Pyongyang: During the inaugural broad meeting of the ninth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech at the party's Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang on February 23, 2026, as seen in this photo published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: During the inaugural broad meeting of the ninth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech at the party's Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang on February 23, 2026, as seen in this photo published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: North Korea's top officials participate in the inaugural broadened session of the ninth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at their Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang on February 23, 2026, depicted in this image released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: North Korea's top officials participate in the inaugural broadened session of the ninth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at their Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang on February 23, 2026, depicted in this image released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)
Pyongyang: North Korea's top officials participate in the inaugural broadened session of the ninth Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at their Central Committee headquarters in Pyongyang on February 23, 2026, depicted in this image released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap via NationPress)