Russia and China issue statements on the Korean Peninsula, Ukraine faces historic debt, Iran signals "devastating" retaliation against Israel

The World and Vietnam newspaper highlights some of the most prominent international events of the day.

Ukraine's public debt reached a record high at the end of September, at $155.56 billion. (Source: Finclub)

Europe

Ukraine's public debt reached a record high of $155.56 billion , according to data from the country's Ministry of Finance . Total public debt in September increased by 0.56% compared to the previous month. (Ukrainian News)

* A series of large explosions in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv , leading to a fire on October 30, were caused by an attack using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Following this attack, a building of the Ukrainian General Staff was damaged. (TASS, Reuters)

The suspect in the deadly Southport stabbing has been charged with manufacturing a biological weapon as well as possessing terrorist-related material. Facing terrorism charges, the suspect, 18-year-old Axel Rudakuban, carried out the July attack that killed three girls and injured 10 others. (The Guardian)

* Georgia is investigating allegations of “fraud” in its congressional elections , after the pro-Western opposition claimed the vote had been “stolen” and Western countries criticized irregularities in the electoral process.

President Salome Zurabishvili, who "allegedly has evidence linking her to possible fraud... has been summoned to the investigative body for questioning" on October 31. (AFP)

Britain is increasing its defense budget, planning to allocate an additional $3.9 billion for 2025. Part of this money is expected to be used to cover the cost of increased military pay, as well as to purchase weapons to replenish its depleted arsenal due to arms transfers to Ukraine. (Sputnik)

* The full-scale Resolute Warrior 2024 exercise of the multinational brigade within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will take place in Latvia in the first half of November, with the participation of more than 3,500 soldiers from 13 countries: Albania, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Poland, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and the Czech Republic. (Sputnik)

Asia-Pacific

Russia and China are calling on the West to abandon its Cold War-era bloc-based confrontational approach to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and prevent large-scale conflict.

Both countries expressed deep concern about the escalating tensions in Northeast Asia, which are caused "by the dangerous increase in joint military activities by the United States and its allies, as well as their formation of military alliances."

Russia and China affirmed that they will continue to coordinate and interact closely "for the benefit of creating a fair and indivisible security system on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia." (TASS)

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will attend the G20 Summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Week in South America this November. (Jakarta Post)

* The Philippines is urgently preparing to deal with super typhoon Kong-rey, which is currently located about 350km east of Cagayan province, with winds of 185 km/h and gusts up to 230 km/h.

On October 30, residents in northern provinces of the Philippines were forced to evacuate. The storm is moving northwest and is expected to pass near Batanes province in the far north of the Philippines before making landfall in southeastern Taiwan (China) on October 31. (Philstar)

* South Korea's opposition party threatens to impeach the Defense Minister if the government decides to send "armed forces" to Ukraine without parliamentary approval.

Seoul is currently considering sending a team of officials, possibly including intelligence and military experts, to Ukraine to analyze North Korean military tactics in the context of its support for Russia. (Yonhap)

Cambodia solemnly celebrated the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's reign on the morning of October 30th, in the square in front of the Royal Palace in the heart of Phnom Penh. The ceremony was attended by 10,000 members of the public and leaders of state agencies and the armed forces... (VNA)

* Australia is collaborating with US and French arms corporations to enhance its production capacity in order to increase its arsenal and export to security partners.

Specifically, Australia will spend $207 million to partner with Lockheed Martin (US) to establish a domestic production facility for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS), aiming for export starting in 2029. Meanwhile, Thales (France) will establish a production facility for 155mm M795 artillery shells for Australia. (Reuters)

Middle East-Africa

Iran will carry out "more devastating attacks" in retaliation for Israel's latest offensive in the coming days, according to Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, deputy coordinator of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on October 30.

He said Iran would surprise Israel "with its initiative and creativity." (Al-Alam TV)

* Israel has threatened retaliation if Iran continues to launch ballistic missiles at the country, using methods not employed in its most recent airstrike. Israel warned it would launch a powerful attack on targets it had missed in the previous strike. (Times of Israel)

America

The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the 1994 bombing of a Panamanian airplane that killed 21 people. All passengers on board were mostly members of Panama's Jewish community, including three U.S. citizens. Washington accuses Hezbollah in Lebanon of carrying out the attack. (AFP)

The U.S. has left open the possibility of sanctioning Russia for training North Korean troops, alleging that Moscow's actions "directly" violate numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions. (Reuters)

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira called on the US to lift sanctions against Cuba, arguing that the unjustified sanctions and Havana's inclusion on the list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism" have made it difficult for the people of the Caribbean nation, especially in responding to natural disasters such as the recent Hurricane Oscar. (THX)

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