Europe
Witkoff: new round of Ukraine-Russia-US talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, with a stop in Brussels first
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced technical-level talks between Ukraine and Russia mediated by the US in Abu Dhabi on November…
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Europe
Dapo Akande elected judge of the International Court of Justice, returning a British jurist to the Hague bench
The UK says Oxford professor Dapo Akande won a nine-year seat on the ICJ in a UN vote on 3…
Europe
Burnham meets Albanese and Mottley ahead of CHOGM in Antigua, with AUKUS, Ukraine, climate and G20 debt reform on the agenda
Prime Minister Andy Burnham held talks with Australia's Anthony Albanese and Barbados's Mia Mottley on the eve of the Commonwealth…
Europe
UK and France to lead Exercise Koalicja in Poland, a 2,800-strong rehearsal for the Multinational Force Ukraine
The UK and France will lead 2,800 troops from 11 countries in Poland from 9 to 22 November, the first…
Europe
Royal Navy: Merlin helicopters tracked the Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov during a NATO exercise off Scotland
Royal Navy Merlin helicopters shadowed the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Viktor Leonov for ten days as it closely watched NATO warships…
Asia-Pacific
Steinmeier: Xi Jinping uninterested in a three-way summit on Ukraine, wants Europeans at the negotiating table
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told ARD that Xi Jinping shows no interest in a summit with the US and Russia…
Europe
Russia withdraws from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, ending independent monitoring of its places of detention
Russia’s withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture took effect on November 1, ending the Council of…
Europe
UK and Germany agree to widen defence cooperation at second Defence Ministerial Council
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Boris Pistorius met for the second UK-Germany Defence Ministerial Council, with long-range strike, Sting Ray…
Analysis
NATO Article 4 explained: how the consultation clause works
Article 4 lets any NATO Ally call the others to consult when it feels threatened. It has been used nine…
Europe
Iran puts the Royal Navy and the RAF on its list of terrorist organisations and calls MI6 a “hostile group”
Iran’s foreign ministry announced on November 1 that it has added the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to…
Europe
UN: two aid vehicles hit by drones in Ukraine as Fletcher urges Oleshky ceasefire to open the way for relief
The UN says a civilian bus in Zaporizhzhia and an evacuation vehicle in Sloviansk were hit by drones, while Tom…
Balkans
UN Security Council renews EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 12 months, the UK says unanimously
The Security Council extended the EU-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a year on 30 October; the UK, which…