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• US Cuts Troops In Romania Amid Military Posture 'Adjustments' RFE/RL 29 Oct 2025 -- The United States is significantly reducing its military presence in Romania, in what the US Army called an "adjustment to US force posture," amid Moscow's war against neighboring Ukraine and heightened European concern about Russian incursions into NATO airspace.
• Romania and the Allies have been informed about the United States' decision to downsize the US troops in Europe Romania - Ministry of National Defence 29 Oct 2025 -- Romania and the Allies were informed of the United States' decision to downsize American troops in Europe.
• Rogers and Wicker: We strongly oppose the Pentagon's decision to scale back the U.S. troop presence in Romania House Armed Services Committee 29 Oct 2025 -- U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement expressing concern with the Pentagon's announcement that it will discontinue the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania, which appears uncoordinated and directly at odds with the President's strategy:
• U.S. Navy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Complete 31st CARAT Brunei U.S. 7th Fleet 29 Oct 2025 -- The U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces completed the 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 30, after five days of shore-based engagements in Bandar Seri Begawan and two days of sea-phase exercises in the South China Sea.
• Putin Says Russia Tests New, Nuclear-Capable Remote Torpedo Dubbed 'Doomsday Machine' RFE/RL 29 Oct 2025 -- Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered long-range remote torpedo, President Vladimir Putin said, a weapon that some experts have dubbed a "doomsday machine."
• Putin hails Russia's successful test of nuclear-powered underwater drone Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the successful test of a nuclear-powered underwater drone capable of carrying nuclear warheads, calling it a major technological and strategic breakthrough for the country's armed forces.
• Putin: Russia Successfully Tested Poseidon Underwater Vehicle Sputnik 29 Oct 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Wednesday that the October 28 test of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle, fuelled by nuclear power, was a major success.
• Putin Praises Burevestnik's 'Undeniable Advantages' Sputnik 29 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin visited the P.V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow.
• Developing Domestic Defense Industry Main Thing for Russia - Kremlin Sputnik 29 Oct 2025 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the main thing for Moscow is the development of the domestic defense industry, not the statements of US President Donald Trump about the United States' military power.
• Denys Shmyhal convened a meeting on credit mechanisms for Ukrainian defense production Ukraine MOD 29 Oct 2025
• Sergiy Boyev and the Minister of Defence of Romania discussed potential joint projects under the SAFE initiative Ukraine MOD 29 Oct 2025
• MoD's DOT procured 500,000 individual heating systems for service members Ukraine MOD 29 Oct 2025
• MoD explains what the 51-day Basic General Military Training course includes and what recruits gain Ukraine MOD 29 Oct 2025
• Denys Shmyhal discussed defence cooperation with Portugal's Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo Ukraine MOD 29 Oct 2025
• Foreign media note changes on what appears to be 2nd prototype of China's alleged sixth-gen fighter jet; Chinese expert infers development progress Global Times 29 Oct 2025 -- After images showing what appears to be the second prototype of China's alleged sixth-generation fighter jet, dubbed the "ginkgo leaf," started to circulate online, foreign media noted several structural changes to the aircraft design compared with the one that was first spotted in December 2024. A Chinese aviation expert said on Tuesday that the alleged second prototype, if authentic, indicates good progress in the aircraft development.
• KMT chair-elect expresses opposition to 5% GDP defense budget CNA 29 Oct 2025 -- KMT chair-elect Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said Wednesday that Taiwan needs a "reasonable defense budget" but warned that "too high and unreasonable" military spending would exceed the nation's financial capacity.
• Australia getting set for Submarine Rotational Force - West Australia DOD 29 Oct 2025 -- Today marks another significant leap in Australia's journey to acquire a sovereign capability to operate and maintain conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines from HMAS Stirling.
• Unbroken surveillance of the seas Australia DOD 29 Oct 2025 -- Beneath the steady hum of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon, radars swept and sensors locked onto vessels suspected of illicit ship-to-ship transfers.
• Five Eyes forum strengthens logistics ties Australia DOD 29 Oct 2025 -- In September, senior strategic logistics representatives from Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand attended the Five Eyes (FVEYS) A4 Collaboration Forum in Darwin, the Northern Territory.
