North Koreas first lady cries next to Kim Jong Un during armistice event

NorthKorea s first lady Ri Solju cried next to her husband and leader Kim Jongun while singing the national anthem during an event marking the 69th anniversary of the July 27Korean War armistice, footage aired on Thursday from staterun television KRT showed. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube In a speech to commemorate the event, Kim said his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent and denounced SouthKorea s new conservative president Yoon Sukyeol by name for the first time, labelling attempts to neutralise theNorth s military as nonsense. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today Sign up to the Guardian s free new daily newsletter, First Edition Website Facebook T