It was during Kim Il Sung’s rule that North Korea began actively pursuing a nuclear program, laying the groundwork for what would become a central pillar of its strategic doctrine.

This image shows statues of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung (L) and Kim Jong-il, the founder's successor and son. (Yonhap) N ...

Kim Jong Un is the third member of the Kim family to serve as leader of North Korea. His grandfather Kim Il Sung was the first, and he started an unusual dynastic succession. Photos show how the ...

This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on July 8, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim ...

The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, Kim Ju Ae.

The US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities unfolded half a world away from North Korea. But for dictator Kim Jong-un, the attacks were a clear lesson: Nuclear weapons are critical for his survival.

Min Young-jae has not seen or heard anything about her eldest brother for 75 years. He was 19 and she was only 2 when, during the early days of the Korean War, he was kidnapped to the North.

Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian sizzled in skintight outfits while arriving in Venice ahead of Jeff Bezos' lavish wedding to Lauren Sánchez.

Kim and Khloe Kardashian and their mom Kris Jenner have arrived for the controversial luxury Venetian wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.

Kim Nam Gil stars as Lee Do, a police officer who picks up guns once more to uphold justice, while Kim Young Kwang plays Moon Baek, a mysterious figure who aids Lee Do amid rising gun crimes while ...

"Karate Kid" star Martin Kove was reportedly thrown out of a fan convention after allegedly biting his "Cobra Kai" costar Alicia Hannah-Kim.