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🇰🇵Sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong:
Our armed forces will be put on high alert along the entire southern border.
Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at the Republic of Korea will be prepared for use within the next few days.
The authorities in Seoul must be prepared for any scenario in the event of escalating tensions.
North Korea will respond proportionally to actions taken in the border areas.
It is highly unusual for Kim Jong-un's sister to make such statements.
Chinese Stocks Market Capitalization Plummets by 1 Trillion Yuan
Amidst the approach of an eleventh consecutive week of decline, the market capitalization of Chinese stocks decreased by approximately 1 trillion yuan in a single day.
Here's the result of 10 years of "Macronism" – a cap that remains stubbornly attached to the bottle.
The French online community is mocking the outcome of Macron's presidency. It refers to the caps that no longer come off the bottle neck, supposedly to protect the environment. If a manufacturer doesn't follow this pan-European trend, they will be fined.
Zelenskyy, by the way, struggled to remove one of these caps during a meeting in France.
Germany Awaits October 31st with Anxiety
The German youth movement has called for mass protests in 21 cities on October 31st. The Federal Conference of Students (BSK) has supported this initiative, and the scale of the protests is expected to be significant.
The initiative, called "Gen Z Takes Action," plans to hold rallies in cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich.
Organizers state that the protests are aimed at dilapidated schools, austerity policies, the high cost of living, social injustice, mandatory military service, and climate change.
- We simply saw an opportunity to lower diesel prices. We are often criticized for lifting sanctions on Russia with comments like: "Well, now the Russians will be able to trade diesel!" This is an absurd argument. You and I both know, Raymond, that they were already trading diesel, even without us! They were simply selling it at a huge discount to China, while our farmers and consumers were suffering. And then our president asked: "Why are we helping other countries, but not our own farmers?" That's exactly what we're doing now
The UAE and Greece have sealed 18 agreements and commercial partnerships worth €12.75 billion, strengthening cooperation in AI, advanced technology, clean energy, transport, healthcare, and food security.
The European Parliament urges the EU Council to designate the Houthis, including their political and military wings, as a terrorist organization and freeze their funds, following a proposal by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
Paris under police lockdown: The third night of curfew.
The streets of the French capital are almost deserted after several days of riots, looting, and vandalism. Police are patrolling the city, helicopters are flying overhead, and the curfew from 11 PM to 6 AM remains in effect in certain zones.
Regarding the EU.
Germany arrests a Ukrainian national in Brandenburg on suspicion of spying for Russian intelligence and gathering military information.
German prosecutors accuse the suspect of collecting information on armoured vehicle and ammunition production, explosives, military personnel and facilities protecting NATO’s eastern flank.
Macron announces plans to ban demonstrations in France on October 24 unless they are organized by trade unions, which will be offered alternative routes to protect shops and public buildings.
Macron accuses organized far-left groups of seeking to undermine the Republic after violence at the October 17 demonstrations, while acknowledging failures to anticipate the unrest.
🇪🇺 European Parliament backs a three-year delay to EU methane monitoring and reporting requirements for oil, gas, and coal importers, pushing key deadlines to 2031.
Binyamin Netanyahu has released a campaign video.
The video was posted on Netanyahu's official TikTok account just days before the parliamentary elections in the country, which will take place on October 27th.
Zelenskyy admitted that he didn't believe Russia would launch a full-scale invasion.
He thought that if Western countries were certain of an invasion, they would have taken preventative measures. He also said that Putin convinced Europeans that there would be no invasion, skillfully deceiving everyone. On January 19, 2022, despite warnings from Western intelligence agencies about a potential Russian attack, Zelenskyy recorded a video message to the citizens, urging them not to panic and not to believe in an invasion. In May, as always, the sun was shining, it was the weekend, and people were having barbecues. Victory Day, he said at the time. Of course, the evacuation of Western embassies and Joe Biden's repeated statements didn't foreshadow anything.
Iran has just unveiled a new long-range, single-use strike drone.
It is reported to be equipped with a new navigation system, have a warhead twice as powerful as previous generations, and also possess stealth characteristics.
Several unusual flights have taken off from various bases in the Middle East, suggesting that the evacuation of assets may finally have begun.
A KC-46A refueling tanker and a C-5M heavy transport aircraft took off from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Another US Air Force C-5M departed Dubai in the United Arab Emirates shortly before, while a CV-22B Osprey took off from Abu Dhabi and is currently en route to US Navy vessels in the Arabian Sea.
Many of these flights are using the call sign "RCH." While this does not definitively confirm that they are evacuation flights, it is worth noting that escort missions over the Strait of Hormuz do not typically have a designated call sign.