With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor

North Korea on Saturday released pictures showing leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter at a rifle range, the latest propaganda images to promote the child touted as a potential successor.

State media KCNA said Kim and his daughter – along with Kim Jong Un's powerful sister Kim Yo Jong and other officials – fired the rifles after the North Korean leader gifted them to military leaders to salute their service to the reclusive state's ruling party.

One of the images – which was flagged during a CNN check as being potentially AI-manipulated – showed the girl,believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and in her early teens, firing a sniper rifle.

In all, North Korea released 27 pictures of the event.

CNN checked four of the photos for signs of manipulation. Only the picture of Kim Ju Ae firing the rifle showed possible use of AI.

Kim specially prepared the gifts of the "new generation sniper's rifle" for the key leaders, calling it "a really wonderful weapon," the KCNA report said.

The shooting-range event came after the conclusion of a congress of the Korean Workers' Party, a largely rubber-stamp political gathering of the nation's elite, where Kim's leadership was reaffirmed by unanimous vote.

At the assembly, Kim Yo Jong was promoted to director of a party department after years in a deputy role, solidifying her standing in the inner circle. Several senior party and military posts were reshuffled, elevating younger loyalists.

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But much of the attention was on Kim's daughter.

Kim Ju Ae stood with her father on the grandstand as he reviewed some14,000 troops goosestepping through Kim Il Sung Square, named after her great-grandfather, in the capital of Pyongyang.

She has also been at her father's side for previous missile tests and other ruling-party events, fueling speculation that she will be the fourth-generation successor to the Kim family dynasty that has ruled North Korea since before the Korean War started in 1950.

In February South Korea's spy agency said it believes the dictator has "entered the stage of nominating her as successor."

There has been no official confirmation from North Korea on the daughter's role, but the image of her purportedly firing the sniper rifle on Friday brought even more attention to her.

"By emphasizing that Kim Ju Ae knows how to fire a rifle, North Korea is hinting that she is undergoing succession training," Yang Mu-jin, a distinguished professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul,told the Chosun Daily newspaper.

Other images appeared to show Kim Ju Ae, wearing a leather jacket, observing through binoculars as her father took a shot, and helping present the rifles to others at the event.

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Chocolate supplement recalled over erectile dysfunction drug

A chocolate male enhancement supplement is being recalled because it contains a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, federal health officials said Friday.

Brooklyn-basedUSALESS.COMis recalling its Rhino Choco VIP 10X product due to the undeclared presence ofTadalafil, which is the active ingredient in Cialis, the company said in an announcement shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The drug, which is not declared on the ingredients label, is not allowed in over-the-counter products.

The recall applies to the company's 10-gram, 12-piece chocolate supplement packaged in a black cardboard box with an expiration date of October 2027. The product is sold both online and in retail stores.

Tadalafil may interact with nitrates in some prescription drugs and has the potential to "lower blood pressure to dangerous levels," the company warned. People with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart disease often take nitrates.

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"The product has been immediately removed from our online store until we are certain that the problem has been corrected," USALESS.com said.

Consumers who bought the recalled product are being asked to immediately return it for a full refund.

In 2018, theFDA warned consumersnot to purchase or ingest "Rhino"-branded male enhancement products, citing a spike in health issues related to hidden drugs in the purported dietary supplements.

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Kylie Kelce Says She and Husband Jason Already Have Thoughts About Their 4 Daughters Joining Social Media One Day (Exclusive)

Kylie Kelce tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that she and husband Jason Kelce have a plan in place when it comes to their four young daughters one day joining social media

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• "I think it's our job as parents to let our kids be kids," the Not Gonna Lie podcast host says

• Kylie and Jason are parents to Finnley, 11 months; Bennett, 3; Elliotte, 4; and Wyatt, 6

KylieandJason Kelce'sfour daughtershave years before they'll ever joinsocial media, but their parents already have thoughts aboutwhen that moment may come.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Kylie, 33, says she and Jason, 38, "have discussed" letting their girls —Finnley, 11 months;Bennett, 3;Elliotte, 4; andWyatt, 6 — one day use platforms like Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok, to name a few.

