Sputnik Africa's editorial team brings you a roundup of the major stories making headlines this morning:
North Korea launched at least 7 missiles, with a flight altitude of about 100 km and a range of approximately 400 km, according to Japan's Ministry of Defense;
In the United States, presidential candidates are holding final campaign events in swing states. Donald Trump is expected in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kamala Harris will soon address voters in Philadelphia;
Air defense forces destroyed 6 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian territory. They were shot down over the Bryansk region, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense;
At least six people, including children, were injured in an Israeli military strike on a hospital in northern Gaza — reports;
Satellites "Ionosphere-M" launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome have been successfully placed into orbit, announced Roscosmos.