North Korea tells border troops to act against South threats, and publishes Kim photos amid death rumors
Photo: Washington ExaminerNorth Korean state media said on Wednesday that border troops were told to take swift, decisive action if South Korean forces threaten their safety, raising the risk of a clash along the frontier. Reuters's headline said Pyongyang would activate anti-South loudspeakers along the border. Separately, state newspaper Rodong Sinmun published photos of Kim Jong Un, 42, touring a clothing and footwear exhibition with his daughter Kim Ju Ae. The images followed unverified claims by Chinese dissident Wanjun Xie that Kim had a brain haemorrhage, was taken to a Beijing hospital and died. It is unclear when the photos were taken.
CNN, the left-leaning outlet, leads with the border order and clash risk. Reuters carries the same text under a loudspeaker headline. BBC and the Washington Examiner cover the Kim photos and Xie's claims, which both call unconfirmed. BBC adds Xie's record of unverified claims and why such rumors recur. The Examiner adds Xie's claims of 9,000 Chinese troops and succession by Kim's sister or daughter.
How the sides differ Left sources and Reuters stress the border-clash risk; BBC and right sources focus on Kim Jong Un's photos and the unverified death rumors.
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CNN leads with state media's order for border troops to act resolutely if threatened, stressing the risk of a clash with South Korea.
Reuters repeats the border order under a loudspeaker headline. BBC examines the Kim photos and Wanjun Xie's unverified death claim, noting his record and why rumors recur.
The Washington Examiner leads with Kim's photos after viral death rumors, detailing Xie's shifting claims, the unconfirmed 9,000-troop story and succession speculation involving Kim Yo Jong and Kim Ju Ae.