N Korea, Russia send shockwaves with Ukraine war moves

MOSCOW/SEOUL Oct 29 (Reuters): North Korea's foreign minister arrived in Russia on Tuesday for talks as the Russia-Ukraine war appeared to take a dangerous new turn, with NATO and South Korea expressing alarm that North Korean troops could soon be joining in on Moscow's side.NATO said on Monday thousands of...

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Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) Oct 29 (AP): Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea on Monday, though it escaped undamaged, authorities said.The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships traveling...

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China ready to launch crew to space station

JIUQUAN (China) Oct 29 (AP): China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major space power.The two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who've lived on the Tiangong space station...

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