For all our coverage, visit our Ukraine war page. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Pyongyang on Oct. 19. (Russian Foreign Ministry/handout via Reuters)Thursday, Oct. 198:00 p.m. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, Russia's Foreign Ministry says. Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum on Oct. 17. Drones have played a major part in the Ukraine war, both for attacks but also for reconnaissance amid fierce artillery battles.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 21, 2023 22:16 UTC