Like his father and grandfather,the North Korean leader has predominantly travelled internationally in a specially manufactured train – an unusual mode of transport for a 21st-century world leader.
Cameras with facial recognition technology have made freedom even more elusive for North Koreans who have managed to cross the border into China.
North Korea is deeply opposed to the annual military drills involving the US and South Korea,which it considers practice runs for an invasion.
It’s the regime’s first official confirmation of detention of Private 2nd Class Travis King,who bolted across the border while on a tour on July 18.
Kim Jong-un’s biggest weapons were saved for the end:new ICBMs that were flight-tested recently and demonstrated ranges that could reach deep into the US mainland.
The UN Command tweeted that the US citizen was on a tour to the Korean border village of Panmunjom and crossed the border without authorisation.
Wailing air raid sirens rattled residents of Seoul early on Wednesday after North Korea launched what it said was a spy satellite.
Monica Macias was just seven when her African despot father left her with another feared leader,Kim Il-sung.
Japan unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War II this week. North Korea says it changes everything.
Striking photos show the North Korean leader hand-in-hand with his daughter,whose existence has never been publicly confirmed before.
Anthony Albanese said North Korea violated multiple UN resolutions and must stop,while the Japanese PM said the provocation cannot be condoned.