[LIVE] 21:00 ARIRANG NEWS (2023-10-20)

▪ Aid to Gaza delayed; Israel-Hamas armed conflict death toll surpasses 5,000 ▪ President Biden states support for Israel and Ukraine is ’vital’ for U.S. national security ▪ Outlook on Israel-Hamas war and its impact on the Middle East ▪ Kim Jong-un meets with Russia’s top diplomat to follow up his summit with Putin ▪ S. Korea’s defense chief and his U.S. counterpart reaffirm commitment to ironclad alliance in first phone call ▪ U.S. Army charges Pvt. Travis King, who fled to North Korea, with desertion ▪ Powell says inflation still too high... lower economic growth likely needed to bring it down ▪ High interest rates could stay for longer due to global inflation: Finance Minister ▪ PPP, DP form task force to support gov’t push for increase in medical school enrollment quota ▪ S. Korea reports first lumpy skin disease outbreak in cows at Seosan farm ▪ Hanbok Culture Week: efforts to preserve hanbok’s legacy ▪ Early winter-like conditions tomorrow... Seoul starts off at 5 degrees Celsius