The Wall Street Journal reported that Yemen’s Houthi terrorists were using Russian satellite data in order to launch drones and missiles against ships in the Red Sea, citing two unnamed European defence officials and a person with knowledge of the matter.
The Houthis is an Iran-backed militant organization based in Yemen. After Israel’s invasion in Gaza in 2023 the Houthis started attacking Western shipping vessels in Red Sea.
The sources told the WSJ that Russian targeting data had helped the Houthis increase their attacks. The data was reportedly given to the Houthis through Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The WSJ reported that such assistance shows just how willingly Russian President Vladimir Putin will be to undermine the Western political and economic order. Experts claim that Russia is trying to foment instabilities from the Middle East into Asia to cause problems for America.
The WSJ reported early October that infamous Russian weapons dealer Viktor Bout was suspected of preparing a deal for small arms with Houthi militants. Bout was released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S.
Reuters reported late September that Iran, one of Russia’s key allies was also brokering the secret negotiations between Moscow, and Yemen’s Houthis, to transfer Yakhont anti-ship supersonic missiles.
Former and current Europeans, Americans, and Russian officials told The WSJ that Musk had conversations with Putin and high-ranking Kremlin official since late 2022.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, said that Ukraine’s economy and social protection, as well as “the issue” of justice, need to be strengthened.
This includes 1,630 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
In a speech to foreign journalists, Vladimir Putin of Russia appeared to acknowledge in an indirect manner the reports that North Korean troops were in Russia on October 24. He referred to a mutual defense clause in the newly signed security agreement between Russia and North Korea.
Reuters reported that Western sanctions have made it difficult for the company to replace the equipment necessary to boost production.
The chief of the national police in the country said that on October 24, Moscow had funneled $39 million into a scheme run by a pro Russian oligarch to influence election results by paying ordinary people to vote against closer relations with the West.
Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor, said that a country in war cannot be a NATO member. He made this statement to German public broadcaster ZDF.
In August, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Tashkent to discuss with Uzbek officials the possibility of joining the EAEU. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it the “new center of a multipolar universe.”
Pellegrini said, “We agreed with the German Chancellor that the issue of Ukraine’s accession today is not on the agenda and cannot be brought to the agenda.”
Ruslan Muzychuk said on national television that Russian troops were attempting to establish crossings at the Oskil River in order to advance towards the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported on October 24 that the first North Korean soldiers who will be fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine are now in Kursk Oblast.
Officials from the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden raised the possibility that these sanctions could be imposed during a G7 meeting of deputy finance ministers on October 22 in Washington D.C.
The bill to end daylight saving time was passed by the Ukrainian Parliament on July 16. The Ukrainians will set their clocks one hour back for the last time in October 2024. They will not return to summer time in the spring of 2025.
The French media La Lettre reported that Auchan, one the few French chains operating in Russia still, is in final talks to sell its Russian affiliate to a local buyer.
South Korean law prohibits exporting weapons to active conflict areas, but Seoul has hinted repeatedly that this could be changed in light of the deepening military co-operation between Russia and North Korea.
An RSF source told Reuters that the aircraft was an Il-74 transport jet used to deliver weapons, ammunition, and supplies to the city Al Fashir, Sudan, where the Sudanese Army is trying to repel RSF attacks.
Eight women and three males were injured. Oleh Simiehubov, the governor of the region, said that a 73-year old woman died from severe injuries.
The General Staff announced on October 24 that Ukrainian military, lawmakers and experts discussed creating a separate branch within Ukraine’s Armed Forces to be dedicated to cyberspace activities.
Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Beijing Foreign Ministry, made the statement in spite of the fact that the U.S.A., Seoul and Kyiv have all confirmed their presence over the past few days.
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