North Korea's Kim in new horse ride through winter snows

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North Korean media published fresh pictures of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred mountain Wednesday, 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.