{
  "id": 16252316,
  "title": "N. Korea's Kim calls for 'strongest army' in speech for military meeting in Pyongyang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/n-koreas-kim-calls-for-strongest-army-in-speech-for-military-meeting-16252316",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T00:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261024/n-koreas-kim-calls-for-strongest-army-in-speech-for-military-meeting-in-pyongyang"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged the military to create the most formidable army, according to a report by the country's state media on Saturday. The remarks came during a meeting with company commanders held in Pyongyang from October 22 to 23, as per the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim emphasized that the primary focus of the Third Meeting of Company Leaders of the Korean People's Army is to construct the strongest army and expedite the Korean-style military revolution through the training of top-notch companies, as reported by KCNA. Furthermore, Kim directed company commanders to faithfully advance the core essence of the army as both the army of the Party and the army of ideology. The gathering marked the inaugural assembly of the entire North Korean military since the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, as stated by KCNA.",
  "summary": "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the regime's military to build the \"strongest army\" as he addressed a meeting of commanders in Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Saturday. Kim made the remarks as he supervised a meeting of company commanders on Oct. 22 and 23 in the North's capital, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim told the commanders that \"the main…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea's Kim calls for 'strongest army' in speech for military meeting in Pyongyang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/n-koreas-kim-calls-for-strongest-army-in-speech-for-military-meeting",
        "published": "2026-10-24T00:18:13.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}