been killed or wounded in Kursk. Sergei Shoigu said Kim is now sending ...

More than a decade after a landmark United Nations report found North Korea guilty of crimes against humanity, many abuses continue, a UN official has said. James Heenan, who represents the UN high ...