North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to snipers during a visit to a special operation training base at an undisclosed location in this undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency August 28, 2025. KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to snipers during a visit to a special operation training base at an undisclosed location in this undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency August 28, 2025. KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit China to attend China's victory celebration next week marking the formal surrender of Japan during World War II, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Thursday. Since 2020 and through the COVID-19 pandemic, relations between North Korea and China also likely soured over issues such as China pushing for the repatriation of North Korean labourers, experts say. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also visit China to attend the military parade in Beijing next week, China's foreign ministry said

Source: bd News24 August 28, 2025 07:09 UTC