Donald Trump has said he is "glad to see" North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un back in public following rumours of his death. Responding on Twitter to reports that Kim attended the opening of a fertilizer plant on Friday, the US President declared that "I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!" The appearance was the North Korean despot's first since April 11, and his absence from the public eye has fuelled intense speculation about his health.
Unverified reports, which intensified after he missed the "Day of the Sun" celebration of his late grandfather Kim Il-sung's birthday on April 15, suggest that Kim died or was left in a "vegetative state" after a botched heart operation.