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The recent meeting of the Chinese and Russian heads of government held in St. Petersburg was notable for its focus on cooperation in the Arctic, where Beijing and Moscow are increasingly challenging the United States and its allies.

Iran has designated Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) as a "hostile" group and declared the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force "terrorist organizations."

North Korea conducted a test of a cluster warhead for a tactical ballistic missile to assess its combat applicability and destructive power, state media reported Sunday.

Moscow and Kyiv traded strikes on November 1, with dozens of drones reportedly destroyed over Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region and energy infrastructure hit in four Ukrainian regions, leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to more than 400 people in Kyiv who were able to leave the city of Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, during a brief localized ceasefire. Many arrived in worrying condition at medical facilities on 31 October after being trapped by fighting and having endured months of severe shortages of basic necessities including food and medical supplies. WFP welcomed the short ceasefire and called for safe, sustained humanitarian access to reach civilians wherever they are in need.

US President Donald Trump renewed his threat to strike Iran, saying US forces still have one or two targets "to take care of," including Pickaxe Mountain, the notorious underground site where US officials say Tehran has moved thousands of centrifuges.

US President Donald Trump said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid speculation of possible new strikes against Iran, while Qatari mediators met with leaders of the Islamic republic in an effort to prevent a war of words from becoming a renewed deadly conflict.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened in two days instead of seven, as per a suggestion by Qatar, if his country's conditions were accepted.

A message attributed to Iran's supreme leader warned Israel and the United States against resuming airstrikes against the Islamic republic as tensions mounted in the region following the Israeli election and ahead of US midterm voting.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, referring to the talks between an Iranian delegation and the Qatari mediators in Doha, says although consultations over a "two-day plan" on reopening the Strait of Hormuz continue, but a definitive outcome has not been reached yet.

Iran has designated Britain's spying service, MI6, as a "hostile group" and declared the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force "terrorist organizations" in a retaliatory move against London's malicious actions against the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced the designation, citing the UK's participation in the illegal US-Israeli war against Iran and the country's decision on July 13 to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a "threat."

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On 30-31 October, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski participated in the meeting of the G20 heads of diplomacy in Atlanta. The event was hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Bulgaria has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) "grey list" for money laundering - a decision that restores the country's international standing and creates new opportunities for the Bulgarian economy, businesses and citizens..

Federal Chancellor Merz's trip to Asia