UPDATE 2: Foreign affairs expert and Asia analyst Gordon Chang noted on Fox News’ "America's Newsroom" on Monday (27th April 2020) that a report, which he said "actually has some circumstantial evidence to support it," showed that Mr. Kim may have been wounded in "an accident on April 14 when North Korea launched a barrage of cruise missiles." He pointed out that photos of Mr. Kim were released at every prior missile test, but that no photos were released of the last test. "That's an indication that something happened on April 14," Chang said. UPDATE: South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul told a closed-door forum in Seoul on Sunday (26th April 2020) that South Korea has "enough intelligence to confidently say that there are no unusual developments" that would back up speculation about Mr. Kim's health, according to his Ministry. The Minister said he would not reveal what specific intelligence led to that conclusion, but stressed that it had undergone a complex analysis. Where is Kim Jong Un? The Supreme Leader/Dictator of North Korea missed the country’s most important holiday (the “Day of the Sun”) on 15th April 2020, which raised many eyebrows at the time. The holiday marks the birthday of Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder and first Dictator - and Mr. Kim’s grandfather. Mr. Kim was last shown in the country’s state media on 12th April 2020, with images of him leading discussions on the COVID-19 Pandemic and visiting an Air Force Base. Following his absence from the public celebrations, speculation and rumors then ratcheted higher after a South Korean publication reported he recently suffered a heart attack and underwent emergency heart surgery to insert arterial stents. On Saturday (25th April 2020), a Japanese magazine reported that he had been left in a ‘vegetative state’ after the procedure was botched. Other credible news organizations this weekend even reported that Mr. Kim died after the botched surgery. So which report is correct? Is he still alive or dead? Up to late on Sunday there was still no definite answer as U.S authorities and media outlets have not yet been able to independently verify Mr. Kim's current condition. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal: Mr. Kim—as well as his father and grandfather, who preceded him in ruling the cloistered state—has a history of unexplained absences. He disappeared for more than a month in 2014 before ultimately reappearing with a cane. He was also out of the public eye for several weeks in 2012 and 2013. Meanwhile, Reuters said that China had dispatched medical experts to North Korea, possibly to help care for Mr. Kim. Analysts at 38 North looked at satellite data and determined that a train probably belonging to Mr. Kim was at the station near the leader’s compound at Wonsan, on the country’s east coast. In an article on Saturday, the North Korea-focused website said it meant Mr. Kim could be at the compound—hours away by road from where he was reported to have been recovering from surgery. South Korean officials said throughout the week that they hadn’t picked up military movements or other signs suggesting a sudden change inside North Korea. U.S officials have said they are looking into reports that Mr. Kim may have been incapacitated or worse. U.S President Donald Trump was asked about Mr. Kim’s health during a White House Coronavirus Briefing on Thursday (23rd April 2020), saying that he believed the report on Mr. Kim was erroneous: “I hear the report was an incorrect report. I hope it was an incorrect report.” Speaking on the issue earlier in the week with Bret Baier from Fox News, Trump said the following: Well, these are reports that came out, and we don't know. We don't know. I've had a very good relationship with him. I wouldn't -- you know, I can only say this -- I wish him well. Because if he is in the kind of condition that the reports say... that's a very serious condition. A sudden change at the top of North Korea would alarm national-security officials in the U.S and its allies, experts said, amid concern about the country’s nuclear arsenal and armed clashes spilling over the border into South Korea. China would worry about instability and a flood of refugees. Mr. Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, believed to be in her early 30s, has been cited as a potential successor. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates.
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