"We are really the first generation that's had access to social media for as long as we have, and during our developmental years, so we are big proponents ofnot allowing our kids to have that, especially when they're young," Kylie explains of herself and her husband.

"I think it's our job as parents to let our kids be kids," she continues. "Kids are meant to play. They aren't meant to be taking on the weight of the world or deal with comments online, or feel that they're not living up to this aesthetic lifestyle they see."

Adds the mom of four: "So in an effort to protect our girls, I think we will make a conscious effort to make sure they get to play and enjoy life, and really, truly lean into being kids."

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While Kylie is appreciative of the joys that social media can bring, she is also aware that it has a dark side and can sometimes be a "black hole."

"Social media can be so disappointing, because there are so many ways that it doesn't show the true scope of things, and it's not a full scope of what happens," theNot Gonna Liepodcast host says.

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"People can post these beautiful things, and then you think, 'Oh, that's not what my life looks like,' and suddenly someone is down on themselves about the fact that their life isn't as aesthetic," Kylie continues.

"It also allows the opportunity for people to become keyboard warriors and post comments and messaging that otherwise would not get to the person that they're commenting on."

Kylie is one to lead by example when it comes to uplifting her four young children. She tells PEOPLE she doesn't letnegative thoughtsaffect how she talks about herself, because she knows her girlslook up to her as a role model.

"I really try my best to make sure that I speak positively about myself, even on the days that I don't necessarily feel it," Kylie, who continues her ongoing partnership withDovethrough a commercial that aired during the2026 Super Bowl, explains.

"You can say it as much as you want, but we're still human, so there are days when I find myself leading by example for our girls, recognizing, like, 'You know what? I might not feel that way right now, but it is how Ishouldbe talking about myself,' " she continues.

According to Kylie, "Motherhood has forced me into the idea that I do need to make sure that I'm speaking positively about myself."

"Becausemaking sure that girls are confidentnot only sets them up to be happier, but they will also have a more joyful feeling in life, ... and that joy can drown out the other mess," she further explains.

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US and Israel clash with Iran at emergency Security Council meeting. UN chief condemns attacks

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Israel clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Saturday where the U.N. chief and many countries urged a halt totheir attacksand a return to negotiations to prevent the conflict from spreading further into the region and beyond.

Secretary-General António Guterres told the council that everything must be done to prevent an escalation. "The alternative," he warned, "is a potential wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability."

Guterres said the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes violated international law, including the U.N. Charter. He also condemned Iran's retaliatory attacks for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, insisted the U.S. military action was lawful.

"Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," he told the council. "That principle is not a matter of politics. It's a matter of global security. And to that end, the United States is taking lawful actions."

Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon defended the airstrikes as necessary to stop an existential threat.

"We are stopping extremism before it becomes unstoppable," he said. "We will ensure that no radical regime armed with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles can threaten our people or the entire world."

Amir Saeid Iravani, Iranian ambassador to the U.N., told the council that the airstrikes have killed and injured hundreds of Iranian civilians, which he called a war crime and a crime against humanity.

He blasted the U.N. and the Security Council, its most powerful body, for not heeding Tehran's warnings about the "warmongering statements" by the U.S. in recent weeks and urged the council to act now.

"The issue before the council is straightforward: whether any member state may, including a permanent member of this council, through the use of force, coercion or aggression, determine the political future or system of another state or impose control over its affairs," Iravani said.

During his speech, the Iranian diplomat did not mention or comment on President Donald Trump's statement that Supreme Leader AyatollahAli Khameneiwas killed in the strikes. The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, raised the prospects of a protracted conflict given Iranian threats of retaliation.

