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.

Jun 19, 2024 · HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement Wednesday that pledges mutual aid if either country faces “aggression,” a strategic pact that comes as both face escalating standoffs with the West.

Feb 17, 2025 · Seoul says Kim's strategy focuses on achieving tangible results quickly through housing construction North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has laid out a blueprint to expand Pyongyang’s urban core ...

Jan 29, 2025 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports.

Nov 18, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the country’s military to improve capabilities for fighting a war in a speech last week, state media KCNA said on Monday, after Pyongyang dispatched...

6 days ago · In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.

Oct 30, 2024 · North Korea is beefing up security around leader Kim Jong-un, likely for fear of assassination, South Korea ’s National Intelligence Service informed lawmakers on Tuesday. The upgrade...

Feb 17, 2025 · Meanwhile, Kim Jong-un attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the fourth-stage project to build 10,000 housing units in the Hwasong area of Pyongyang on Saturday. According to Rodong Sinmun, Kim Jong-un presented a new capital construction plan to build up underdeveloped areas of Pyongyang at the event.

Feb 7, 2025 · But weeks after Pyongyang's troops vanished from combat, following what Ukraine has described as heavy casualties, there are questions over what North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could do next ...

Jan 16, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an...