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Kim Jon-Un's sister promoted in rare North Korea party congress
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Kim Jon-Un's sister promoted in rare North Korea party congress

France 24 · Feb 24, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, has been promoted within the ruling Workers’ Party, state media said, as a rare party congress in Pyongyang offers a closely watched window into the regime’s leadership dynamics and future nuclear policy.

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