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South Korea Summons Russian Ambassador As Tensions Rise With North Korea

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SEOUL, South Korea — On Friday, South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea, as border tensions remained high due to vague threats and brief, seemingly accidental incursions by North Korean forces.

Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South Korean activists flew balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border, while South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots the day before to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the rivals’ land border for the third time this month.

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South Korea Summons Russian Ambassador As Tensions Rise With North Korea

That happened two days after Moscow and Pyongyang signed an agreement promising mutual defense aid if either was attacked, and a day after, Seoul responded by stating that it would consider giving armaments to Ukraine to combat Russia’s incursion.

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun summoned Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev to denounce the agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and urged Moscow to immediately suspend its purported military collaboration with Pyongyang.

Kim, the South Korean official, emphasized that any collaboration that directly or indirectly assists the North in developing its military capabilities would violate United Nations Security Council resolutions, represent a threat to South Korean security, and warned of the ramifications for Seoul’s relations with Moscow.

According to Russia’s embassy’s X account, Zinoviev told Korean officials that any attempts to “threaten or blackmail” Russia were inappropriate and that his country’s agreement with North Korea was not intended for specific third nations. The South Korean ministry said Zinoviev agreed to relay Seoul’s concerns to his superiors in Moscow.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reminded Russia and referenced U.N. Security Council sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the country’s official name, which prohibits all countries from supplying the DPRK with material for nuclear or ballistic missile programs.

“Any relationship that any country has with the DPRK, including the Russian Federation, must entirely abide by those sanctions,” he told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Leafleting activities by South Korean citizen activists in recent weeks have resulted in a resurgence of Cold War-style psychological warfare along the inter-Korean border.

South Korean civilian activists led by North Korean defector Park Sang-Hak claimed to have sent 20 balloons with 300,000 propaganda leaflets, 5,000 USB sticks containing South Korean pop music and TV dramas, and 3,000 US dollars from the South Korean border town of Paju on Thursday night.

According to observers, Pyongyang resents such material because it worries it may demoralize front-line troops and people, weakening Kim Jong Un’s grasp on power.

In a statement released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency, Kim Yo Jong, one of her brother’s top foreign policy officials, referred to the campaigners as “defector scum” and threatened punishment.

“When you do something you were clearly warned not to do, it’s only natural that you will find yourself dealing with something you didn’t have to,” she said, without mentioning what the North might do.

Following previous leafleting by South Korean activists, North Korea released over 1,000 balloons into South Korea, dropping tonnes of rubbish, destroying roof tiles and windows, and causing other property damage. Kim Yo Jong suggested that balloons could become the North’s routine response to leafleting, stating that the North would retaliate by “scattering dozens of times more rubbish than is being scattered on us.”

In response, South Korea resumed anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts with military loudspeakers deployed at the border for the first time in years, prompting Kim Yo Jong to issue another official media statement warning that Seoul was “creating a prelude to a very dangerous situation.”

Tensions between the Koreas have reached their greatest point in years, as Kim Jong Un advances nuclear weapons and missile development and seeks to bolster his regional position by uniting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a standoff with the US-led West.

South Korea, a rising arms exporter with a well-equipped military backed by the United States, has said it is considering increasing its support for Ukraine in response. Seoul has previously supplied humanitarian aid and other assistance while supporting the US-led economic sanctions against Russia. However, it has not directly provided weaponry, citing a long-standing policy of not sending weapons to countries actively involved in conflict.

South Korea Summons Russian Ambassador As Tensions Rise With North Korea

Putin told reporters in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday that delivering arms to Ukraine would be “a very big mistake,” and that South Korea “shouldn’t worry” about the pact if it isn’t plotting an attack on Pyongyang.

According to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry, Minister Cho Tae-yul spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa separately on Friday to discuss the new accord. According to Cho’s ministry, the diplomats agreed that the pact poses a major danger to regional peace and stability and pledged to deepen trilateral coordination to address the challenges posed by Moscow and Pyongyang’s alignment.

North Korea is particularly sensitive to criticism of Kim’s dictatorial regime and attempts to reach its people through global news and other media.

When South Korea resumed loudspeaker broadcasts in 2015 for the first time in 11 years, North Korea launched artillery rounds across the border, leading South Korea to respond, according to South Korean officials. There were no casualties reported.

South Korea’s military said there are indicators that North Korea is placing its speakers near the border, albeit they are not yet operational.

In the most recent border incident, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that several North Korean soldiers engaged in undefined construction work temporarily breached the military demarcation line that separates the two countries around 11 a.m. Thursday.

