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Tourism activities in North Korea have been disrupted by the strictest border control measures since the country imposed a border blockade in early 2020 to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Media reports indicate that North Korea will reopen its borders to foreigners in early February, and the first group of Russian tourists will be allowed to enter the country.

A United Nations spokesman said the Al-Shabaab, an extremist Somali organization linked to Al-Qaeda, attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing in Somalia today. It was learned that there were nine passengers on board, one of whom was killed, two of whom are unaccounted for, and six of whom were captured by the Al-Shabaab.

The launch of a man-made satellite by China on September 9 has caused Taiwan to issue four consecutive state-level alerts to warn the public, which has led to a high level of public anxiety. In response, the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office told the media on the 10th that the satellite launch was an annual routine arrangement and had nothing to do with the Taiwan election.

Japan's Fukuoka Airport and rumors of passenger aircraft listening to the wrong tower commands, the morning of the 10th, a Thai-Vietnamese Jet Airways passenger aircraft, suspected of listening to the wrong tower commands after landing, driving into a taxiway with no exit, resulting in the aircraft could not move, and finally sent a tractor-trailer rescue to get out of the trap smoothly.

German railroad workers began a three-day nationwide strike on Wednesday, causing traffic chaos in Europe's largest economy and leading to major road traffic knots. Deutsche Bahn said the national railroad can only operate emergency train schedules during the strike, which will affect the travel plans of millions of people, encouraging them to cancel or postpone all non-essential travel.

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa paid a surprise visit to Kiev, Ukraine, on July 7 to express Japan's determination to support Ukraine. Mr. Kamikawa also announced that Tokyo will allocate 37 million U.S. dollars to provide Ukraine with a drone detection system, and will also supply five power generators to help Ukraine survive another winter during the war.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East for the fourth time since the October 7 war between Israel and Kazakhstan began. He will urge Israel's Arab neighbors on the future management of the Gaza Strip, hoping to calm tensions outside of Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Corridor.

Bangladeshi officials said the fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh in the early hours of the 7th, burning about 800 shelters, making thousands of people homeless; but fortunately, the fire did not cause any casualties.

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said, "The cause of the fire is not yet clear, but the Bangladeshi government has assured us that an investigation into the cause of the fire will be launched."

South Korea's Contract Staff Headquarters said on the 6th, the North Korean military in the afternoon of the day between 4:00 to five o'clock to the northwest of Yeonpyeong Island fired more than 60 artillery shells, this is the North Korea two consecutive days to the North and South Korea maritime buffer zone to fire artillery shells, the morning of the 5th, the North Korea to the Baekryong Island and Yeonpyeong Island north of the region fired more than 200 artillery shells, which is the North Korea since 2010 since the North Korean bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island, North and South Korea's m

Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said on January 1 that the war between Israel and Hamas will continue throughout 2024; the Israeli army has already begun to withdraw some of its garrison from the Gaza Corridor in preparation for the next phase of the conflict.