Not dead anymore? As Pyongyang cites Kim’s message, media downplays death rumors after Seoul adviser says he’s ‘alive & well’

International media headlines

International media headlines have undergone some changes following reports from South Korea that Kim Jong-un isn’t dead or even in grave condition. This coincided with the North’s state media citing his message to workers.

Major news outlets rushed to quote Moon Chung-in, a national security adviser to South Korea’s president, who said on Sunday that the North Korean leader has been staying in the coastal town of Wonsan, downplaying the death rumors. Seoul’s position is “firm” that Kim Jong-un, believed to be 36 years of age, “is alive and well,” the senior official stated.

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