By Staff, Agencies Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in a G20 ministerial meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, has triggered tensions among European delegations, with several diplomats reportedly threatening to boycott the traditional group photograph over his presence. German Foreign »»»

I’m trying to spend a few weeks back in Canada for some peace and quiet from the usual European drama. Just my luck that Queen Ursula would follow me here, circus and all. She hadn’t even landed in Montreal for the EU-Canada Summit, and already everyone around me was saying that Canada’s “associate»»»

UAE airports gear up for winter surge as airlines restore services UAE airports are preparing for a busier winter travel season as international airlines gradually restore services and expand their schedules. Scheduled departing seat capacity across the country's airports has risen to 7.2 million i»»»

Approximately 150 documents were signed on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in total, including commercial contracts and agreements between media outlets, the Kremlin said on Friday. "In addition, a large package of agreements was signed between educational institutions, news agencies, and»»»

ATLANTA: Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies will wrap up two days of talks in Atlanta on Saturday without reaching consensus on several critical global security issues after divisions, notably over Russia’s war with Ukraine, overshadowed the start of the meeting. As a result»»»

Share: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday that a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil struck a naval mine and caught fire while using an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, HERE IS THE THE LATEST – President Trump said Friday the war with Iran is “going to end soon,”»»»

ATLANTA: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s remarks about continuing strikes on Russian targets, saying they undermined preparations for fresh peace talks, while the European Union’s top diplomat accused Moscow of spreading “lies” an»»»

The ‌US State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 ​billion. Ukraine will pay for the defensive interceptor missiles with contributions from Canada, Germany and Norway routed through the US JUMPSTART program, along with na»»»

MOSCOW: Russia’s atomic power agency said Friday it was in advanced talks with four African nations about building floating nuclear power stations to help overcome power shortages. Alexey Likhachev, director general of the Rosatom state agency said talks were being held with Egypt, Namibia, Tanzani»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution Friday that would have supported Morocco’s demand for sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara and ended the UN’s 35-year peacekeeping mission, which was charged with helping to prepare a referendum on the future of the mineral-rich territor»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Russia imposed its veto to ​a US-drafted resolution that would scale back the military component of the UN ‌peacekeeping mission ‌in ​Western Sahara ‌and ⁠cement ​Morocco’s autonomy ⁠plan as the only basis for negotiating a political settlement to ⁠the half-century-old conflict. The»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump Friday insisted Republicans “have a shot” at success in the US midterms despite a feverish end to the campaign for elections that will decide control of Congress. Trump reversed course and reinstated two rallies in Kansas and Iowa a day after canceling them, a mov»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Russia imposed its veto to ​a US-drafted resolution that would scale back the military component of the UN ‌peacekeeping mission ‌in ​Western Sahara ‌and ⁠cement ​Morocco’s autonomy ⁠plan as the only basis for negotiating a political settlement to ⁠the half-century-old conflict. The»»»

A group of Bulgarian politicians, former prime ministers, ministers, senior military officers, diplomats and public figures has urged voters to support presidential candidate Andrey Gyurov and vice-presidential candidate Georgi Kandev in the November 1 runoff, warning that Bulgaria risks internatio»»»

Two years ago in Georgia, tens of thousands of pro-European protesters rallied against the disputed results of the October 2024 parliamentary election, which was officially won by the ruling Georgian Dream party. A few weeks later, the authorities announced the suspension of the country's European »»»

A Greek container ship has sunk after being struck by three drones, potentially of Russian origin, in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast on Wednesday, October 28. This incident highlights growing concerns for commercial shipping as the conflict between Ukraine and Russia persists.»»»

Russian made an unprecedented combative move this month as one of its military satellites, the Cosmos-2612, encroached upon the orbit of Ukrainian commercial satellite, Iceye-X36, in behaviour deemed "threatening" by the US State Department. Norbert Pouzin, an orbital analyst at French space tech f»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 30, 2026 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti called for following up on the results of the third Russia-Africa Summit, held on October 28-29 in Moscow, and translating them into concrete...»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 30, 2026 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti called for following up on the results of the third Russia-Africa Summit, held on October 28-29 in Moscow, and translating them into concrete...»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Pentagon has privately urged the Baltic NATO members to tone down their increasingly confrontational rhetoric toward Russia, warning that such statements could undermine European security, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The reported warni»»»

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reluctantly accepted this week’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturning its exclusion of Russian teams from international competitions. The ban was challenged at the Lausanne-based court by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation »»»

Abu Dhabi kids craft scares and memories for a Halloween to remember Abu Dhabi: Tomorrow night is Halloween, and a compound in Abu Dhabi's Khalidiyah is buzzing. Decorations are going up, scars are being painted on cheeks, and candy is being counted. In the middle of it all is a small group of frie»»»

ATLANTA: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday told G20 counterparts including Russia’s Sergei Lavrov that the world faces a decisive moment to tackle geopolitical crises, as wars in Ukraine and on Iran deepen rifts between member countries. Already, a traditional group photo planned for Frid»»»

President Iliana Iotova has proposed holding a forum on Black Sea security involving the six countries bordering the sea - Bulgaria, Romania, Turkiye, Georgia, Ukraine and Russia - with the aim of securing a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea basin, the President's Press Secretariat said on»»»

Serbia’s incoming leadership plans to hold talks with Russia to negotiate a long-term natural gas supply agreement, prominent Student List candidate Radomir Saicic has said. The student-backed movement, which defeated the coalition of longtime Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic in a parliamentary elec»»»

