- North Korea’s Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations -state mediaReuters
- North Korean elites attend year-end ceremony in expensive Mercedes sedans, despite luxury goods banFox News
- Kim Jong Un Pledges to Advance His Atomic Ambitions in New YearBloomberg
- North Korea’s Kim boasts of achievements at year-end political meetingPOLITICO
- North Korea’s Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel ‘unprecedented’ US-led confrontationsThe Washington Post