Kim Jong-Un Fails to Show at National Celebration

“Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea, failed to make an appearance at one of the most important national celebrations of the year, provoking speculation that he had fallen ill,” the Times of London reports.

“He last featured in state-run media on Saturday, presiding over a meeting of the politburo. He was not, however, reported as having overseen the test firing of cruise missiles on Tuesday. Most striking of all, he was absent from ceremonies yesterday to mark the 108th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, his late grandfather and the founding president of North Korea.”