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WHERE IS KIM JONG-UN? Month-long public absence sparks fresh health fears

North Korea’s Supreme Leader hasn’t been seen for several weeks - his longest public absence in seven years.

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Left: A trimmed-down Kim Jong-un, and right, in heavier days.

‘MEANINGFUL STEP’: North Korea proposes talks with South on one condition

Kim Jong Un’s sister released a terse response to a call for peace from the South but didn’t shut the idea down.

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Left: Kim Jong Un and sister Kim Yo Jong. Right: North and South Korea are still technically at war.

‘HOSTILE FORCES’: North Korea carries out long-range missile test

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North Korea has carried out long-range cruise missile tests, with the devices flying 1500 kilometres before falling into the country’s territorial waters.

Experts spot ‘striking’ change in Kim Jong Un’s appearance during bizarre military display

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North Korea experts noticed a striking change in Kim Jong Un’s appearance at a military parade in Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Un warns of ‘grave consequences’, fires top officials after COVID incident

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday.

North Korea breaks silence to warn US against ‘causing a stink’

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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, warned the Biden administration against “causing a stink at its first step”