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Thursday 5 december 2019
Kim again rides horse up sacred peak as N. Korea raps Trump

By HYUNG-JIN KIM tic attempt to undermine
Associated Press the ideological, revolution-
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — ary and class positions of
North Korean leader Kim our party,” Kim said in an
Jong Un rode a white horse apparent reference to the
up a sacred mountain in his U.S. and South Korea. “We
second symbolic visit in less should always live and
than two months, state me- work in the offensive spirit
dia reported Wednesday, of Paektu.”
as his military chief lashed The nuclear negotiations
out at U.S. President Don- have remained stalled for
ald Trump for talking about months, with North Korea
a possible military option trying to win major sanc-
against the North. tions relief and outside se-
Mount Paektu and white curity assurances in return
horses are symbols associ- for partial denuclearization.
ated with the Kim family’s Kim and Trump have met
dynastic rule. three times.
Kim has made previous vis- The North’s Foreign Ministry
its there before making ma- warned Tuesday it’s entirely
jor decisions. up to the United States to
The comments by his mili- choose what “Christmas
tary chief are the latest gift” it gets from the North.
sign that prospects for a This undated photo provided on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, by the North Korean government North Korean officials have
resumption of nuclear talks shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, with his wife Ri Sol Ju, right, riding on white horse previously said whether
between North Korea and during his visit to Mount Paektu, North Korea. Associated Press North Korea lifts its morato-
the U.S. are unclear. North rium on long-range missile
Korea has threatened more privilege of the U.S. only,” and fury” on North Korea He added that “That’s why and nuclear tests depends
provocation if the United Park said. and derided Kim as “little I call him rocket man.” on what actions the U.S.
States fails to meet a year- He said Kim was also “dis- rocket man” when he car- North Korea didn’t imme- takes.
end deadline set by Kim for pleased to hear” about ried out a series of weap- diately respond to Trump’s Last week, North Korea test-
it to make a proposal to sal- Trump’s comments. ons tests in 2017 aimed at “rocket man” comment. fired projectiles from what it
vage the negotiations. Speaking in London where building nuclear-armed Kim previously called Trump called a “super-large” mul-
On Wednesday night, Pak he was attending a NATO missiles capable of reach- a “mentally deranged U.S. tiple rocket launcher that
Jong Chon, chief of the summit, Trump on Tuesday ing the mainland U.S. But dotard.” South Korea’s military said
General Staff of the (North) said his relationship with his comment Tuesday on Earlier Wednesday, the landed in the waters off the
Korean People’s Army, is- Kim was “really good” but the possible use of military North’s state media re- Norths’ east coast.
sued a statement berat- also called for him to fol- force enraged North Korea leased many photos show- The North’s official Kore-
ing Trump for suggesting low up on a commitment because he hasn’t recently ing Kim riding a horse to an Central News Agency
that the U.S. could use to denuclearize. Trump used such threats and in- snow-covered Mount said Wednesday the ruling
military force against North added, “We have the most stead has bestowed Kim Paektu along with his wife Workers’ Party will hold a
Korea if diplomacy fails powerful military we ever with praise. In September and other top lieutenants, central committee meet-
and warned that any at- had, and we are by far the last year, Trump called Kim all on white horses. ing in late December to
tack would cause a “hor- most powerful country in “very open” and “terrific” Kim last climbed the moun- discuss unspecified “cru-
rible” consequence for the the world and hopefully we and said he and Kim “fell in tain, the highest peak on cial issues” in line with “the
Americans. don’t have to use it. But if love.” the Korean Peninsula, on changed situation at home
“One thing I would like to we do, we will use it.” In London, Trump also said horseback in mid-October. and abroad.”
make clear is that the use Trump has previously threat- Kim “likes sending rockets “The imperialists and class The specific agenda was
of armed forces is not the ened to bring down “fire up, doesn’t he?” enemies make a more fran- unclear.q

U.N. says half of Zimbabwe’s

people face severe hunger

said Tuesday, noting a “vi- With poor rains expected ing to the U.N. expert, Hilal
cious cycle of skyrocketing before the harvest in April, Elver. That’s the second
malnutrition that’s hitting the scale of hunger will highest rate in the world af-
women and children hard- worsen, the World Food ter Venezuela. Zimbabwe’s
est.” The World Food Pro- Program’s executive direc- crisis includes high unem-
gram said it plans to more tor David Beasley said in a ployment, cash and water
than double the number statement. shortages and electricity
of people it helps to more Zimbabwe’s crushing eco- outages of up to 19 hours
In this Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, village women receive than 4 million. More than 7 nomic crisis, the worst in a a day.
aid from the charity organisation, Oxfam International, at a million people overall are in decade, and a drought Elver said she found stunt-
distribution centre in Chirumhanzi about 250 Kilometers South
east of Harare. need. A U.N. expert on the across southern Africa will ed and underweight chil-
Associated Press right to food last week said complicate aid delivery dren, mothers too hungry
Zimbabwe is on the brink as prices for basic items to breastfeed their babies
By FARAI MUTSAKA population faces severe of man-made starvation soar and food supplies are and medicine shortages in
Associated Press hunger amid a devastating and the number of people lower than normal, the U.N. hospitals during her 10-day
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — drought and economic col- needing help is “shocking” said. Inflation is “skyrocket- visit to the once prosperous
About half of Zimbabwe’s lapse, the United Nations for a country not in conflict. ing to over 490%,” accord- country.q