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Kim Jong Un gifted gun after Belarus friendship treaty
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a gun.
![This frame grab, taken from video from Belarusian state-owned news outlet Pul Pervogo, shows Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko watching as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a rifle gifted to him by Lukashenko in Pyongyang. [Pul Pervogo/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774548190.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![The meeting comes despite growing global tensions between the United States and key allies [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04T142251Z_807856274_RC22FJA1DC3G_RTRMADP_3_USA-RUBIO-MINERALS-1770223576.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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