North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took part in a ceremony marking the completion of a greenhouse farm along the Amnok River in Sinuiju on Feb. 1, 2026. From inspecting crops to ribbon-cutting and public celebrations, this photo gallery captures the key moments of the event.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's teenage daughter Ju-ae has paid tribute at the family mausoleum for the first time, accompanied by her father, the North's state media images showed on Friday.
North Korea on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to a mutual defence treaty with Russia, marking the first anniversary of its signing amid growing military cooperation between the two nations.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a message congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia Day, the North's state media reported on Wednesday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a tank factory and expressed satisfaction over the upgraded structural design of indigenous tanks, while emphasising the need to modernise the military with advanced tanks, the North's state media reported on Sunday.
Earlier this week, the North Korean leader was gravely ill following heart surgery.
Trump's denial of the report came two days after he declined to comment, saying only that he wished Kim well.
The US president's comments follow a flurry of questions about Kim's health after a report Tuesday that Kim was being treated after surgery.
We do not know if the hermit kingdom is also battling the virus; it is much too closeted to share its data on public health. Yet we do know that however isolated, the omnipotent President Kim has reinstated his powerful younger sister to a key decision-making entity.
This year the North has cancelled several elements of the annual commemorations, including the Pyongyang Marathon, usually its biggest tourist money-spinner of the year.
