Daily Memo: Where in the World Is Kim Jong Un?

North Korean state media still have not addressed the rumors, allowing speculation to run rampant.

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Kimwatch. North Korean state media still haven’t addressed thinly sourced reports that leader Kim Jong Un may or may not be at death’s door following heart surgery and/or an uncontrolled outbreak of COVID-19 in the capital. Kim hasn’t made a public appearance since April 11, and party mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun did note that the country […]

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