SEOUL (Reuters) – A high-ranking North Korean military official who has been a close ally of the reclusive state’s new leader has been relieved of his political posts due to illness, the country’s official news media said on Monday. Ri Yong-ho was relieved of all his posts in the ruling Workers’ Party Korea at a politburo meeting on Sunday, including a powerful position as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the North’s official KCNA news agency said. …
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