North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U.S.-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world.
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Try the new iOS 26 call screen featureThe Button King's legacy lives on in quirky South Carolina museumEl papa León critica una economía que margina a los pobres mientras los ricos viven en el lujoGabinete israelí aprueba un"esquema" del acuerdo para liberar a rehenes retenidos por HamásWorld NewsIn this photo provided by North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, waves during the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, front left, Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, second from right, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, right, attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front left, talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, front center, during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, center right, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, center right, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, waves during the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, waves during the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, front left, Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, second from right, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, right, attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, front left, Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, second from right, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, right, attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s ruling Worker’s Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front left, talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, front center, during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front left, talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, front center, during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, center right, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, center right, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, center right, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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 North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, center right, at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Oct. 9, 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. and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world,” as he addressed state anniversary celebrations in the presence of Chinese, Russian and otherKim’s speech on the eve of Friday’s 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party comes as he’s trying to bolster an anti-West partnership with other countries, even as he signaled interest in resumingexpected later Friday at a Pyongyang plaza, where Kim will likely stand alongside Chinese, Russian and other leaders to watch the display of some of his newest and most advanced weapons targeting the U.S. and its allies. In a Thursday speech at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium packed with tens of thousands of spectators, Kim said that North Korea has been pushing for the simultaneous development of nuclear weapons and the economy to cope with “growing nuclearThis girl could be North Korea’s next leader. Everything else about her is still a mystery“Our party and government are still coping with our adversaries’ ferocious political and military moves of pressure by pursuing harder-line policies, holding fast to firm principles and employing brave, unflinching countermeasures,” Kim said. “This is powerfully propelling the growth of the progressive camp against war and hegemony.”Kim also expressed confidence in overcoming difficulties and drastically improving the economy in the near future. “I will surely turn this country into a more affluent and beautiful land and into the best socialist paradise in the world,” Kim said.former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Communist Party General Secretary To Lam. Kim separately met Li and To Lam for talks on strengthening ties, and one of his top deputies, Jo Yong Won, met Medvedev. The exact timing for the military parade is unclear, with rain expected in Pyongyang throughout the day on Friday. Some observers say North Korea will likely hold the parade on Friday afternoon or evening, after weather conditions possibly improve.potentially capable of reaching the U.S. mainland and shorter-range weapons the North claims can deliver nuclear strikes against rival South Korea.with U.S. President Donald Trump fell apart in 2019 due to wrangling over U.S.-led economic sanctions on North Korea. But last month, Kim suggested he could return to talks if the U.S. drops its demand for a complete denuclearization of North Korea, after Trump repeatedly expressed his hopes for a new round of diplomacy., Kim has made Russia the priority of his foreign policy, sending thousands of troops and large shipments of conventional weapons to help fuel Putin’s warfighting. Kim also visited China last month, and shared center stage with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin at a massive military parade, in a step aimed at North Korea’s three major state-run newspapers including the main Rodong Sinmun issued a rare joint editorial urging loyalty to Kim and supporting his nuclear weapons program. Kim is “the great representative of the Party and the nation’s dignity and bright future,” the editorial said. It was the first time that they ran a joint editorial since January 2012, in a New Year’s statement weeks after Kim inherited power following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il.Hyung-jin is an Associated Press reporter in Seoul, South Korea. He reports on security, political and other general news on the Korean Peninsula.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.New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by TrumpTrump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before. Experts say he’s unlikely to win this year
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