North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a state funeral for the country’s longtime ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, who died this week at age 97.
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Should you get one?A good shower is a simple shower, no matter what influencers recommendThe Dubai chocolate craze is now about much more than barsEntre indignación y reclamos de justicia despiden a alcalde asesinado en el occidente de MéxicoEl cierre del gobierno se acerca al récord. Trump dice que no será"extorsionado" por demócratasIn this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, back third left, offers his condolences in front of the coffin of Kim Yong Nam at an undisclosed location in North Korea, early Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam, talk before the start of the preliminary round of the women’s hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, waves while Kim Yong Nam, third left, Choe Ryong Hae, second left, and Pak Pong Ju, center, clap during a military parade April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country’s late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, back third left, offers his condolences in front of the coffin of Kim Yong Nam at an undisclosed location in North Korea, early Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, back third left, offers his condolences in front of the coffin of Kim Yong Nam at an undisclosed location in North Korea, early Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam, talk before the start of the preliminary round of the women’s hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2018. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam, talk before the start of the preliminary round of the women’s hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, waves while Kim Yong Nam, third left, Choe Ryong Hae, second left, and Pak Pong Ju, center, clap during a military parade April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country’s late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, waves while Kim Yong Nam, third left, Choe Ryong Hae, second left, and Pak Pong Ju, center, clap during a military parade April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country’s late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led a state funeral for the country’s longtime ceremonial head of state,Kim Jong Un and other senior officials from a 100-member funeral committee joined family members as Kim Yong Nam — unrelated to the ruling Kim family — was buried on Wednesday at the Patriotic Martyrs’ Cemetery in Pyongyang, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday. State media images showed mourning citizens bowing along the streets as a car carrying Kim Yong Nam’s flag-draped coffin and a large portrait drove toward the cemetery, where Kim Jong Un and other senior officials waited at the entrance. North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song delivered a eulogy, and Kim Jong Un, along with what appeared to be hundreds of other mourners dressed in black suits or military uniforms, bowed in silent tribute before Kim Yong Nam’s remains were buried, according to KCNA’s report and photos. “All the participants prayed for the immortality of the pure soul and revolutionary spirit of Kim Yong Nam, who made a distinguished contribution” to the party and state, KCNA said. Kim Yong Nam served as head of the country’s rubber-stamp parliament from 1998 to April 2019, a post that made him North Korea’s nominal head of state, though real power has always rested with Kim Jong Un’s family, which has ruled the country as a dynasty since 1948.Kim Yong Nam’s prominent government role made him a central figure in key moments of diplomacy. In February 2018, he traveled to South Korea with Kim Jong Un’s sister,to attend the opening of the Winter Olympics, as North Korea launched a diplomatic push with Seoul and Washington to leverage its nuclear weapons for economic gains. The efforts derailed in 2019 following a collapsed summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump due to disagreements over U.S.-led international sanctions.in April 2019. State media said he was treated for colon cancer since June of last year and died Monday after experiencing multiple organ failures.Kim has been covering the Koreas for the AP since 2014. He has published widely read stories on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, the dark side of South Korea’s economic rise and international adoptions of Korean children.
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