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Athens · Tuesday, 3 November 2026

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Royal Navy: Merlin helicopters tracked the Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov during a NATO exercise off Scotland Israel: Central Elections Committee says the result stands even if foreign interference is confirmed, as Likud talks of “stolen” elections Steinmeier: Xi Jinping uninterested in a three-way summit on Ukraine, wants Europeans at the negotiating table Russia withdraws from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, ending independent monitoring of its places of detention 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

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