Two high-ranking North Korean officials have been missing from public view for months, raising the possibility of leadership changes in Pyongyang after leader Kim Jong Un denounced corruption among officials.

Seoul’s spy agency and unification ministry stated this week that they are monitoring the absence of Jo Yong Won and Ri Il Hwan for possible changes in the officials’ “status.”

State media slammed Washington’s push to ease rules on weapons sales on Sunday, accusing the U.S. of promoting conflicts even as the DPRK sends weapons and troops to support Russia’s war