The second Trump administration will face an emboldened and arguably more dangerous North Korean leader at a moment of acute alarm among the US and its allies about the threat posed by Kim Jong Un’s regime.

The Ministry of State Security in North Korea has detained two residents of the city of Haeju. According to the Daily NK portal, the reason for their arrest was critical remarks about Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader,

North Korea is beefing up security around leader Kim Jong-un, likely for fear of assassination, South Korea ’s National Intelligence Service informed lawmakers on Tuesday. The upgrade includes deploying communication jammers and considering drone detection systems, Yonhap news agency reported.