Kim Il-sung ruined the economy, hoarded power and saw his countrymen slaughtered, as Fyodor Tertitskiy’s Accidental Tyrant ...

North Korea will likely continue to dominate headlines ... as an interpreter of French for the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Ko cited recent news reports from the reclusive state and ...

North Korean soldiers have returned to Russia’s defense after being pulled from the frontlines, according to Ukrainian ...

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...

1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...

North Korea is tentatively reopening its country to tourism following the closure of its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Pyongyang citizens pay respect to the statues of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on New Years’ Day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 1 ...

Both his birthday and that of late national founder Kim Il-sung, on April 15, are observed as national holidays in North Korea. The exhibition displayed photos and videos of not only Kim Jong-il ...