1 day ago · Trump met Kim three times in 2018-19 to discuss how to end North Korea’s nuclear program in what was the first-ever summitry between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea. The high-stakes diplomacy eventually collapsed because Trump rejected Kim’s offer to dismantle his main nuclear complex, a partial denuclearization step, in return for ...

Kim Jong Un[d] (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [b] is a North Korean politician and dictator who has been the third Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012.

Jan 29, 2025 · Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor. Once in office, he ramped up North Korea’s nuclear program.

Jan 29, 2025 · North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspected a nuclear-material production base and nuclear weapons institute, emphasizing that strengthening the nuclear shield is “indispensable” amid...

Nov 18, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear programme to counter U.S.-led threats in comments reported Monday that were his first direct criticism toward Washington since Donald Trump’s win in …

Sep 22, 2024 · For many people, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a caricature dictator or a geopolitical curiosity — a portly ruler comically posing in front of missile launches or factory lines. But Anna Fifield, who has visited North Korea 12 times, thinks this is all wrong.

Dec 29, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president. Trump’s return to the White House raises prospects for high-profile diplomacy with North Korea.

Dec 11, 2024 · In the 1990s, North Korea entered the international spotlight when the collapse of the Soviet Union coupled with natural disasters caused severe economic hardship and famine, resulting in the...

Sep 11, 2023 · When Kim Jong Un took control of North Korea at just 27, the world knew little about him. The sombre, subdued and rounded figure that was often the subject of international ridicule in those...

Jun 17, 2020 · Current leader Kim Jong-un has consolidated his power, purging many top officials and continuing to boost the country’s nuclear capabilities. North Korea is among the world’s poorest nations....