Iranian and US ambassador have tense back-and-forth

In a rare exchange, the U.S. and Iranian ambassadors exchanged warnings and direct rebuffs toward the end of the emergency session as military aggression between their countries risked spilling into a regional war.

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After Waltz responded to Iranian claims that the U.S. had violated international law, Iravani asked to speak again to issue a warning: "I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite. It will be better for yourself and the country you represent."

Waltz responded immediately, saying, "This representative sits here, in this body, representing a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people, and imprisoned many more, simply for wanting freedom from your entire tyranny."

Other Security Council members speak up

Russia's ambassador condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, while China's ambassador was more measured in his criticism.

"We demand that the United States and Israel immediately cease their aggressive actions," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said. "We insist on the immediate resumption of political and diplomatic settlement efforts … based on international law, mutual respect and a balance of interests."

China's U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong said China was very concerned by "the sudden escalation of regional tensions" and supported Russia's call for a return to diplomatic negotiations.

The permanent observer of the 22-nation Arab League, Maged Abdelaziz, suggested Israel was being hypocritical in justifying its military attack by saying it was intended to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Abdelaziz, a former Egyptian ambassador to the U.N., noted that Israel has refused to subject its own nuclear facilities to inspection by the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

The emergency meeting was called by five council members: Bahrain, which is the Arab representative on the council, France, Russia, China and Colombia,.

In a joint statement, the leaders of Britain and France — both veto-wielding members of the council — along with Germany's chancellor called for a resumption of U.S.-Iranian talks on Tehran's nuclear program. The three countries, part of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, have led efforts to reach a negotiated solution. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal in 2018.

The three European leaders strongly condemned Iranian airstrikes in the region — not the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes — and urged Iran's leaders to seek a negotiated solution, saying: "Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future."

The Security Council meeting is taking place on the last day of the United Kingdom's presidency and a day before the United States takes over the rotating presidency for the month of March.

Amiri reported from Atlanta.

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Iran's foreign minister says he's unsure why U.S. attacked during nuclear talks

Changing theIranian regimeis "mission impossible," the country's foreign minister told NBC News, hours after the U.S. andIsrael launched a major attack on the Islamic RepublicandPresident Donald Trumpcalled on its citizens to overthrow their leaders.

"You cannot do regime change while millions of people are supporting the so-called regime," Abbas Araghchi said in an interview from the capital Tehran.

On Thursday, a team of Iranian negotiators were talking with U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, in Geneva with the aim of averting a potential military assault, "and a deal was at our reach," Araghchi said.

"We were able to address serious questions related to Iran's nuclear program. We obviously have differences, but we resolved some of those differences, and we decided to continue in order to resolve the rest of questions," he said, adding he didn't know why while the talks were progressing "they decided to attack us."

Other senior officials in the regime had survived, Araghchi said, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary and the parliament speaker. Two commanders were killed.

He also said that "as far as I know," the supreme leader,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is alive, although Trump later said he had been killed. Iran has no confirmed if he is dead.

The strikes, during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, came weeks after a U.S.military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,and brought them to New York to face federal drug conspiracy charges.

It also marked the second time in eight months that theTrump administration has used military forceagainst the Islamic Republic.

In a video announcing the "major combat operations," Trump told Iranians to "take over your government" when the U.S. was finished. "It will be yours to take," he said. "This will be probably your only chance for generations."

His comments were echoed byIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the operation would "create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their fate into their own hands."

But Araghchi said it was not possible to spark regime change because Iran's government was "supported by the people."

Unprecedented nationwide unrest last month saw authorities in Iran launch a deadly crackdown.

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The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has said it confirmed more than 7,000 deaths and that it is investigating thousands more. The group says that it verifies each death with a network of activists on the ground in Iran and that its data goes through "multiple internal checks."

Iran's government has acknowledged more than 3,000 people were killed.

"Yes, there are also people who are complaining, but there are strong supporters of the regime," said Araghchi. "And then we have a very well-established political structure."

