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At the start of the summit, President Lee said, "I hope that the APEC spirit, which has proved the effects of cooperation, solidarity, and mutual trust, will be fully demonstrated in Gyeongju."

She said she hopes to restore full-fledged ties with the all-important neighbour in the region to reset the deteriorated relations between China and Japan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping took the stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that began Friday in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, even as US President Donald Trump left the country a day earlier

"It is a signal of our growing strategic convergence and will herald a new decade of partnership," he stated, adding that defence "will remain as the major pillar of our bilateral relations" and that the partnership is "critical for ensuring a free, open and rules-bound Indo-Pacific region."

Takaichi, a regular visitor to the flashpoint Yasukuni shrine honouring Japan's war dead, is seen as a China hawk; however, since being elected, she has toned down her rhetoric.

The statement came after China repeated that “Beijing will not rule out using force over Taiwan”, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles published in the state media.

Israeli authorities have criticised Hamas for not following the conditions of the ceasefire and demanded the release of all remaining 13 hostages after the ceasefire deal took effect on October 10.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post that from Wednesday, Russian forces have launched more than 650 Kamikaze drones and over 50 missiles on Ukraine.

Trump immediately paused refugee arrivals, only making an exception for white South Africans. Trump has previously claimed that Afrikaners face persecution in South Africa, based on their race.

As per the ministry statement, both sides would likely meet again on November 6 to finalise a monitoring mechanism to “ensure maintenance of peace and impose a penalty on the violating party.”

A statement from the Buckingham Palace said that Andrew's brother and King Charles III has decided to strip him off all his royal titles and honours.

As tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to escalate, Afghanistan’s Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani on Thursday delivered a stern warning to Islamabad, asserting that any act of aggression against his country would not be tolerated.