1 day ago · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Wednesday, as the North looks to increase pressure on the United States following the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Kim Jong Un [d] (born 8 January 1982, 1983 or 1984) [b] is a North Korean politician 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.

1 day ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. then-President Donald Trump shake hands over the military demarcation line between North and South Korea on June 30, 2019. Korean Central News Agency/AP

Jan 14, 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.

6 days ago · President Trump with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in Vietnam in 2019. Talks ended without an agreement on how to roll back North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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 …

Oct 4, 2024 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy South Korea if attacked, state media reported Friday, after South Korea’s president warned that if the North...

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...

Oct 8, 2024 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of provoking North Korea and raising animosities on the Korean Peninsula, state media reported Tuesday.

Jun 17, 2020 · In North Korea, all authority flows from Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. He has reinstated the party as the central hub to consolidate his power and bring elites to heel.