• Precision and partnership drive Argos success Australia DOD 29 Oct 2025 -- Defence Housing Australia has completed two new developments in Canberra, adding 113 new properties to the region's housing supply.
• DPRK Missile Administration Conducts Test-fire of Sea-to-Surface Strategic Cruise Missiles KCNA 29 Oct 2025 -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted a test-fire of sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles in the West Sea of Korea on October 28.
• DRDO hands over 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology for eight products to the industry during SAMANVAY 2025 India PIB 29 Oct 2025 -- DRDO handed over 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LATOTs) for eight products to the industry partners during the inaugural session of SAMANVAY 2025, a two-day Industry synergy meet organised by the Electronics and Communication Systems (ECS) Cluster of the DRDO, in Bengaluru on October 29, 2025
• IRIGC-M&MTC: 5th Meeting of Working Group on Military Cooperation held in New Delhi India PIB 29 Oct 2025 -- The 5th Meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) took place in Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on October 28-29, 2025
• Estonia-led EUROGUARD project moving toward a semi-autonomous vessel Estonia CDI 29 Oct 2025 -- At the beginning of October, the partners of the European Defence Fund development project EUROGUARD met in Rome to discuss the next steps in implementing development activities. Estonia was represented at the meeting by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (RKIK), the Estonian Navy, and Baltic Workboats.
• Defence Minister's meeting with his French counterpart, in Sibiu Romania - Ministry of National Defence 29 Oct 2025 -- On Thursday, October 30th, Minister of National Defence, Liviu-Ionuț Moșteanu, will have a meeting in Sibiu, with the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of the French Republic, Catherine Vautrin, who will be visiting Romania.
• Switzerland updates administrative arrangement with the European Defence Agency Federal Council - Swiss Government 29 Oct 2025 -- At its meeting on 29 October 2025, the Federal Council approved an updated agreement between Switzerland and the European Defence Agency (EDA). The agreement has yet to be adopted by the Council of the EU. In response to the changes in the security policy environment in Europe, the Federal Council is seeking to align the agreement concluded with the EDA in 2012 more strategically with Switzerland's defence capabilities.
• Continued support for weapons and ammunition management training in Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Council - Swiss Government 29 Oct 2025 -- At its meeting on 29 October, the Federal Council decided to continue assisting the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a bilateral basis in developing their abilities in relation to the safe storage and management of weapons and ammunition. By sending up to 10 Swiss weapons and ammunition experts, the Federal Council is ensuring that the support project, which has been running for several years, can be brought to a successful conclusion.
• Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine visits Lithuania to strengthen bilateral defence industrial cooperation Lithuania MND 29 Oct 2025-- Vice Minister of National Defence Tomas Godliauskas met with Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Sergiy Boyev who is visiting Lithuania, as well as with chief executives of Ukroboronprom, and representatives of other strategic Ukraine's defence industry companies.
• A look at the Defence news 20 - 26 October Netherlands Ministry of Defence 29 Oct 2025
• Estrada calls for Senate oversight on AFP modernization Philippine News Agency 29 Oct 2025 -- Senator Jinggoy Estrada called on Wednesday for the Senate to exercise its oversight powers to review the implementation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program, citing delays, underfunding, and rising security threats in the region.

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• 29 October 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 29 Oct 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood | Operation Northern Arrows | Giddeon's Chariots

• 104 killed in overnight Israeli attacks in Gaza despite ceasefire IRNA 29 Oct 2025 -- As many as 104 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours, the Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday, condemning Tel Aviv for its repeated violations of the ceasefire.
• Israeli strikes kill at least 100 Palestinians across Gaza IRNA 29 Oct 2025 -- According to the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli strikes across the strip left at least 100 people dead, including 35 children, in a span of 12 hours.
• Hamas calls on ceasefire mediators to pressure Israel to halt its "military extremism" IRNA 29 Oct 2025 -- The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has once again denounced the Israeli violation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, calling on the mediators to accept their responsibility for the Tel Aviv regime's "military extremism."
