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Lao foreign minister in N. Korea

Lao foreign minister in N. Korea

Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane (front, L) arrives in Pyongyang on Nov. 11, 2025, for a five-day trip at the invitation of the North Korean Foreign Ministry.

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

This photo taken on on October 10, 2025 shows a scene during a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

This photo taken on on October 10, 2025 shows a scene during a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

A military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

This photo taken on on October 10, 2025 shows a scene during a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

A military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

A military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

This photo taken on on October 10, 2025 shows a scene during a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends the celebration ceremony and watches grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 9, 2025. Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers' Party of Korea, held on Thursday and Friday in Pyongyang. Li attended the celebration ceremony and watched grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances and military parades. Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

A military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

This photo taken on on October 10, 2025 shows a scene during a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

This photo taken on on October 10, 2025 shows a scene during a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

A military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is held in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held the parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made a speech at the event. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, watches military parades in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on October 10, 2025. Li Qiang attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Workers' Party of Korea, held on Thursday and Friday in Pyongyang. Li attended the celebration ceremony and watched grand mass gymnastics, artistic performances and military parades. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK in Pyongyang, the DPRK, on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held a military parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK. Kim Jong Un made a speech at the event, which was attended by some foreign leaders. Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

80th Founding Anniversary Of The Workers' Party - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), gestures after a military parade celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK in Pyongyang, the DPRK, on October 10, 2025. The DPRK held a military parade Friday at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK. Kim Jong Un made a speech at the event, which was attended by some foreign leaders. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows people cheering during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), delivers a speech at a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), delivers a speech at a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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80th year since Workers' Party of Korea founding

80th year since Workers' Party of Korea founding

Mass games are held at a stadium in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2025, to celebrate the 80th anniversary the following day of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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80th year since Workers' Party of Korea founding

80th year since Workers' Party of Korea founding

Mass games are held at a stadium in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2025, to celebrate the 80th anniversary the following day of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea's 80th anniversary of ruling party's founding

N. Korea's 80th anniversary of ruling party's founding

People perform during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2025.

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N. Korea's 80th anniversary of ruling party's founding

N. Korea's 80th anniversary of ruling party's founding

People perform during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2025.

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N. Korea's 78th anniversary of ruling party's founding

N. Korea's 78th anniversary of ruling party's founding

Spectators wave North Korean national flags at Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang as they watch mass games during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 9, 2025.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as they carry a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as they carry a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, carrying a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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[Breaking News]N. Korean foreign minister off to China

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 28 Kyodo - North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China. (Kyodo)

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Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (R) collects signatures in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2025, calling for new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi to pave the way for holding direct negotiations with North Korea to bring back all the remaining abductees, including her mother, to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (R) collects signatures in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2025, calling for new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi to pave the way for holding direct negotiations with North Korea to bring back all the remaining abductees, including her mother, to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (L) collects signatures in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2025, calling for new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi to pave the way for holding direct negotiations with North Korea to bring back all the remaining abductees, including her mother, to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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N. Korean foreign minister off to China

N. Korean foreign minister off to China

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (R) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China.

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Former abductee Hasuike

Former abductee Hasuike

Former Japanese abductee Kaoru Hasuike speaks during a rally in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025, calling for a united effort to bring back all the remaining abductees to Japan. Hasuike, 67, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Former abductee Soga

Former abductee Soga

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during a rally in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025, calling for a united effort to bring back all the remaining abductees to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

People bow at a mural depicting North Korea's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2025, the 77th anniversary of the country's founding.

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77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

People bow at a mural depicting North Korea's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2025, the 77th anniversary of the country's founding.

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77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

People watch fireworks in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2025, the eve of the 77th anniversary of North Korea's founding.

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