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PYONGYANG, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw an intermediate-range strategic missile launch drill early Saturday morning, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday. The missile hit a target in the waters off the country's east coast, said the report, adding that the drill was conducted to train the missile soldiers operating the hypersonic strategic weapon system in handling their equipment. "We must deter various threats by dint of powerful deterrent and ensure a safe environment for the building and activities of our state," Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, was quoted by KCNA as saying. ■ Source link

SAO PAULO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign has asked the country's top electoral court to investigate whether the U.S. decision to suspend consular services ahead of Sunday's presidential election was related to security concerns or constituted election interference, local media reported Saturday. The petition, filed by Lula's Brasil Pronto Pra Mais coalition with the Superior Electoral Court, argued that the suspension could have portrayed Brazil as unstable on the eve of the vote and benefited opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party. The U.S. Embassy announced Thursday that consular services at the embassy and its consulates in Brazil would be suspended starting Friday, citing "security concerns" without elaborating. U.S....

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Top DPRK leader oversees intermediate-range missile launch drill: KCNA-Xinhua

Lula campaign asks Brazil’s top electoral court to probe U.S. consular service suspension-Xinhua