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epa10699249 An undated photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korea leader Kim Jong Un (C) raising his hand with other officials while attending an enlarged plenary meeting of 8th WorkersâÄ™ Party of Korea Central Committee at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang, North Korea (issued 19 June 2023). According to KCNA, the plenary meeting was held from 16 to 18 June 2023 where it 'strictly reviewed the shortcomings that were revealed in some fields' and reported the 'most serious one was the failure of the military reconnaissance satellite launch' on 31 May. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY