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No meeting has been scheduled between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan over the latest diplomatic row, Malacañang said Tuesday, as it awaits a report from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the envoy's meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro.

Georgia's Constitutional Court will begin hearings on October 21 that seek an outright ban on the country's largest opposition parties, a move critics say would undermine fundamental democratic freedoms in the Caucasus nation.

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Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chris Murphy (D-CT), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement ahead of Serbia's upcoming parliamentary elections on October 25, 2026, calling for Serbian authorities to ensure the elections are free and fair.

The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife was an unprecedented Western gamble, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

The Italian authorities are set to deploy 500 troops to the city of Milan amid ongoing unrest, media reported citing Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.

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On October 20, 2026, the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Dushanbe under the chairmanship of the Republic of Tajikistan.

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The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine is working to expand cooperation with German defense companies, develop joint production, and attract financing for Ukraine's defence industry.

A single day of conflict in 2026 will cost the Ukrainian budget $266 million, according to data from the Ukrainian Finance Ministry as analyzed by Sputnik.

Russia carried out a strike on a container ship, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa for the purposes of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Timoshevka in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Russian armed forces continued to carry out overnight strikes on Ukraine's logistics and port infrastructure facilities, as well as on naval vessels used by the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

There is serious tension in relations between the United States and Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.

The White House has not agreed on a transfer of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems by a third country, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.