North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on the border of North and South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Ahead of APEC summit, Trump comes knocking on Kim's door

Analysts say the mercurial US leader is seeking a foreign policy win as the Iran war drags on. Kim, by contrast, may have less to gain from another high-profile encounter with Trump, they say.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released on February 9, 2024 by the Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea will fire nuclear weapon if Kim is killed: Report

Photos shared by state media showed Kim Jong Un puffing on a cigarette, accompanied by top officials as a missile soars into the early morning sky. Collage: BSS

North Korea tests hypersonic missiles, says nuclear forces ready for war

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photos before their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

China's Xi hosts 'old friend' Putin, North Korea's Kim in challenge to West

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un steps off a train during a visit to a flood-affected area near the border with China, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, in this undated photo released 31 July 2024 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released on February 9, 2024 by the Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea's Kim visits Russian embassy as his generals meet Putin

Korean People's Army soldiers in Pyongyang. File Photo: Ed Jones/AFP

North Korea may end up sending Putin 100,000 troops for his war

Russian President Vladimir Putin embraces North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his arrival at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this image released by the Korean Central News Agency June 19, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS

Putin and Kim embrace in North Korea, vow new multipolar world

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a horse during snowfall in Mount Paektu in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 16, 2019/ KCNA via Reuters

North Korea releases song praising leader Kim as 'friendly father'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a politburo meeting of the Worker's Party on the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 21, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS

Kim Jong Un set to helm key 2024 policy meeting at the peak of his powers

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom outside Vladivostok in the Primorsky region, Russia, September 17, 2023. Government of Russia's Primorsky Krai/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Rifle, fur hat, drones: North Korea's Kim returns with gifts from Russia

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

N Korean leader ends Russia trip with 'heartfelt thanks' to Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Khasan, Russia, September 12, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 13, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS

N Korea's Kim stresses 'strategic importance' of Russia ties ahead of Putin summit