North Korea's first lady cries next to Kim Jong Un during armistice event

North Korea's first lady Ri Sol-ju cried next to her husband and leader Kim Jong-un while singing the national anthem during an event marking the 69th anniversary of the July 27 Korean War armistice, footage aired on Thursday from state-run television KRT showed. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub In a speech to commemorate the event, Kim said his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent and denounced South Korea's new conservative president Yoon Suk-yeol by name for the first time, labelling attempts to neutralise the North's military as 'nonsense'. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #NorthKorea #RiSolju #KimJongun #Armistice #KoreanWar