SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country’s nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearization talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Sunday.
The meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s powerful Central Military Commission marked Kim’s first public appearance in three weeks. He made an unusually small number of outings in the past two months amid coronavirus concerns.
North Korea has imposed strict anti-coronavirus measures although it says it has no confirmed cases. This follows intense speculation about Kim’s health last month after he missed a key anniversary.
US-led negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have made little progress since late last year, especially after a global battle on the coronavirus began.
The meeting discussed measures to bolster armed forces and “reliably contain the persistent big or small military threats from the hostile forces,” KCNA said.
“Set forth at the meeting were new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country and putting the strategic armed forces on a high alert operation,” it said.
“Taken at the meeting were crucial measures for considerably increasing the firepower strike ability of the artillery pieces.”
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North Korea’s Kim vows to further bolster nuclear war deterrence -KCNA
- US-led negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have made little progress since late last year, especially after a global battle on the coronavirus began
Former husband of ex-first lady Jill Biden charged in wife killing
- William Stevenson was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975
- He was arrested on Monday and remained in jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail
WASHINGTON: The ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his current wife at their Delaware home in December, local police said Tuesday.
William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975. Jill Biden married former president Joe Biden in 1977.
Stevenson is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection to the December 28 death of his wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, according to New Castle County Police in Delaware.
He was arrested on Monday and remained in jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail.
In December police said they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in her living room after responding to a report of a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Wilmington shortly after 11 p.m. (0400 GMT).
Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and she was later pronounced dead.
Authorities on Tuesday did not say how Linda Stevenson died or provide more details about the investigation.
Linda Stevenson was “deeply family-oriented and treasured time spent making memories, especially on family vacations with her daughter and granddaughter,” according to her obituary.
She was a Philadelphia Eagles fan and recently ran a bookkeeping business.
“Linda will be remembered as tenacious, kind-hearted, and fiercely loyal,” the obituary said.
“Her strength, resilience, and unwavering love for her family and friends will never be forgotten, and her absence will be felt deeply by all who knew her.”
William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975. Jill Biden married former president Joe Biden in 1977.
Stevenson is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection to the December 28 death of his wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, according to New Castle County Police in Delaware.
He was arrested on Monday and remained in jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail.
In December police said they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in her living room after responding to a report of a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Wilmington shortly after 11 p.m. (0400 GMT).
Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and she was later pronounced dead.
Authorities on Tuesday did not say how Linda Stevenson died or provide more details about the investigation.
Linda Stevenson was “deeply family-oriented and treasured time spent making memories, especially on family vacations with her daughter and granddaughter,” according to her obituary.
She was a Philadelphia Eagles fan and recently ran a bookkeeping business.
“Linda will be remembered as tenacious, kind-hearted, and fiercely loyal,” the obituary said.
“Her strength, resilience, and unwavering love for her family and friends will never be forgotten, and her absence will be felt deeply by all who knew her.”
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