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Athens · Monday, 2 November 2026

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Oleshky: Ukraine’s General Staff accuses Russia of reinforcing its positions during the ceasefire, while Lubinets speaks of demining F-35 programme reaches ODIN milestone and begins retiring the ALIS maintenance system UK and Germany agree to widen defence cooperation at second Defence Ministerial Council Zelensky to CNN Türk: ready to meet Putin in Turkey, but neither the Donbas nor recognition of Crimea Bulgaria: Iliana Yotova elected president with 57.6%, a win for Radev’s government, which calls for dialogue with Moscow Ethiopia: WHO chief warns northern violence is pushing the health system to the brink after weekend drone strikes Yemen: the Houthis come within 50 miles of Aden, their deepest advance since 2015, and the EU condemns the escalation Kremlin: Russia’s participation in the Organization of Turkic States would be “understandable and appropriate”, after Tokayev’s proposal in Ankara COP17 in Yerevan closes with a “Yerevan Pathway” for nature and nearly $2 billion in new biodiversity funding Ex-Enterprise (CVN 65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, leaves Newport News on her final voyage to be dismantled

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