North Korea says it will cut military and political communications with ‘enemy’ South Korea in row over anti-Kim leaflets sent over the border North Korea will cut military and political communication lines to South Korea It is upset about defectors sending leaflets and other materials to the country On Tuesday, North Korea will end lines … Read more
Kim Jong Un’s feeling all white! North Korean leader ditches his usual dull attire as he observes social distancing during meeting, weeks after he was rumoured to be seriously ill Kim Jong Un appeared in high spirits for a meeting of the 13th Political Bureau The North Korean leader ditched his usual attire in favour of … Read more
North Korea’s founder Kim Il Sung did not have the ability to teleport, state media finally admits North Korean official media is known for outlandish claims about its ruling family But a state newspaper said Kim Il Sung was not capable of ‘shrinking the earth’ Analysts say it is a sign that Kim Jong-un is … Read more
Kim Jong Un appears in public for first time in more than three weeks as he hosts a military meeting to discuss boosting North Korea’s nuclear capabilities North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un has not appeared in public since May 1 Kim held a meeting to discuss how the nation can improve its nuclear arsenal The … Read more
North Korea has replaced the head of its spy agency and the man in charge of providing security for Kim Jong Un, it has been revealed. Rim Kwang Il, a Lieutenant General in the North Korean army, has been appointed as the head of the country’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, South Korea said. Kwak Chang Sik, whose … Read more
South Korean intelligence has said there is no sign Kim Jong Un underwent a heart operation, following rumours that he was ‘gravely ill’ or even dead following surgery. Speaking to a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, the head of South Korea’s intelligence agency, Suh Hoon said there was nothing to indicate the rumours about Kim’s ill-health were true. … Read more
A former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised for saying Kim Jong-un was likely so ill ‘he cannot stand up by himself or walk properly’ just three days before the dictator was seen smoking a cigarette at a public event. North Korea‘s former deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong Ho, told CNN Kim’s ‘abnormal’ absence … Read more
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said shots fired Sunday from North Korea towards the South across their border were ‘accidental.’ ‘Handful of shots came across from the north, we think those were accidental,’ he told ABC’s ‘This Week.’ ‘South Koreans did return fire. There was no loss of life on either side,’ he added. Gunfire … Read more
Officials in Seoul believe North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not undergo surgery, it emerged today. Speculation about the Supreme Leader’s health mounded around the world after the head of the Hermit Kingdom had not been seen in public for nearly three weeks. Yesterday Kim appeared at the opening of a fertiliser factory to quash … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: North Korea fires gunshots towards South Korea South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs said in a statement that North Korea had fired a series of gunshots towards the country early Sunday The shots were fired towards a guard post in South Korea South Korea said it responded by firing two shots back towards North … Read more
‘Make a list of those who celebrated my death’: Internet reacts to claims Kim Jong-un is alive after photos are released of the smiling dictator following rumours he had died Kim Jong-un was last seen on April 11 leading to speculation on his health He missed the anniversary celebrations of his grandfather’s birth on April … Read more
US Senator Lindsey Graham has weighed in on reports Kim Jong Un is dead, saying he would not be ‘shocked’ if the North Korean despot was ‘dead or incapacitated’. He said that in such a tightly controlled state rumours about the leader’s death would not be allowed to go ‘unanswered’. The South Carolina representative has … Read more
China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation. The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader, with one Japanese media outlet claiming that … Read more