• Israeli massacre: Over 100 Gazans, including 35 children, killed despite truce Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Israeli strikes have massacred at least 100 Palestinians, including 35 children, across the war-torn Gaza Strip, marking the latest violation of the ceasefire between Hamas and the occupying entity.
• 37 Gazans killed in new Israeli aggression despite ceasefire Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- The Israeli military has killed as many as 37 people, including 16 children, across the Gaza Strip in drastic violation of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, despite the Palestinian resistance movement's insistence in close commitment to the deal.
• Death Toll From Latest Israeli Strikes on Gaza Rises to 30 - Civil Defense Sputnik 29 Oct 2025 -- The death toll from the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza has risen to 30, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Zabar Tafesh Bassal, said.
• 3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in N. West Bank: health ministry People's Daily 29 Oct 2025 -- Three Palestinian men were killed by the Israeli forces on Tuesday in the west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
• UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of civilians, including children, in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight into Wednesday, calling for all parties to uphold their commitments to the fragile ceasefire
• UNRWA Situation Report #193 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem UNRWA 29 Oct 2025
• UN human rights chief says appalled by deadly Gaza strikes OHCHR 29 Oct 2025 -- Reports that over 100 Palestinians were killed overnight in a wave of Israeli airstrikes mainly on residential buildings, IDP tents and schools across the Gaza strip, following the death of an Israeli soldier, are appalling.
• 60-plus states complicit in Israeli genocide: Expert briefs UN General Assembly in scathing new report Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories has briefed members of the world body's General Assembly on how more than sixty governments, most importantly Western powers and several Arab states, have been enabling the Israeli regime's "genocidal machinery" in Gaza.
• New airstrikes in Gaza show Israeli intent to pursue genocide: Iran Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Israel's latest wave of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, describing them as a blatant violation of international law and a continuation of genocidal operations against the Palestinian people.
• NZDF liaison officer deployed to Israel New Zealand Government 29 Oct 2025-- The New Zealand Defence Force has deployed a liaison officer to Israel to help inform the Government on possible next steps on the Gaza peace deal, Defence Minister Judith Collins says.
• Pakistan Strongly Condemns Israel's Violations of the Gaza Peace Agreement Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Oct 2025 -- Pakistan strongly condemns the renewed attacks by the Israeli occupying forces in Gaza, which have reportedly resulted in civilian casualties.
• Save the Children warns Gaza's children face 'excruciating' toll as Israel resumes bombardment Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- The international charity Save the Children has condemned Israel's renewed bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, describing the rising number of child casualties as "excruciating."

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• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Hurricane Melissa, Ukraine UNOCHA 29 Oct 2025
• Marcos: PH to stay calm but firm in defending WPS Philippine News Agency 29 Oct 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reaffirmed the Philippines' resolve to defend its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "firmly but calmly," amid renewed tensions with China over disputed waters.
• Pakistan announces 'failure' of peace talks with Afghanistan Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Pakistan has announced that peace negotiations with Afghanistan aimed at resolving recent deadly border clashes have failed.
• Pakistan Says Peace Talks With Afghan Taliban Fail To Find 'Workable Solution' RFE/RL 29 Oct 2025 -- Negotiations for a lasting truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan have broken down, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on October 29 after four days of negotiations brokered by Qatar and Turkey.
• Iran and Afghanistan to continue talks over shared water resources: Deputy FM IRNA 29 Oct 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabad says Iran will continue to pursue issues related to shared water resources and transboundary rivers, in a special way, with Afghanistan.
• Iran, Afghanistan agree on prisoner transfers, resumption of stalled border, water talks Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Iran and Afghanistan have reached agreement on several key issues, including prisoner exchanges, resumption of stalled border demarcation projects, and renewed cooperation on water rights and security issues.
• Israel escalates attacks on Syria amid HTS killing of minorities Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Israeli forces have ramped up their violations against Syrian soil by conducting four incursions across southwestern provinces of Quneitra and Dara'a over the past 24 hours.
