Today’s news: Seoul, during the US elections the Pyongyang regime would like to launch a ballistic missile (Icbm). Great Britain, the EU and Canada impose new sanctions against the Burmese regime. In southwestern Pakistan, five people were killed in an attack by gunmen at the construction site of a small dam. The crisis also hits the super-rich in China, assets fall.
ISRAEL – PALESTINE
Activist NGOs, the international community and the US government demand explanations from Israel for the “terrible” airstrike on the night of October 28 in northern Gaza, killing about 100 civilians, including 20 children. The UN declares “horrified” for the consequences of one of the deadliest attacks in three months and calls for a transparent investigation. The Israeli military does not comment, but as in the past it appears not to believe the estimates provided by Hamas health authorities. Meanwhile, the World Food Program calls for immediate action so that the food crisis in the Strip does not become faminea real risk after the ban on Unrwa by Israel.
KOREA – UNITED STATES
Pyongyang has placed a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the launch pad, to be launched during the US presidential elections on November 5. This is stated by the Seoul government, transmitting military intelligence sources that assure that the Northern regime wants to take advantage of the vote to show off the development of strategic weapons. A seventh nuclear test is also possible.
MYANMAR
Great Britain, in coordination with the European Union and Canada, has imposed new sanctions against the access of the military in power to equipment and funds in Myanmar. Behind the decision is an attempt to reduce the junta’s ability to carry out airstrikes against civilians. The measures target six entities involved in supplying aviation fuel to the military.
PAKISTAN
Five people die in a stroke perpetrated by armed men against the construction works of a small dam in the province of Balochistan, in the southwest of the country. Local authorities speak of a worsening security situation in this mineral-rich area. At the moment there are no official claims, but violence by separatist militant groups in the area has been reported for years.
CHINA
The Chinese super-rich have seen how their heritage fell drastically last year as a result of economic turmoil and the stock market crisis. This is revealed by research from the Hurun Research Institute, according to which the number of people with at least 5 billion yuan (equivalent to 700 million dollars) was 1,094 as of August 30, 12% less than the 1,241 registered on previous year. Their collective wealth also fell 10%, to 2.97 trillion.
RUSSIA – NORTH KOREA
North Korea is preparing to send a second contingent of soldiers along with shipments of weapons to Russia, according to Bloomberg based on documents from the South Korean intelligence services, which would consist of 10,000 soldiers. These would be added to the two thousand already deployed in the Kursk region against Ukrainian troops.
ARMENIA
Yerevan Finance Minister Vage Obannisyan announced that 664.7 billion drams ($1.7 billion) will be invested in Armenia’s budget next year for defense needs. This is 55.8% of capital spending, 20% more than in 2024, to “focus our best resources on the country’s security.”
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