Kim stays in the limelight even when he’s absent

Even when Kim Jong Un was nowhere to be seen, he was everywhere.

Kim stays in the limelight even when he’s absent

From spoofs on Saturday Night Live in the US to the wild theories of journalists across the globe trying to parse his five-week absence from the public eye, the leader of North Korea captured nearly as many headlines as he did when he threatened to nuke his enemies last year.

The mystery ended yesterday when Kim appeared in state media, smiling broadly and supporting himself with a cane.

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