Pyongyang, July 24 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Thursday:

- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un oversaw the firing practice contest of artillery sub-units of large combined units of the Korean People's Army. (Photos accompanied)

- Kim Jong Un received messages and letters from different countries on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung.

- Choe Ryong Hae received the credentials from the Bulgarian ambassador to the DPRK.

- The highest prize was awarded to the DPRK physical acrobatics "Fliers" at the World Festival of Circus Art "Idol-2025" held in Russia.

- The Jasan Bathing Beach in Thongchon County was inaugurated.

- A national sci-tech presentation and seminar in the stockbreeding sector took place.

- A delegation of the World Baseball Softball Confederation left here.

Rodong Sinmun

- A memorial service took place in Russia on the 31st anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung.

- An article says that the spirit of defending the country displayed in the 1950s is an excellent textbook for the anti-imperialist class struggle.

- Another article says that Panmunjom is a historic place vividly discriminating between the victors and losers in the Korean war.

Minju Joson

- Many working people, service personnel, youth and students visited the Jonsung Revolutionary Site on the occasion of the V-day.

- An article introduces the feats of the guards units displayed at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum. -0-