North Korean media published fresh pictures Wednesday of leader
Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred mountain, imagery that experts say is heavy with symbolism and may indicate a policy announcement.
The photos come as nuclear talks with the
United States are stalled and with a looming end-of-year deadline set by
North Korea for some kind of concession from Washington.
Kim -- in a black leather trenchcoat he has worn recently to open a flagship construction project and supervise a weapons test -- was pictured leading a squad of riders in a white forest near Mount Paektu.