Kim Jong Il, the ruler of North Korea, has died at the age of 69. He took charge in 1994, at the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. No one else has ever governed the country, and the apparent next in ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years. “We have already conveyed ...

Kim Jong-un is reportedly preparing his teenage daughter to take over as North Korea's next leader. The rotund dictator rose to power in 2011 following his father Kim Jong-il's death, becoming the ...

North Korea is one of the most backwards and reclusive nations in existence. Ruled by a familial cult of personality, the Kim family has reigned supreme there since the end of the Second World War.