• Myanmar at a crossroads: A choice between impunity and justice UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- Myanmar stands at a crossroads between impunity and humanitarian crisis, as escalating military airstrikes, widespread civilian casualties and mounting evidence of war crimes continue to devastate the country.
• No child safe in Al Fasher UNICEF 29 Oct 2025 -- UNICEF is gravely concerned by the images and reports coming from Al Fasher, in the Darfur region of Sudan.
• Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan's El Fasher leaves 460 dead UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the RSF militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher in Sudan.
• WFP Statement regarding staff expulsions by Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs WFP 29 Oct 2025 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) confirms that the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed us that two of our top leaders in Sudan have been designated as persona non grata, and asked to leave the country within 72 hours, without any explanation.
• WHO condemns killings of patients and civilians amid escalating violence in El Fasher, Sudan WHO 29 Oct 2025
• Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust on the killing of Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers Government of Norway 29 Oct 2025 -- 'I am outraged and deeply saddened by the brutal killing of five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers in the city of Bara, North Kordofan. They were carrying out lifesaving work, and were clearly marked with the Red Crescent emblem, when they were attacked and murdered. Three others remain missing', Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust.
• Iran condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan's Darfur region IRNA 29 Oct 2025 -- The Foreign Ministry has expressed deep concern over the ongoing violence in Sudan's North Darfur region, condemning the killing of civilians and destruction of infrastructure in the city of Al-Fashir.
• South Sudan: UN Commission urges General Assembly to bolster dialogue and justice efforts, to avert return to full scale war OHCHR 29 Oct 2025 -- Addressing the UN General Assembly today, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned that amidst escalating armed conflict and political crisis, decisive and coordinated international action is urgently required to halt mounting human rights violations and to avert a total collapse of the country's political transition.
• UAE supplied Sudan's RSF militants with UK-made weapons: Report Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- A recent report has revealed that British-made weapons and military equipment are being supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to militants from the so-called Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid a civil war in Sudan that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced about 12 million more.
• Statement on intensification of offensive on El Fasher in Sudan Spain MFA 29 Oct 2025
• South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- South Sudan faces a renewed slide into full-scale conflict unless urgent international action is taken, the UN-appointed independent investigative body examining human rights there warned on Wednesday.
• 23rd round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting (October 25, 2025) India MEA 29 Oct 2025 -- The 23rd round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on 25th October 2025.
• Chinese, Indian militaries hold 23rd round of Corps Commander Level Meeting PRC MND 29 Oct 2025 -- On October 25, 2025, the Chinese and Indian militaries held the 23rd round of Corps Commander Level Meeting at the Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on the Indian side.
• UN expert calls for strengthened MINUSCA mandate to support peacebuilding in the Central African Republic OHCHR 29 Oct 2025 -- A UN expert has called for a robust, proactive and fully engaged United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) with a reinforced human rights component, ahead of a Security Council decision on the renewal of its mandate.
• WFP, FAO call for urgent action as hunger deepens in DRC WFP 29 Oct 2025 -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warn today of the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with acute food insecurity remaining stubbornly high and emergency hunger levels surging in the conflict-hit eastern provinces.

News Reports

• IAEA Unveils 2024 Annual Report IAEA 29 Oct 2025-- The 2024 IAEA Annual Report is now available to read online in all the official UN languages. It covers the IAEA's work on nuclear science and technology, safety and security, safeguards, energy, technical cooperation, and its global impact over the past year.
• UN nuclear watchdog highlights Iran, Syria and Ukraine as key global tests UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- Mounting nuclear risks - from Ukraine's war-torn power plants to Iran's unresolved safeguards, and renewed inspection efforts in Syria - are testing the global non-proliferation regime like never before, the UN's nuclear watchdog warned on Wednesday.
• Former General Manager for U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Trade Secrets to Russian Broker US Dept. of Justice 29 Oct 2025 -- Peter Williams, 39, an Australian national, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today in connection with selling his employer's trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker, the Justice Department announced today.
• Failed covert plot: US reportedly tried to recruit Maduro's pilot to capture Venezuelan leader Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- A US federal agent attempted to recruit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot, Gen. Bitner Villegas, in a covert plan, to divert the president's plane into American custody, the Associated Press reports.
