{
  "id": 16255906,
  "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-16255906",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 his military to construct the \"strongest army\" following a meeting of commanders in Pyongyang, according to state media. On October 22 and 23, Kim observed a gathering of company commanders in the country's capital, Pyongyang, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).\n\nDuring the meeting, Kim emphasized the primary objective of the Third Meeting of Company Leaders of the Korean People's Army: to create the most formidable military and expedite the Korean-style military transformation through the training of the strongest companies, as per KCNA. Additionally, Kim directed the commanders to persistently uphold the genuine essence of their army, which is both a force of the Party and an ideological backbone. This meeting marked the inaugural assembly of the entire North Korean military since Pyongyang's Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, as announced 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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      {
        "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."
}