World 24/7: America is insecure before the midterm elections

America is in turmoil before the midterm elections:Over the weekend, a series of politicians, including former US presidents, important influential figures as well as major news agencies in the US, were sent packages containing explosive devices, making the already suffocating and divisive political atmosphere in the US more tense than ever. In the photo: A member of the New York Police Bomb Squad outside the Time Warner Center in Manhattan after a package suspected of containing a bomb was found inside the CNN Headquarters in New York.

Although all the packages and explosive devices were neutralized and no one was injured, the incident's rapid development has caused public opinion in the US to be in turmoil and caused fear and confusion among the American people. In particular, the "mail bomb" incident above has the potential to create a new dimension in the context of less than 2 weeks until the midterm elections. In the photo: Democratic figures who have received packages containing bombs since the beginning of the week.

After days of investigation across the United States, on October 26, the suspect in the mail bomb series named Cesar Sayoc was arrested in a Florida parking lot after investigators narrowed the search area. Although Sayoc is in custody, the FBI director warned that there may still be more explosive devices that have been sent but have not been discovered. In the photo: Suspect Cesar Sayoc and a car with images supporting President Trump and opposing the Democratic Party. Photo:Reuters

NATO begins largest military exercise since Cold War:On the morning of October 25, 50,000 soldiers, 10,000 combat vehicles, 65 warships and 250 aircraft from 31 NATO countries began the Trident Juncture 18 exercise in Norway. This is NATO's largest exercise in 20 years. In the photo: German and British troops after crossing the river to the exercise area.

The exercise simulates a scenario in which NATO troops defend a member state under attack. Trident Juncture 18 will run until November 23 and is intended to demonstrate that NATO remains united, despite doubts about the alliance’s cohesion since Donald Trump became US president.

Saudi Arabia admits to journalist's murder:On October 25, Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor admitted that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, contradicting the government's previous statement that Khashoggi died in an accident. This is the latest information after many changes by Saudi officials. Initially, Riyadh affirmed that it had nothing to do with Khashoggi's disappearance after he went to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye, to register his marriage on October 2.

Islamic Jihad agrees to ceasefire on Israel:The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group announced on October 27 that it would end attacks from the Gaza Strip on Israel after its fighters fired heavy rockets across the border since August. The group had previously launched rockets in response to Israel's killing of four Palestinian protesters on October 26 near the border. In response, Israel struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip on October 27. In this photo: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip on October 27

Economic cooperation paves the way for Japan-China relations:During his three-day visit to China (October 24-26), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. At the meeting, both leaders affirmed that the stable and positive development of Japan-China relations will bring fundamental benefits to the two countries as well as the region and the international community.

With around 1,000 Japanese business representatives accompanying Mr. Abe to China, 500 economic agreements worth a total of about $18 billion were signed, spanning a wide range of areas, from easing maritime tensions to cooperation in banking, securities, energy, infrastructure development and technology, signaling a strong shift in bilateral economic relations. In this photo: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono attend the signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 26.

The vicious cycle of the Central American migration crisis:These days, the US and world media are flooded with images of a record-breaking mass migration from Central American countries to the Mexican border, carrying hopes of an “American dream”. In the photo: A stream of Honduran migrants on their journey to the US on the route connecting Ciudad Hidalgo and Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico on October 21.

Even as US President Donald Trump announced the deployment of troops to the border to aggressively stop the flow of migrants, cut aid to the countries that are the destination of migrants, and even threatened to close the US-Mexico border, the situation has not improved. In the photo: Honduran migrants try to pass a checkpoint on the Guatemala-Mexico border. Mexican police are almost powerless against this flow of people, although they tried by sending two trucks to block the road.

Opening of the world's longest sea-crossing bridge:On October 24, the 55km-long sea bridge connecting Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macau was opened to traffic. The event marked the completion of the world's longest sea bridge project that took 9 years to build. The bridge can withstand 8-magnitude earthquakes, super typhoons and ship collisions. It was built from 400,000 tons of steel, 4.5 times the amount of material used in the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA.

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