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Vladimir Putin said Russia “will be able to repel” attacks by Ukraine’s new long range weapons supplied by the US, which Kyiv used to launch one of the most damaging attacks on the Kremlin’s air assets since the start of the war. While the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, result in an additional threat, the weapon would not change the situation along the 1,500km (932 mile) frontline, Mr Putin told reporters in Beijing. He said his forces will be able to repel attacks by the top-tier missile system. “For Ukraine, in this sense, there’s nothing good… it only prolongs the agony,” the Russian president said during his visit to China. Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said that Washington’s decision to provide Ukraine with ATACMS is “reckless” and “a grave mistake” that won’t alter the continuing war’s outcome. On Tuesday, Ukraine said it used the ATACMS to destroy nine Russian helicopters, as well as ammunition, an air defence system and other assets at two airfields in regions occupied by Russia, marking a significant blow to Mr Putin’s military infrastructure. While Russia claimed it is not majorly affected, experts have said ATACMS will shift the battlefield layout to some degree because it will create pressure on Moscow’s forces to disperse its aircraft and ammunition depots parked near the frontline and in the Ukrainian territories it currently occupies. Russia has actively used aircraft to halt Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive. For more than 600 days now, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has continued in stages of slow-grinding warfare and active fighting in eastern and southern fronts on the battlefield. A protracted war of attrition is expected at least through next year as Ukraine seeks to push off every Russian soldier from its territory. Russia and Ukraine are eyeing battlefield advantages alongside consolidating their positions ahead of the three months of slow operations as rain, snow and poor visibility are expected to hamper the movement of tanks. The British defence ministry has said Russian forces are currently trying to push forward in some parts of eastern Ukraine. But these areas are well defended by Ukraine and it is “highly unlikely” the Russians will accomplish their goal of a major breakthrough. Read More Ukraine-Russia war - live: Kremlin warns of ‘grave mistake’ as Kyiv fires American-supplied ATACMS missiles Russian, North Korean foreign ministers meet amid Western suspicions about weapons transfers Ukraine: Rescuers search for survivors after deadly strike in Zaporizhzhia Ukraine has used long-range ATACMS missiles against Russia, Zelensky says Russia threatens US with ‘serious consequences’ after Ukraine fires first long-range ATACMS missiles

The European Central Bank shifted to the next stage of its digital-euro project — preparing the ground to

Sri Lanka is taking an unfavorable view toward a proposal by foreign dollar bondholders for restructuring its debt,

Indonesia’s central bank resumed raising interest rates, surprising the markets as it moved to help bolster the rupiah

Watch live as Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, attend the funeral for French teacher Dominique Bernard, who was killed in a knife attack in a high school. The ceremony is held at the Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast Cathedral in Arras, northern France, on Thursday 19 October. Mr Bernard was killed in the attack in Arras last Friday at around 11am, which left two other members of staff in critical condition. France is on heightened alert against feared terror threats following the stabbing incident. The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff over the weekend after receiving bomb threats. Hours after the stabbing attack last Friday, Mr Macron visited the school, describing it as the result of “barbaric Islamist terrorism”, before praising Mr Bernard. “The teacher who was killed had come forward to protect others and had without doubt saved many lives,” he said. All French schools held a moment of silence on Monday afternoon in homage to Mr Bernard. Read More French-Iranian academic imprisoned for years in Iran returns to France Sunak could visit Israel as soon as Thursday – reports British girl, 13, confirmed dead following Hamas attack on Israel

South Africa’s cabinet said that the Netherlands and Denmark have joined the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a landmark

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Tel Aviv for a two-day visit to the wider region, as the

Schroders Plc’s total assets slipped about 0.2% in the third quarter, extending their losing streak after a first-half

Egyptian stocks rallied to fresh highs this week even as tensions escalated in the Middle East, as local

The Bank of Korea is poised to hold its benchmark interest rate steady as it seeks to quell

Two presidential candidates registered their bids for Indonesia’s elections in four months, officially kicking off the race for

Foreign investors are returning to Thailand’s bonds after a rout drove yields to the highest in nine years.