U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is increasingly concerned that Russia and North Korea could be planning an “October surprise” to create turmoil and increase global tensions in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election in November, NBC News reported on May 24, citing senior U.S. officials. “We have no doubt that North Korea will be provocative this year. It’s just a matter of how escalatory it is,” a U.S. intelligence official told the news outlet. Increasingly isolated on the world stage after the launch of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought to foster closer tie…