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Japan Ministry of Defense said both launches were suspected ballistic missiles.
North Korea test-fired multiple suspected ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, according to South Korea's military and Japan's Ministry of Defense. South Korea's National Security Office held an emergency meeting to review military readiness. Seoul called the launch a "show of force" following South Korea's recent successful test of a hypersonic missile. The launch comes amid ongoing tensions over border landmine explosions that injured three South Korean soldiers last month.
Japan Ministry of Defense said both launches were suspected ballistic missiles.
Latest missile launch appears to be a show of force since South Korea's hypersonic missile test-fire, Seoul says.
Japan Ministry of Defense said both launches were suspected ballistic missiles.
North Korea has conducted its fourth missile launch in October. South Korea's military called this launch a "show of force" in response to South Korea's successful test launch of a hypersonic missile.
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, amid tensions over border landmine explosions that injured three South Korean soldiers last month. Seoul said the missiles were launched from Pyongyang and increased surveillance, while Japan confirmed at least one suspected ballistic missile.
Sky News – World Jordanian authorities arrested three men after a deadly attack on a church. The assault occurred during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud and killed nine people, according to the newest report; an earlier account put the death toll at eight. The suspects were wounded in a dawn shootout with security forces. Jordan's director of public security described the assailants as Islamic extremists, but no group has been named.
NYTimes – World Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement won a parliamentary majority in Serbia's elections, ending roughly 14 years of his dominance. The opposition Student List is projected to secure a majority following nearly two years of protests. Vučić, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and denounced the movement as foreign-led, acknowledged the loss in an early speech.
BBC News – World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected to a fourth term in a tight runoff against right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, official results showed. Lula won 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, following an evening of chaos at some polling places after voting was extended by two hours.
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