North Korea marks 73rd anniversary with mass parade Sign up to receive our rundown of the day’s top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Supreme Leader oversaw the event as paramilitary and public security forces of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards, the Hermit State ‘s largest civilian defence force, started marching in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square at midnight on Wednesday, state media indicated. Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Worker’s Party’s newspaper, published pictures of people dressed in garish protective clothing with medical-grade masks in an apparent symbol of its efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, while rifle-bearing troops marched together. Related articles ‘Trust is gone’ EU lashes out at Joe Biden ahead of trade meeting China insists it will beat US ‘once there is war’ Some conventional weapons were also on display, including multiple rocket launchers and tractors carrying anti-tank missiles. However, no ballistic missiles were seen or mentioned in the reports, and Kim did not deliver a…