North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a completion ceremony of a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of troops who died in overseas military operations, state media KCNA said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENTKim said he had pushed to finish the project "even one day earlier" in the hope it might bring "some small comfort" to the troops' families. Photographs released by KCNA showed Kim accompanied by his daughter Ju Ae consoling family members of the fallen soldiers and visiting their newly completed homes. There has been growing speculation over whether the teenager is being groomed to be Kim's successor. North Korea has staged multiple public ceremonies in recent months to honour its war dead, including the unveiling of a new memorial complex in Pyongyang adorned with sculptures of troops.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 06:34 UTC