Kim Jong-un fires North Korea's top general and calls for weapons production boost

Leader replaces Pak Su-il with defence minister, Gen Ri Yong-gil, and urges further military drills North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed the military's top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media reported on Thursday. News agency KCNA said the chief of the general staff, Pak Su-il, had been replaced by General Ri Yong-gil but gave no further details. Ri is the defence minister, and it r...