North Korea’s Kim says military should ‘thoroughly annihilate’ U.S., South Korea if provoked

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Open this photo in gallery: In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, which was held between Dec. 26, and Dec. 30, 2023, in Pyongyang, North Korea.朝鮮通信社/The Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported Monday, after he vowed to boost national defence to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation. Kim is expected to ramp up weapons tests in 2024...