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People watch a TV screen showing a file image of South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korean leader’s sister denounces denuclearization calls, saying nuclear status is permanent

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday mocked Washington and its Asian allies for what she called their “daydream” of denuclearizing the North, insisting that the country will never give up its nuclear weapons program.
 
U.S. marines participate in a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States in Pohang, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Son Dae-sung/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea and the US will begin annual military drills next week

 
U.S. F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets are seen on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson at a port in Busan, South Korea, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Kim’s sister threatens a response to a US carrier’s deployment in South Korea

 
A TV screen shows a file image of Ri Il Kyu, a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba, during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday that Ri has fled to South Korea, the latest in a series of defections by members of the North's ruling elite in recent years. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim

 
FILE - A balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen in a paddy field in Incheon, South Korea, on June 10, 2024. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Sunday, July 14, 2024, to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign, signaling North Korea would soon resume flying trash-carrying balloons across the border.(Im Sun-suk/Yonhap via AP, File)

Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea

 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches test of hypersonic missile engine

North Korea says it has successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile. It’s seen as claiming a progress in developing a more powerful, agile missile designed to strike faraway U.S. targets in the region. According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test on Tuesday, Mar. 19 at the Sohae Launch Site, a frequent venue for previous launches of missiles and satellites.

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US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary

 
FILE - Kim Yo Jong attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called South Korea’s recent front-line live-fire drills “suicidal hysteria” as she threatened unspecified military steps Monday, July 8, 2024, if further provoked. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sister of North Korean leader Kim calls South Korea’s live-fire drills ‘suicidal hysteria’

 
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Sept. 13, 2023. Kim used a Russian luxury limousine gifted by Putin recently, Kim’s sister said Saturday, March 16, 2024, praising the car’s “special function” and the two countries' deepening bilateral ties. (Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim enjoys a Russian luxury limousine gifted by Putin as the two nations expand ties

 
FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during a national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea on Aug. 10, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader’s sister mocks Seoul

 
FILE - Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has derided South Korea’s conservative president for being “foolishly brave” but called his liberal predecessor “smart" — rhetoric likely meant to help stoke domestic divisions in South Korea. Her statement Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, came as a response to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s New Year’s Day address, in which he said he would bolster South Korea’s military capability and enhance its alliance with the U.S. to cope with North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sister of North Korean leader derides South Korea’s president but praises his predecessor

 
This photo provided on July 13, 2023, by the North Korean government shows what it says is the test-firing of an Hwasong-18 ICBM, at an undisclosed location, in North Korea, on July 12, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim vows to boost North Korea’s nuclear capability after observing new long-range missile launch

 
FILE - Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. Kim Yo Jong alleged on Monday, July 10, 2023, that the North's warplanes repelled a U.S. spy plane that flew above the country's exclusive economic zone, and warned of “shocking” consequences if the U.S. continues reconnaissance activities in the area. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korean leader’s powerful sister says warplanes repelled US spy plane