Representatives of the Central African Republic visited the Karacharovsky Mechanical Plant in Moscow as part of the Russia-Africa summit, Minister of the Moscow Government and Head of the Moscow Department of Investment and Industrial Policy Anatoly Garbuzov said. The foreign guests familiarized th»»»

Russian forces are increasingly targeting Ukraine's military industrial complex and energy infrastructure in tandem to weaken Ukraine’s combat capabilities, military observer and former war correspondent Alexey Borzenko tells Sputnik. “Russia targets the energy system because manufacturing drones a»»»

KYIV: Starving and exhausted residents of a Russian-held town in southern Ukraine were being evacuated on Friday as part of a joint relief operation by ​the opposing sides, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war. Under a local ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, »»»

ISTANBUL: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on a working visit to Turkiye for talks over war with Russia and the security situation in the Black Sea, the Turkish presidency said. “During the discussions to be held in Istanbul, the partie»»»

President Iliana Iotova has proposed holding a forum on Black Sea security involving the six countries bordering the sea - Bulgaria, Romania, Turkiye, Georgia, Ukraine and Russia - with the aim of securing a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea basin, the President's Press Secretariat said on»»»

The Rassvet aims to support Russia’s digital economy and safeguard its independence, Andrey Ionin, adviser to the CEO of Geoscan Group and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, tells Sputnik. “In Moscow, satellite communications are more of a luxury because fiber-optic networ»»»

By Staff, Agencies Serbia’s incoming leadership intends to open negotiations with Russia to secure a long-term natural gas supply agreement, prominent Student List candidate Radomir Saicic has announced, signaling that energy cooperation with Moscow will remain a priority under the new government. »»»

While African leaders and Russian officials gather to discuss security, trade and political cooperation at the Africa-Russia summit, one sensitive issue is notably absent from the agenda: the recruitment of Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine. More than 1,400 Africans have been enlisted since 2»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Preparations for trilateral talks on Ukraine do not imply any commitment to limiting hostilities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. "Preparations for talks do not imply any commitments to limit hostilities. We have repeatedly stated that we are against a ceasefire t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian refineries after a certain pause, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. "We had a pause for a while. And today, attacks [from Ukraine] on refineries have resumed and our enterprises are working to protect them," Novak sai»»»

In tonight's edition: Concern is growing in Tunisia as the families of several men who travelled to Russia for work or study are still searching for an answer about the fate of their loved ones forcibly conscripted to the war in Ukraine. Also, a year after Tanzania's controversial election, fe»»»

By Staff, Agencies As European households struggled to pay their energy bills, the continent’s oil companies more than doubled their profits over the last quarter, reaping the benefits of the US-“Israeli" aggression on Iran. Eight months to the day since American and “Israeli” occupation forces beg»»»

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is stirring up trouble at home during a controversial trip to Montreal, turning what should have been a straightforward trade mission into a petty argument over Canada’s fictional “membership” in the bloc. The EU mandarin traveled to Montreal for the 21s»»»

The maritime drone that struck the Greek container ship CONTSHIP JET off Cape Kaliakra was likely a Russian-developed Murena-300S or a modified version of that model, according to security experts, while its exact origin and responsibility for the attack remain unconfirmed. Stayko Topalov, presiden»»»

Russia said its forces struck energy infrastructure in and around Ukraine's capital on Friday as an aid ⁠convoy entered the beleaguered Russian-held city of Oleshky ​in southern Ukraine, carrying food and medical supplies as part of a localised ceasefire deal. Ukrainian officials said 527 people wo»»»

Newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last vestiges of independent journalism in Russia, announced Friday that it was closing down, citing pressure from authorities who recently searched the home of its senior editor and earlier this year detained one of its journalists. Russian newspaper Novaya Gaze»»»

POLITICS Dnevnik writes that presidential candidates Iliana Iotova and Andrey Gurov differ over Russia’s war against Ukraine, Black Sea security and relations between the presidency and the Government during their only televised debate. Iotova supports negotiations involving all six Black Sea count»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - All sides are now striving to end the conflict in Ukraine, even "the Europeans are getting a move on," Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday. "Everyone wants it, everyone strives for it. But this is not the first time this impression has occurred.… It is just that now, in my o»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed that Tehran and Moscow are finalizing a protocol to accelerate the construction of small modular reactors [SMRs]. Behrouz Kamalvandi, the AEOI deputy chief and spokesman, said on Wednesday that Iran has made good progress with the »»»

Lithuania will introduce universal male conscription despite public resistance to compulsory military service, the country’s government has announced. The Baltic state reinstated selective conscription in 2015, seven years after abolishing it. Under the new plan, the draft would be extended to all »»»

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of fraud over an alleged plot to field a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race. An electoral trick familiar to Russians who remember the political free-for-all of the 1990s, the tactic involves recruiting a candidate whose name matches that of an»»»

By Staff, Agencies The US has privately urged several European NATO allies to moderate their public statements about Russia as the Trump administration renews efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with the discussions. Lithuania, »»»

Russia and Egypt are discussing the construction of a seed-processing plant to supply Egyptian farmers and potentially other African markets, with a Russian agricultural company ready to invest in the project, Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut announced. The facility would process locally gro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 2,400 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr over the past week, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 38 armored combat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Sevastopol resident has been detained on suspicion of treason for transferring data on Russian military facilities to Ukrainian terrorists, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday. "The Federal Security Service of Russia in the territory of the Republic of Cri»»»