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Kim Jong Un Prepares Party Congress Amid Military Drills

12/10/2025

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party's Central Committee to prepare for the party's first full congress in five years.
The meeting began December 9 and will address five policy matters, including national policy execution for 2025 and talks with the United States and South Korea.
North Korea fired artillery into the Yellow Sea, likely as part of winter military exercises.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party's Central Committee to prepare for the party's first full congress in five years.
The meeting began December 9 and will address five policy matters, including national policy execution for 2025 and talks with the United States and South Korea.
North Korea fired artillery into the Yellow Sea, likely as part of winter military exercises.