Ahead of N.K. youth league's 80th founding anniv.

Ahead of N.K. youth league's 80th founding anniv.

North Korean youths and soldiers nationwide visit Mansudae Hill in Pyongyang on Jan. 15, 2026, to offer flowers at bronze statues of the country's late founder, Kim Il-sung (L), and his late son and successor, Kim Jong-il, after arriving in the North Korean capital to take part in events marking the 80th anniversary on Jan. 17 of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League's foundation, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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