Africa
Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as WHO tracks 44 contacts and the Congo outbreak spreads to an eighth province
WHO says a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Abuja, the fifth country to…
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Greek-Turkish Relations
Turkish Defence Ministry to Greece and the EU: “Unilateral assessments by third parties” do not invalidate the Turkish–Libyan memorandum
Turkey’s Defence Ministry said at its weekly briefing that “unilateral assessments by third parties cannot remove the legal force” of…
Middle East & North Africa
Guterres warns of an “El Niño of war” as conflicts spread and inequality deepens
The UN Secretary-General says conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan are spreading and, together with higher prices and…
Middle East & North Africa
OCHA: Yemen’s war is disrupting Bab al-Mandab shipping, with fuel imports down and food prices up
OCHA’s October update on Yemen says the escalation near the Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea blockade are cutting fuel…
Economy & Energy
Saudi Aramco evacuates its Dhahran headquarters – Houthis say they hit the defence ministry in Riyadh and facilities at Yanbu
Reuters reports that Saudi Aramco told staff to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran and work remotely, the first evacuation of…
Military & Defense
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Mexican Navy hold 10th Maritime Staff Talks, adding amphibious cooperation to the agenda
The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Mexican Navy ended two days of talks in Mexico City, with maritime surveillance,…
Defense Industry
Rheinmetall UK starts gun barrel production in Telford, the first large-calibre weapon manufacturing in Britain in about 20 years
Rheinmetall UK has begun making 120mm and 155mm barrels and breeches at a new gun hall in Telford, creating 100…
Land Forces
DARPA tests four autonomous ground vehicles in live-fire exercise at Fort Knox, with a human approving every engagement
Four autonomous ground vehicles hunted simulated targets as a team at Fort Knox on 15 October, in a DARPA test…
Europe
UK proposes up to 14 years in prison for sabotage of undersea cables and pipelines
The UK has published a White Paper proposing prison terms of up to 14 years and unlimited fines for damaging…
Asia-Pacific
Rubio in Mumbai: U.S.-India trade deal “incredibly close”, possible in “weeks, not months”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Indian foreign minister Jaishankar in Mumbai on 20 October and said a U.S.-India trade…
Middle East & North Africa
European Parliament urges EU to list the Houthis as a terrorist group and freeze their assets
In a resolution adopted on 22 October, MEPs condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, press the Council to put the…
Europe
UK tells OSCE that Russia carried out 86 attacks on Ukraine’s energy system since the US ceasefire call, with more than 550,000 left without power
In a statement at the OSCE in Vienna, the UK cited 86 Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and at least…