"Kim Jong Un's 40th Birthday Goes Uncelebrated Amid Speculation"
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned 40 with no public celebrations, unlike his predecessors, possibly due to concerns about attention to his late Japan-born mother and his young age. His pursuit of a bigger nuclear arsenal has invited punishing U.S.-led sanctions, and he has admitted policy failures. Despite facing little political challenge, he is expected to intensify weapons tests ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November.
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