Millions of people came out onto the streets in cities across the country to mark the recent anniversary of the 1979 revolution, Araghchi noted.

He added that the U.S. and others had tried and failed to do this in the past, so if they want to repeat a failed experience, "they won't get any better result."

While there was "no communication right now" with the U.S., Araghchi said, Tehran was interested in de-escalation and ready to talk once the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes end.

Iran was "certainly interested for de-escalation," and American negotiators could contact him if they wanted to resume talks, he said. "This is a war of choice by the United States, and they have to pay for that," he added. "But as far as we are concerned, we don't want war."

Disputing Trump's claim in hisState of the Union addressthat the Islamic Republic is building missiles capable of hitting the U.S., Araghchi said Iran had no desire to do so and had intentionally restricted the range of its missiles.

"We don't want to do that because we don't have any hostility against, you know, the United States people," he said. Iran, he added, had built weapons "in order to defend ourselves against our enemies."

American forces were attacking our people in our cities, he said, "but this is not what we are going to do. We are attacking the Americans bases, military bases in the region, and military installations and facilities, and this is only as an act of self-defense."

He also referenced what Iran says was a deadly strike on a school in the southern city of Minab. Dozens were killed in the incident, local officials have said.

In an earlier post on X, he shared a photo of dozens of people surrounding a heavily damaged building with smoke rising from the facility, which he said was "bombed in broad daylight, when packed with young pupils."

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Benny Blanco Shares Gorgeous Photo of Selena Gomez With a Loving Message

THE RUNDOWN

• Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez were married in September 2025.

• The music producer posted a new tribute to Gomez in his Instagram Stories.

• Blanco shared a story on Jimmy Kimmel Live! about Gomez losing her wedding vows ahead of the ceremony.

On Friday, music producerBenny Blancoposted a tribute toSelena Gomezin hisInstagram Stories. In the image, she is lounging on what looks like a deck on a sunny day and wearing a white bathing suit. Her hair is up in a bun and she has on a pair of small gold hoops. Blanco is lying on the deck below her and she is leaning over to speak with him.

Over the photo, he wrote, "most beautiful girl in the world."

A day earlier, Blanco shared a story from his wedding weekend with his now wife while making anappearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!. According to Blanco, Gomez had a scary moment when she realized she had misplaced her handwritten vows ahead of the ceremony, held in September 2025 in Montecito, California.

"She was crying because she couldn't find [them]," Blanco said, adding they couldn't find them for almost a week. But he saved the day.

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"I found them, right before the wedding!" he said. "I didn't look. I closed my eyes and handed them to her. I swear! I swear I didn't look."

Gomez was very appreciative.

"But how good is it? It made me look so good," Blanco said. "It was like the best thing I could have done. I'm about to marry her and then I find the thing?"

On February 27, Gomezposteda tribute to her husband on Instagram as well, sharing a video of them kissing, writing, "I fall more and more in love with you every day, my love."

In February 2025, Blanco and Gomez shared a joint conversation withInterview. Blanco explained how he knew Gomez was the one, saying, "It was easy. You know when you think you met the right person, you're like, 'Oh my god.' But it feels so different. The second we started hanging out, I was like, 'This is my wife.' I was telling my mom, 'This is the girl I'm going to marry.'"

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“Bridgerton”'s Michelle Mao Reveals How She Manifested Her Role and Handled Fan Reaction to Her ‘Antagonist’ Character (Exclusive)

Michelle Mao joined Bridgerton season 4 as Rosamund Li, stepsister to Sophie (Yerin Ha)

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• Mao tells PEOPLE how "manifesting" helped her land the role and opens up about how she's handled the fan response to her character

• "[Playing] one of the main antagonists of the season comes with its own territory of navigating the online discourse," she says

JoiningBridgertonseason 4 was both a dream come true and a product of manifestation for Michelle Mao.

