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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to discuss responses to Russia s war in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East during his trip to Seoul as part of a multination trip this month, his office said Wednesday. His nine-day trip, which includes stops in Israel, Jordan, Japan and India, is set to begin Thursday as Washington is striving to prevent an escalation of the war between Israel and the Hamas militant.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday called an emergency meeting to discuss the economic and security impact of the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, his office said.
Israel’s military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday, as it pounded the Gaza Strip from the air and mustered for a campaign its prime.
Former President Park Geun-hye attended a flamboyant military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing in 2015, standing on the reviewing stand at Tiananmen Square alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.