South Korea Summons Russian Ambassador As Tensions Rise With North Korea

The South Korean military issued a warning and fired warning shots, prompting the North Korean soldiers to retreat. The joint chiefs did not immediately provide any information, such as why the material was released a day late.

South Korea’s military believes recent border incursions were unintentional, as North Korean soldiers did not return fire and left after the warning shots.

The South’s military has spotted the North sending massive numbers of soldiers on the front lines to construct suspected anti-tank barriers, reinforce roads, and place mines in an apparent attempt to bolster their side of the border. Seoul says the actions are intended to deter North Korean people and military from fleeing to the South.

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Chinese Woman’s Video Goes Viral Over Exploding Indian Population in Canada

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In the video on X, she remarks, “This is terrible”

A video of a Chinese woman expressing her dismay at the large number of Indians in Canada has gone viral on social media platform X. In the video the woman states she was shooting from a spot where people take their driving tests. “It’s dreadful she says.

Indians surround me in Canada. I’ll record a video for you to view. I am at this driving licence testing location. She goes on to say that individuals who were uninformed of her whereabouts incorrectly assumed she was in India.

The video has since received more than 2.7 million views, 2,400 comments, and 4,700 reshares on X.

Frank Deschushin, an X user, stated, “If the current rate of Indian immigration to Canada continues, Canada will become India West in relatively short order.” Indians outnumber all other populations entering Canada in total, and it’s not even close.”

He also posted a Forbes study on X, which indicated that in 2022, with 118,095 Indian immigrants, India would outnumber the next largest source countries for permanent residents.

Another person said, “I said it ten years ago: Canada will be Indianized by 2050. “Well on track, if not even ahead of that.”

“The administration wants Indians. “More than it wants Chinese,” another user stated.

Canada’s Explosion of India Immigrants

According to Forbes, since 2013, the number of Indians entering to Canada has more than doubled thanks to Justin Trudeau’s open immigration policy.

According to a new survey, many Indian students have chosen to attend Canadian institutions over American universities since Canada’s social policies are superior to those in the United States.

According to the National Foundation for American Policy, the number of Indian immigrants to Canada increased by 326% between 2013 and 2023, from 32,828 to 139,715 individuals.

In the last two decades, Indian enrollment at Canadian universities has increased by more than 5,800%, from 2,181 in 2000 to 128,928 in 2021, an increase of 126,747 students.

Between 2016 and 2019, Indian overseas students enrolled in US institutions decreased by 13% while increasing by 182% in Canadian universities. Diplomatic tensions between India and Canada have impacted Indian student visa approvals in the near term.

According to the NFAP data, international student enrollment at Canadian institutions increased by 544% between 2000 and 2021, from 62,223 to 400,521.

Although Canada recently imposed a two-year limit on new international student permits, the government exempted students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees. The Canadian government is extending the validity of several post-graduate work permits for graduate school programs.

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Inflation Continues to Decline, Surpassing Projections.

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(VOR News) – A study published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday shows that although on an annual basis the measure of inflation regularly tracked by the Federal Reserve dropped more than expected, in August it showed a minor increase.

The report’s presentation of this data was Direct results of this event were people’s expectations on the Federal Reserve’s desire to drastically lower interest rates grew.

Beginning the month, the price index for personal consumption expenditures rose 0.1% then by 2.2% annually from the start of the month. Although this is less than the projected 2.3%, it is also less than the 2.5% rate noted in July.

Apart from the cost of food and energy, the core index gained 0.1% month-on-month. Conversely, the average annual rate showed a notable rise from 2.6% the month before to 2.7%.

August electricity price inflation dropped 0.8%, indicating an improvement.

Though it is not as well-known as the consumer price index, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a big proponent of the PCE. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by fifty basis points and declared that it was certain that inflation was under control. A little over a week has passed since the Fed made those announcements before this report.

“Friday’s weaker-than-expected PCE data increases the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at both the November and December meetings,” states Bellwether Wealth President and Chief Investment Officer Clark Bellin.

As the chief investment officer of Bellwether Wealth put it, this is just one more piece of evidence showing that interest rates don’t have to be that much higher than the rate of inflation.

The Federal Reserve made the right move last week when it decided to lower interest rates by a more significant 50 basis points than was initially projected, based on data from the Consumer Price Index that was announced on Friday.

This is due to the possibility that the economy may suffer if interest rates are kept at an unreasonably high level for an extended length of time.

A day after the government presented its final estimate of second-quarter GDP growth, the report was made public. Concurrently, the government increased the rate of economic growth for the 2021–2023 era.