The 27-year-old actress playsRosamund Liin the latest installment of the hit Netflix series, a mean stepsister to Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), and the apple of the eye to her mother, Lady Araminta Gun's (Katie Leung).

In part 1, which premiered on Jan. 29, fans were introduced to the season's heroine, Sophie, who caught the eye of Benedict Bridgerton's (Luke Thompson) when she snuck into a ball uninvited. Sophie worked as a maid in Araminta's household despiteher birthright as the Earl of Penwood's daughter.

For Mao, the response to her debut has been two-fold. "It's been mostly positive," she tells PEOPLE. "I've been having such a good time being a part of this hype train and getting to see all of the memes and the videos and the jokes." But playing "one of the main antagonists of the season comes with its own territory of navigating the online discourse and bearing the brunt, I guess, of the very real and very valid frustrations that the viewers have."

"It's the first time people are meeting me, and so navigating that has been its own little journey," she says. "And I'm getting better at not letting it get to me and just holding onto the idea that it just means you did a good job as an actor, which is a good thing. I played my part really well."

She says that Netflix prepared her for what was to come. "They're super aware of that whole wider phenomenon that happens with the show, and they offer support to all the actors, and especially characters that are a little bit more susceptible to that."

During her first Zoom with showrunner Jess Brownell, Mao remembers that Brownell said, "I've been the target before," and "she did mention we have resources."

"We're all so familiar with how it works. [Fans] love really passionately, but then also when they get frustrated with things, it can also make itself known in a very overwhelming way," Mao says. "And I remember at the time, thinking, 'It's not going to happen to me. I was like, 'No, I'm sure I'll be fine.' "

She's been leaning on her costar, Leung, 38, who has her own experience with fierce fandom (Leung first appeared theHarry Potterfranchise in the 2005 movie,Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). "I did talk to Katie. She gave me a lot of advice, and she, also being one of the main antagonists of the season, also got her fair share of passionate responses, so I feel really blessed that I'm not going through it alone."

"Honestly, I think it's been great for me, because I think growing up, I was always such a people-pleaser, almost to an extent that was anxious for me," Mao continues. "And having Rosamund be kind of the first role that I'm in that breaks into public discourse a little bit, I think, was kind of like baptism by fire. It's like exposure therapy for me, where I'm like, 'Wow, I feel so free portraying this character that is unlikable, and she's meant to be unlikable.' "

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Regardless of the complicated fan response, theZistar says joining the cast of the hit regency series is "such a fairy tale thing for me."

"I was such a fan ofBridgertonfrom COVID, when it came out — it's all we had. And I remember watching it and just thinking, 'Whoa.' It honestly, quite literally, was the first time I realized, maybe there is a chance that I could do a period piece." It inspired her so much that she "rented out a period dress and I shot a little video for my [audition] reel, because I was like, 'You never know when that will come in handy.'"

"I have this thing about manifesting," Mao says.

The show not only fulfilled her dream of starring in a period piece, but she was also part of a new wave of cultural conversations thatBridgertonintroduced this season, as Rosamund, Araminta and Posy (Isabella Wei) speak Cantonese on the show. "It was everything for me," Mao says. "To speak Cantonese on the show and see all the little details in the interior decor that they have for the Penwoods reflect my culture, it was kind of surreal."

"If I could go back in time to COVID and be like, 'By the way, you're going to be on this show,' she would have lost her mind."

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With part 2 now streaming on Netflix, Mao says it's "bittersweet that whole era is coming to an end," but she's ready for what's next. "I feel really acutely, I think, whatBridgertonhas done for me, because ever since bookingBridgerton, I've been working at a frequency that has never happened before in my entire career, and really it feels like such a blessing and it's so exciting."

"I really just have to keep in mind that what's happening right now is the momentum thatBridgertongives you. It's not something to be taken for granted. And it is such a blessing to be working — and it is also such a blessing forBridgertonto not be your end point, but be your launching pad."

Bridgertonseason 4 is now streaming on Netflix.

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