US presidential election and first clash between Ukrainian army and North Korean troops - Tuesday brief
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The presidential election took place in the US, the main candidates were Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops faced North Korean soldiers in battle for the first time.
Read more about what happened on Tuesday, November 5.
US presidential election starts at polls: How long voting lasts
Voting at polling stations has started in the US presidential election. Polling stations on the East Coast were the first to open.
The vote count begins immediately after the polls close.
Ukrainian forces engage in the first clash with North Korean troops - Defense Minister
Ukrainian forces already participated in a small-scale clash with North Korean soldiers who had been transferred to Russia, as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said in an interview with KBS.
Since the North Korean troops were disguised as Buryats and mixed with the Russian troops, the exact number of casualties and prisoners of war needs to be verified before making accurate statements.
Sikorski doesn't rule out that NATO may consider intercepting missiles over Ukraine
The question of intercepting Russian missiles in the airspace over Ukraine by the forces of NATO member countries raises complex discussions about the limits of the right to self-defense, states Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
"This is a matter of agreement and discussion among our allies. We now have a new NATO Secretary General, and there will be another NATO ministers' meeting next week. Perhaps this topic will be part of the agenda for the negotiations," he noted.
Ukrainian weapons can target up to one-third of Russia's nuclear arsenal - Media
Long-range drones and missiles that Ukraine has can target a significant number of Russia's nuclear storage sites, putting about one-third of Russia's nuclear arsenal in a "precarious position", according to Foreign Affairs.
