1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishKang Mi Jinhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/kang-mi-jin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZCZi6KIHEV"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/kims-ankle-injury-rumor-spreads-in/">Kim’s Ankle Injury Rumor Spreads in NK</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/kims-ankle-injury-rumor-spreads-in/embed/#?secret=ZCZi6KIHEV" width="600" height="338" title="“Kim’s Ankle Injury Rumor Spreads in NK” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="ZCZi6KIHEV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/DNKF00012409_List.png200160Amid speculation and theories among the international media about Kim Jong Eun’s health concerns due to his 37-day absence from the public eye, sources within North Korea report that the most prevalent rumor within the nation to be that the leader has undergone surgery on his left ankle. “Lately the main talk among the residents […]