Kim Jong-un inspected the military industrial complex and shot targets, and the gun was ten rings
According to KCNA, Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, recently inspected military enterprises and instructed them to improve the quality and increase the number of units in order to enhance the combat effectiveness of artillery. Kim Jong-un test-drives a new 240-mm rocket launcher at the site.
Kim Jong-un also visited enterprises producing major sniper weapons and inspected the performance of newly developed weapons, including sniper rifles. The picture shows that Kim Jong-un shot the target on the spot, and the gun was ten rings.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong submits his resignation to the President
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pictured below, left) submits his resignation to President Tharman Shanmugaratna on May 13. Lee Hsien Loong said he and his current government will officially step down on May 15.
It is reported that Prime Minister-designate Lawrence Wong has accepted the president's invitation to form a government, and he will lead a new cabinet and take the oath of office on May 15. According to the new cabinet, Lawrence Wong will continue to manage the finance ministry when he takes over as prime minister. The current Minister of Trade and Industry, Gan Kim Yong, is also the Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Lawrence Wong as Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
The 72-year-old Lee Hsien Loong entered politics in the 80s of the 20th century, serving as Singapore's Second Minister of Defence, Minister of Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. He was appointed Prime Minister of Singapore in August 2004 and has been re-elected ever since. Lawrence Wong previously said that Lee Hsien Loong would remain in the cabinet as Senior Minister of State after leaving office.
The United States accelerates the deployment of military aid to Ukraine
On May 13, local time, Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, said at a White House briefing on the same day that the United States is working to deliver more "Patriot" missile defense systems to Ukraine.
Sullivan said that the current U.S. military aid for Ukraine is already working on the front line, and another batch of military aid will arrive in Ukraine in the coming days.
The Ukrainian side recognized the "tactical victory" of the Russian army in Kharkiv
According to a report by the German news agency dpap on May 13, the Russian army's offensive in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine has made progress, and the General Staff of the Ukrainian army said in a military intelligence report posted on social media in the early morning of the 13th: "The enemy is currently achieving a tactical victory." ”
Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine, located about 30 kilometers south of the Russian border. The General Staff of the Ukrainian army said that after the Russian army captured several villages in the predominantly Russian-speaking Kharkiv region, fighting is currently taking place around the city of Vovchansk, just 5 kilometers from the border.
Canvassing for the general election, Modi went barefoot to feed the Sikhs
On the 13th of this month, India opened the fourth phase of voting in the general election. On the same day, a video of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a Sikh headscarf and "cooking" for Sikh believers went viral on social media.
According to reports, Modi visited a famous Sikh temple in Patna, the capital of Bihar, on the 13th. During his visit, Modi assisted with the free canteen of the temple to cook meals, distribute meals to worshippers, and interact with devotees. The Sikh temple visited by Mohai was originally the birthplace of the tenth Guru of Sikhism, Gobind Singh, and has an important place in Sikhism.
According to Indian media analysis, Modi's visit to Sikh temples at this time may be to win the votes of Sikhs. An Indian netizen left a message: "Our prime minister will not miss any opportunity to take pictures. However, some Indian netizens defended that no one can "fool the country and the people" all the time, and Modi is clearly sincere.
The wife of the South Korean president accepted a brand-name bag and bribed the pastor to be interrogated
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on May 13, Choi Jae-young, a pastor in the United States who bribed South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's wife Kim Keon-hee, was interrogated on the 13th. He claimed that because he knew the president and his wife, he made an unannounced visit in disguise to "reveal the true colors of the two to the people."
According to the report, Choi Jae-young arrived at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office as a suspect that morning for questioning. "The president and his spouse who govern the country should be as clean as water, but they are not," he said. Ms. Choi also asserted that there were others other than herself waiting in the hallway of Mr. Kim's office waiting to offer her a bribe.
The "Moldy" concert in France attracts American fans
According to the French edition of the "Huffen Post" recently reported, the tour of American pop superstar Taylor Swift (Mildew) in Paris continues to be popular, not only sold out of tickets, but also a large number of fans from the United States flew across the Atlantic Ocean to cheer, which also brought a lot of income to the French tourism industry, "Taylornomics" once again highlighted its powerful power.
The average audience for this concert at the "La Défense Arena" in Paris is about 42,000, of which 30% are from outside France and 20% are American fans from across the Atlantic. The regular ticket price for the "Mildew" concert in Paris this time (excluding the VIP package) is between 69.5 and 245.5 euros.
A "mold fan" from Philadelphia made a calculation, "I can't get a ticket under $1,900 in the United States, but in Paris, I can not only buy a great value ticket for only 97 euros, plus a round-trip ticket of 500 US dollars, a hotel, I can also go shopping and visit Paris." ”
The collapse of a billboard in Mumbai, India, has killed 8 people and injured 59 people
On the afternoon of May 13, local time, Mumbai, India, was suddenly hit by strong convective weather. A billboard about 30 meters high in downtown Mumbai was blown down by high winds, trapping vehicles and people on the ground. So far, the accident has killed 8 people and injured 59 others.
The Sudanese presidential palace was bombed
On the 12th local time, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, both sides of the armed conflict in Sudan, continued to exchange fire in many areas of the capital Khartoum. Six people were killed in a shell attack on a residential area south of Khartoum, according to the Sudanese humanitarian group Emergency Room.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on the same day that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had used heavy artillery to bomb the presidential palace in the city centre, resulting in a fire at the old Palace of the Republic. Rapid Support Forces soldiers who took control of the presidential palace then extinguished the fire. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have not responded to this response.
On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in the capital, Khartoum, and subsequently spread to other areas and continue to this day. The presidential palace was under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at the outset of the conflict and was repeatedly bombed and shelled.
Canadian wildfire smoke crossed the border into the United States
According to a report by ABC on May 12, wildfires have raged in Canada in recent days, and smoke from wildfires has crossed the border into the United States, prompting the US state of Minnesota to issue its first air quality alert this year.
There are now more than 100 burning wildfires in Canada, with 40 of them "out of control". In the United States, states such as Montana and Wisconsin are affected by wildfire smoke, and the situation is particularly severe in Minnesota. Minnesota has issued an air quality alert on the 12th, which is expected to last until the 13th.
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Editor: Lin Liai
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