News of the celebration comes as the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, said in an interview published Sunday the showdown over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programme was the world’s worst crisis “in years”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Kim Jong-un is congratulated by North Korea’s elite at an event to mark the latest nuclear test and the country’s 69th anniversary. Ri is a former director of the Yongbyon nuclear research centre, North Korea’s main nuclear facility north of Pyongyang, where Hong also worked as a chief engineer. Facebook Twitter Pinterest North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the celebrations with his wife, Ri Sol-ju. The Japanese defence minister, Itsunori Onodera, said it was vital to put pressure on North Korea through additional sanctions, including blocking or slowing its fuel supplies.

Source: The Guardian September 10, 2017 04:35 UTC