Kim Jong Un rules North Korea as a totalitarian dictatorship, and his leadership has followed the same cult of personality as his father and grandfather. According to reports, he has ordered the purge and execution of several North Korean officials including his …

3 days ago · 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.

3 days ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly.

1 day ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid an emotional tribute to soldiers who have died fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, saying his ‘heart aches’ in a rare admission of military ...

13 hours ago · North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hails troops killed in ‘heroic’ war with Ukraine North Korean leader hints at more military cooperation with Moscow ‘in the future’ as he awards medals to soldiers.

Sep 11, 2023 · Who is North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un? When Kim Jong Un took control of North Korea at just 27, the world knew little about him.

Aug 11, 2025 · Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces "aggression."

Kim Jong Un has served as the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011, succeeding his father Kim Jong Il, and the leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea since 2012.

3 days ago · North Korean leader Kim Jong-un slammed South Korean-US military drills and pushed for ‘rapid expansion of nuclearisation’.

3 days ago · US-South Korea intensified military nexus and the muscle-flexing are the most obvious manifestation of their will to ignite a war, Kim Jong Un was quoted as saying by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).