Inflation occurred as the country recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The country’s savings rate and income growth were both higher than previously estimated, according to the revisions, indicating that consumers may still have the wherewithal to make purchases.

According to Inflation Cetera Investment Management’s chief investment officer, Gene Goldman, data has been coming in stronger than anticipated since July.

Vice President Kamala Harris might benefit from the economy, which has done better than expected, as she strives to succeed President Joe Biden in the White House. In the event that Harris defeats former President Donald Trump in November, she stressed on Wednesday that she will handle the economy in a “pragmatic” manner.

She proposed a plan that included raising the tax deduction cap for business owners, giving first-time homebuyers financial incentives, and supporting initiatives aimed at advancing manufacturing and sustainable energy.

Harris is still having trouble with inflation because a lot of Americans believe that the Biden administration is to blame for the price increases that have occurred over the last three years.

Prices are still rising for most goods compared to before the pandemic, even though they are not rising as quickly as they did in 2022, when consumer inflation was rising at a rate of 9% annually.

According to a comment from Allianz Trade’s chief economist for North America, Dan North, “inflation continues to accumulate over time.” It started in 2021, and prices went up after that.

SOURCE: US

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Elon Musk’s X Follows Brazilian Supreme Court Orders and Seeks to Lift The Ban.

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(VOR News) – According to a document seen, Elon Musk’s X has significantly retreated after providing the Brazilian Supreme Court with evidence that it has complied with directives to limit the dissemination of false material and convincing a judge to lift a ban on the platform.

This content was made available in response to a request made by the Brazilian Supreme Court. This happens at the same time as the millionaire is fighting “censorship.”

Many close to Elon Musk in Brazil think that service might be restored in a few days, even though the court hasn’t made a ruling regarding X’s return yet. This is true even though the court hasn’t rendered a decision yet.

The social media company made a number of accommodating moves that marked a significant retreat in Elon Musk’s months-long battle with Justice Alexandre de Moraes. This led to the request to resume operations in Brazil, one of X’s biggest and most sought-after markets.

By late August, the judge, who has led the local fight against alleged assaults on democracy and the political use of disinformation, had successfully blocked Brazilians’ access to the website that was formerly known as Twitter.

For quite some time, Elon Musk has been dealing with this issue.

The decision was made to take such a drastic measure in response to Musk’s disregard for Moraes’ instructions. Elon Musk had already decided that X’s operations in Brazil should be discontinued.

The court battle resulted in the freezing of Moraes’s accounts at satellite Internet provider Starlink, which led to Elon Musk calling Moraes a “dictator.” The accounts of Moraes were locked. This turned out to be the case because Elon Musk owned another significant corporation at the time the court battle reached it.

Elon Musk, who considers himself to be an advocate for free speech, has been embroiled in a number of recent legal battles with governments that are trying to impede the spread of false material online, including those in Australia and the United Kingdom.

In an attempt to accomplish their objectives, several administrations have been making this effort. There were several disputes that occurred, the altercation with Brazil being just one of them.

Brazil was ranked as the sixth-largest market in the United States, with an estimated 21.5 million people using X there.

Senior researcher Thiago de Aragao of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington said, “Musk was afraid to lose market share and he also realised that this was a nonsense battle and that Brazilians were not turning their backs on Justice Alexandre de Moraes as he had expected.” Together, these two insights guided Musk to pull out from the fight.

“Elon Musk was also aware that this battle was a waste of time.”

Utilising third-party cloud services was X’s most recent attempt to get around Moraes’ restrictions. This allowed Brazilians to use the company’s platform in defiance of the embargo, but the attempt was a failure, especially after Moraes threatened to fine the company heavily.

At the end of the previous week, X adopted a more accommodating stance by designating a local attorney in accordance with Moraes’ mandate. This action was taken in response to Moraes’ request.

The corporation that Elon Musk controls stated in the paper that it had blocked nine accounts that were being investigated for hate speech and false information. The document was submitted to the Brazilian Supreme Court. That specific case was the subject of the investigation.

His reversal of position is a particularly encouraging development. Former Brazilian ambassador to the United States Rubens Barbosa stated in a Reuters interview that he believes the law should be obeyed rather than broken, regardless of one’s personal opinion of the law.

According to two people who are aware of Elon Musk’s mental processes, the billionaire will adopt a very different strategy if X goes back to Brazil.

This is a result of X being a Brazilian business. Furthermore, they said that even while he is still capable of being hostile, there’s a good chance he will still try to abide by the law. One of the people declared that “he will fight in the courts from this point forward.”

SOURCE: NDTV

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