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World· Verified

South Korea weighs Strait of Hormuz deployment options including patrol planes

SEOUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Thursday that Seoul was still considering various options regarding a possible deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, including sending a maritime patrol aircraft. Seoul was continuing discussions with Washington on possible options, but a combat deployment was ruled out in line with President Lee Jae Myung's earlier announcement, Wi told a parliamentary audit. (Reporting by Kyu-seok ShimEditing by Ed Davies)

World· Developing

Papua New Guinea faces severe drought affecting 8 million people

As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a cascade of issues from shortages of food and water, to electricity scarcity and schooling disruption. An influential coalition that includes churches, trade unions and business groups has said the Pacific nation is in the midst of a “national crisis”, but there appears to be “no coordinated plan to protect vulnerable communities from the worsening impacts of El Niño.” Continue reading...

ExplainedWorld· Developing

Why are Houthi strikes targeting Riyadh airport?

Deadly missile and drone assaults by Yemen's Houthi movement forced a two-week shutdown of Riyadh's international airport, prompting travel warnings and heightening regional tensions.

World· Developing

Netanyahu claims election fraud as Arab parties make historic gains in Israel

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud, a charge rejected by Arab leaders who accused the premier of incitement. The allegation represents an escalation of anti-Arab rhetoric by Netanyahu and his far-right partners after high Arab turnout in a national ballot on Tuesday effectively blocked a smooth path to power for either him or his main Jewish rivals.

World· Verified

Brazil re-elects Lula as right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro flees to Miami

The far-right candidate was supposed to claim the presidency, but Brazilian voters had other ideas For Donald Trump, Brazil’s presidential election was meant to represent the crest of the “orange wave” – a three-year surge of rightwing triumphs that has reshaped Latin American politics in the US president’s tangerine-hued image. The far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, was supposed to claim the presidency on Sunday, bringing the region’s biggest democracy and economy into Trump’s orbit, after similar victories in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador and Peru – not to mention the capture of Venezuela’s government after the country was invaded in January. Continue reading...

World· Verified

Japan agrees to build US air-to-air missile assembly line at home

Tokyo has struck a deal to build an assembly line for advanced American air-to-air missiles, while simultaneously exploring missile testing in India and Australia, moves which further mark Japan’s shift away from its post-war pacifist defence posture. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced late Wednesday that the two allies would construct a final assembly facility in Japan for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The facility’s location has not been...

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