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Serbia’s NIS posts 9-month net loss as US sanctions weigh on performance
NIS, majority-owned by Russia’s Gazprom Group, said it had operated in “extremely complex circumstances” after sanctions were announced by the US Treasury Department.
Brazil's Lula "horrified" as Rio police raid death toll reaches at least 130
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed shock at the fatalities from a massive police operation targeting Rio drug gangs that left scores dead, while residents and rights advocates accused authorities of summary executions.
Situation critical in Ukraine’s frontline key logistics hub Pokrovsk
Russian infantry units have breached Ukrainian defensive lines and entered the key eastern logistics hub of Pokrovsk, sparking intense street fighting and threatening to encircle Ukrainian forces as the situation becomes "critical."
Viktor Orban facing delicate balancing act to persuade Donald Trump to ease pressure on Hungary over Russian sanctions
The Hungarian prime minister, long admired in MAGA circles and hailed by Donald Trump as a “great leader” now finds himself for the first time at odds with the US president over the latest US sanctions on Russia.
US lifts sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik
Dodik has been a dominant figure in Bosnian politics for more than two decades and is a key ally of Serbia and Russia in the region.
Trump–Xi dialogue in Busan aims to cool tariff dispute
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping began direct discussions on October 30, marking their first in person meeting since Trump returned to the White House.
South Korean parties clash over tariff deal with the United States
The Democratic Party has celebrated the deal as a diplomatic success that protects national interests, while the conservative People Power Party argues that the government misled the public about the scale of South Korea’s cash investment in the US
Hasina says supporters to boycott Bangladesh election
Hasina asserted that millions of her and Awami League’s supporters are expected to boycott the upcoming 2026 national polls after authorities barred the party from taking part.
South Korea pledges $350bn investment in the US
South Korea and the United States have reached a significant breakthrough in long-stalled trade discussions, agreeing on the specifics of a $350bn investment package in exchange for a reduction in US tariffs on Korean goods.
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Erdogan says Turkey “couldn’t even produce a sewing needle” before he came to power, sparks storm of criticism
Opponent retorts that Turks “weren’t living in caves” in decades before AKP party rule. First Turkish sewing needed traced to 1950s.
Russia tests nuclear-powered Poseidon torpedo, Putin says
Speaking during a hospital visit with soldiers wounded in Ukraine, Putin said the device was launched from a submarine and that its onboard nuclear power unit had been successfully activated.
Serbian students march to Novi Sad for anniversary protest
Hundreds of students from across Serbia are marching on foot to the northern city of Novi Sad ahead of a November 1 commemoration marking one year since the collapse of a railway station canopy that killed 16 people.
US strikes on drug vessels kill 14 in deadliest day of Trump's narcotics campaign
The US military killed 14 people in strikes on four vessels allegedly transporting narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, marking the deadliest single day since President Donald Trump began his controversial campaign against drug trafficking.
Russia withdraws from Cold War plutonium disposal pact with US
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally withdrawn from a key arms control agreement with the United States governing the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, as the few remaining nuclear security accords between the two powers vanish.
European diplomacy should have stopped war, Orban tells Italian broadcaster
The job of European diplomacy would have been stopping the war in Ukraine, but Brussels has become "irrelevant" by deciding not to negotiate, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told an Italian TV channel on October 28.
Zelenskiy allows the start of controlled arms exports
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ordered Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence to begin the controlled export of domestically produced weapons starting in November for the first time in the hope of boosting production and attracting investment.
North Korea fires cruise missiles to mark Trump's arrival in the South
State media framed the launch as a reminder of North Korea’s military strength to what it described as its enemies. The launch does not breach United Nations restrictions, since the rules prohibit ballistic missile testing, not cruise missiles.
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong heads to APEC in bid to deepen Seoul ties
The visit will be Wong’s first trip to South Korea since he assumed office in May 2024, and the first by a Singaporean prime minister since 2019 – in part to recognise the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
US–South Korea investment deal on ice – for now
After a triumphant round of investment pledges in Tokyo, Donald Trump’s state visit to South Korea presents a far more challenging negotiation.
Kyrgyzstan bans three media titles as “extremist organisations”
Populist-nationalist president Sadyr Japarov, due to meet Donald Trump next week, denies introducing authoritarian controls.