South Korea Denies Reports Kim Underwent Surgery, Yonhap Reports

North Korea Leader Kim Emerges From Almost Three-Week Absence
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is unlikely to have undergone surgery during his 20-day absence from public events, Yonhap News reported, citing an official at South Korea’s presidential Blue House.

Media speculation that Kim had undergone a medical procedure before he reappeared on May 1 to visit a fertilizer factory were not true, the news agency, cited an unidentified senior Blue House official as saying.