Vladimir Putin gave Kim Jong-un a luxury Russian Aurus limousine as a gift because the North Korean leader liked the car when the Russian president showed it to him last year, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Kim Jong-un receives luxury Russian limo from Vladimir's Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted a Russian-made car to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Pyongyang's state media on Tuesday (Feb 20), as the two countries bolster ties in areas of defence, tourism and others.

Putin gifts Russian-made car to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, violating UN sanctions

North Korean on Friday extended a provocative run in weapons tests by firing cruise missiles into the sea, as leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to step up war preparations while touring a shipyard.

North Korea launches several cruise missiles

North Korea has reportedly demolished a major monument which symbolised the goal of reconciliation with South Korea following the orders of their leader Kim Jong Un who called the massive structure that his father constructed in the capital city Pyongyang, an “eyesore,” earlier this month.

Explained | Kim Jong Un reportedly tears down father’s reunification monument. Why is it a big deal?

A day after South Korea claimed its notorious neighbour fired "several unidentified cruise missiles" off its east coast on Sunday (Jan 28), North Korea's state-run news agency KCNA confirmed its leader Kim Jong Un indeed oversaw the launch of Pulhwasal-3-31 missiles from a submarine.

Day after Seoul's claims, N Korea confirms Kim oversaw launch of cruise missiles from submarine

As leader Kim Jong Un continues to inflame tensions on the peninsula, North Korea's 100-foot-tall Arch of Reunification, erected in Pyongyang to honor friendly ties with the South, vanished from the capital's skyline sometime over the weekend, a report claims.

North Korea says Arch of Reunification disappeared from Pyongyang | World News | WION

North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday.

Tensions spiral in the Korean Peninsula | North Korea's underwater nuclear drone test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the "primary foe" and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen. North Korea should also plan for "Completely occupying, subjugating and reclaiming" South Korea in the event of a war, and South Koreans should also no longer be referred to as fellow countrymen, Kim added, calling for the severing of all inter-Korean communication.

North Korea's Kim Jong calls for South to be seen as 'primary foe'

Is North Korea preparing for war in 2024? North Korea's regime is once again ratcheting up its war rhetoric against South Korea and the US. This time, however, some analysts warn the threat goes beyond the usual bluster from Kim Jong-Un.

Kim Jong-Un brands South Korea primary foe & rules out unity

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the "primary foe" and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen.

North Korea's Kim calls for South Korea to be seen as 'the most hostile state'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the country’s constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is defined as “the most hostile state,” reported the state media outlet KCNA on Tuesday (Jan 16).

North Korea’s Kim calls for South Korea to be seen as ‘the most hostile state’, threatens war

North Korean leader Kim warns of a war with South Korea

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has denied claims made by South Korea that Pyongyang fired dozens of artillery rounds near their border on Saturday (Jan 6).

Kim Jong Un’s sister claims S Korea 'misjudged' sound of explosives as artillery fire

North Korea on Friday (Jan 5) said that it had carried out naval artillery live-fire exercises as a "natural response and countermeasure" to South Korean drills, condemning Seoul's claim that it had threatened peace on the Korean Peninsula, state media reported.

North Korea says live-fire drills 'natural response' to South Korea threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Friday (Jan 5) called for increasing the production of missile launchers while visiting a factory, said the state media. The orders were given by the North Korean leader as the country prepares for a “military showdown” with South Korea as well as the United States.

Kim Jong Un calls for more production of missile launchers amid US-South Korea wargames

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae is his "most likely" successor, said the spy agency of South Korea. Kim Ju Ae has accompanied her father to missile tests and military parades in the recent past in what is widely interpreted as a sign of the North Korean establishment grooming Ju Ae as the next potential leader of the country.

Kim Jong Un's 10-year-old daughter 'most likely' to succeed him: South Korean intelligence

Tensions are rising in the Korean peninsula and the evacuation order has been issued in South Korean border island due to North Korean provocation. The orders have been issued by the South Korean military.

Tensions in Korean Peninsula: Kim Jong-Un vows to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal

South Korean and U.S. troops have conducted joint combat firing drills near the border with North Korea involving heavy weapons, as Pyongyang lambasted the allies for dangerous moves pushing the region to the brink of "an inferno of nuclear war.

South Korea, US conduct week-long wargames near North Korea border

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ended 2023 with a list of new threats ordering his military to prepare for a war that he says can break out at any time on the Korean Peninsula. It's no shock that Kim's lengthy speech included criticism of the joint military cooperation between the United States and South Korea.

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un orders military to prepare for war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped up the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can "break out any time" on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday.

Kim Jong Un accuses US of posing 'military threat', orders military to prepare for possible 'war'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with US President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ministry said in an official readout on Monday (Jan 1, 2024).

China's Xi dials Biden, Putin and Kim Jong-Un to extend New Year greetings

Top North Korean officials were seen attending leader Kim Jong Un’s year-end political meeting in swag, as several of them reportedly arrived in luxurious Mercedes S-class vehicles, despite a ban on luxury goods as a part of the United Nations imposed sanctions.

North Korean officials attend year-end political meeting in luxury cars despite ban

The United States issued a warning to North Korea that any kind of nuclear attack against the country or its allies "is unacceptable and will result in the end of the (Kim Jong) Un regime”.

US warns nuclear attack by North Korea will result in end of Kim Jong Un’s regime

Kim Jong Un broke into tears while speaking at an event for mothers in North Korea. Apparently, North Korea's declining birthrate made him cry. The dictator has called for the women of North Korea to have more children.

Gravitas: Watch: Kim Jong Un breaks down into tears

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