Drones
Ukraine: strike on the “Robo Avia” drone plant in Rostov – a railway bridge and a missile brigade depot hit in Bryansk
Ukraine’s General Staff says it confirmed a strike on October 16 on a production and storage building of Robo Avia,…
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Middle East & North Africa
UN regional commission tells General Assembly committee that Gaza’s losses reverse decades of development; Israel rejects the report
ESCWA told the UN General Assembly's Second Committee on 16 October that Gaza's economic losses have undone decades of development.…
Defense Industry
Naval Group and Sweden’s Marine Technology Center sign naval research agreement in Stockholm
Naval Group and the Marine Technology Center of Sweden signed a memorandum on 12 October covering communications, autonomous systems, seabed…
Europe
EU-backed Central Asia talks in Ashgabat focus on skills for the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
Officials from five Central Asian states met in Ashgabat on 13 and 14 October under the EU-funded DARYA initiative to…
Air Force
France goes it alone on the Rafale’s successor – after the FCAS collapse comes the “ACF”
France will develop the successor to the Rafale at national level after the collapse of the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS programme. The…
Analysis
Turkey–Azerbaijan: the headscarf in schools and Israel bring the first big quarrel of “one nation, two states”
New dress rules in Azerbaijani public schools that in practice ban the headscarf, and Baku’s close ties with Israel, have…
Middle East & North Africa
Rubio to Aoun: no return of the explosives to Hezbollah – the Lebanese president asks for pressure on Israel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that the seized Hezbollah explosives must not be returned…
Middle East & North Africa
Saudi Arabia: “Iran is encouraging” the Houthi attacks on Riyadh – the airport deaths are “war crimes”
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Rayed Krimly openly accused Iran of encouraging the escalation of Houthi attacks on Riyadh, after more…
Middle East & North Africa
Hormuz: Revolutionary Guards say a supertanker exploded on a mine on an “unapproved” route – UKMTO: traffic 70% down
The IRGC Navy claims a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude hit a sea mine in the…
Europe
UN Fourth Committee backs Russian-led text saying colonialism persists, 85 to 49, and approves Gibraltar decision 161 to 2
The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee approved a Russian-led draft on contemporary colonialism by 85 votes to 49 and a…
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon: Beirut wants the UN as a “third party” between the IDF and the Lebanese army after UNIFIL leaves – Lacroix warns
At the end of a three-day visit to Lebanon, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the Lebanese authorities want the…
Africa
UK urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to de-escalate, saying it opposes any action that breaches a neighbour’s border
In a statement dated 15 October, the UK government voiced great concern over the Horn of Africa, opposed any breach…