Russia and Ukraine War Persists

10,000 North Korean troops have entered into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, becoming “legitimate targets” to Ukrainian soldiers if they become combative, the United States Department of Defense reported on Nov. 4. 

“We would fully expect that the Ukrainians would do what they need to do to defend themselves and their personnel,” Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder said in a news conference recently. 

The U.S. Department of Defense is actively looking into press reports regarding alleged combative operations, but is unable to corroborate those reports at this time. 

Protest in Serbia 

Protests in Novi Sad, a city in Serbia, broke out Nov. 5 after a deadly accident at a local railway occurred, Reuters reported. Protesters blamed the “negligence and corruption” of the government for the accident, leading to the thousands of protesters rallying. The accident happened the previous Friday, which killed 14 and injured others after the “roofing along the entrance to the station suddenly collapsed,” Reuters reported. 

Mexico debates constitutional reform

AP News reported on Nov. 1 that federal and state legislation has been passed to prohibit challenges to Constitutional reform in Mexico. AP News also reported that these changes “will grant immunity from challenge to any amendment passed by two-thirds majorities in Congress and two-thirds of state legislatures.”