What happened in north korea today?

In the West, a head of state breaking an ankle is an accident — at worst, if someone stood nearby with a camera phone, YouTube fodder. In North Korea, it is another dangerous tear in the wool thrown over the people's eyes. read more

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Image, in North Korea, is everything. The Kim family mythology is the foundation of its statehood narrative. A big part of that is that the Kims — the dictator dynasty started with Kim's grandfather, "Great Leader" Kim Il Sung, and father, "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il — are the purest, most virtuous, most perfect humans, superhuman even. read more

South Korea blamed North Korea for the mines, which Pyongyang denied. • US troops mobilise in South Korea: latest updates. South Korea later retaliated by broadcasting anti-North propaganda messaged from the speakers on the DMZ – something they have not done for 11 years. read more