• Paris Declaration on Multilateral Action for Information Integrity and Independent Media. Élysée - President of France 29 Oct 2025
• Suspected Dawlah Islamiyah bombmaker nabbed in Sultan Kuldarat Philippine News Agency 29 Oct 2025 -- Elite police officers from the Special Action Force (SAF) arrested an alleged bombmaker of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI)-Hassan Group during an operation in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.
• Meeting with Government members President of Russia 29 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with members of the Government.
• Xi highlights key role of 15th Five-Year Plan People's Daily 29 Oct 2025 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has emphasized that formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) is of great significance for facilitating China's sustained and sound development, and for putting the country on firmer foundations for basically achieving socialist modernization as planned.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on October 29, 2025 PRC MND 29 Oct 2025
• Trump Seeks Trade Agreement With Xi As Ukraine, Taiwan Loom Large RFE/RL 29 Oct 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has said he expects to strike a deal when he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea amid a monthslong trade war with Beijing.
• Ahead of President Trump's Meeting with Xi, Ranking Member Shaheen Pens Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: "America Needs a Bipartisan China Strategy" US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 29 Oct 2025 -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal outlining her vision for a bipartisan American foreign policy, continued engagement with allies and partners on trade and the military and competing with China on the global stage.
• President Lai vows opposition to 'annexation, invasion, unification' CNA 29 Oct 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday said Taiwan must show "firm opposition to annexation, opposition to invasion, and opposition to advancing unification," days after a top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official called for Taiwan's "reunification" with China.
• Explainer: Envisioning Taiwan after cross-Strait reunification People's Daily 29 Oct 2025 -- After the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are reunited, people in Taiwan will enjoy better social welfare, broader development prospects, greater security and dignity, and a more confident presence in the world, according to an article published on Monday.
• Mainland's top Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice chairman-designate People's Daily 29 Oct 2025 -- Chinese mainland official Song Tao met with Hsiao Hsu-tsen, vice chairman-designate of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, and his delegation in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Tuesday.
• Committed to peaceful reunification but never renounce use of force: spokesperson on query that key CPC meeting communique doesn't mention 'peaceful reunification' Global Times 29 Oct 2025 -- When asked about public opinion noting that the omission of the phrase "peaceful reunification" in the Communique of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC—which emphasized "promoting the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Straits and advancing the cause of national reunification"—a mainland spokesperson on Wednesday responded that "our overarching policy toward Taiwan remains consistent and clear."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Oct 2025
• Delegation of Chinese People's Liberation Army Leaves for Home KCNA 29 Oct 2025 -- The delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (CPLA) led by Xia Zhihe, political commissar of National Defence University of the CPLA, left here for home on October 28.
• Iran needs up to $180bn to meet oil production targets: Official Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- An Iranian Oil Ministry official says that the country requires up to $180 billion in investment to increase its oil production by at least 1 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2028, as outlined in its national development plan.
• Security forces capture all terrorists behind deadly attack on police convoy in southeast Iran Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Iranian security forces have dealt a heavy blow to foreign-backed terrorists in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, capturing all those responsible for a deadly attack against a police convoy in late October last year.
• Focus on the Middle East - Foreign Minister Wadephul visits Jordan, Lebanon and Bahrain Germany Federal Foreign Office 29 Oct 2025-- Foreign Minister Wadephul is making his first visit to Jordan, Lebanon and Bahrain. In addition to meetings with political stakeholders, he will visit the German frigate serving with the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon and take part in a conference in Bahrain on regional and global security.
• Foreign Minister Wadephul prior to his departure for Jordan, Lebanon and Bahrain Germany Federal Foreign Office 29 Oct 2025
• Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Oct 2025
• Telephone meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and President von der Leyen of the European Commission Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Oct 2025
• Japan-India Summit Telephone Talk Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 29 Oct 2025
• Press conference - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Prime Minister of Australia 29 Oct 2025
• Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong Prime Minister of Canada 29 Oct 2025
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Belarus' hybrid actions at the EU external border EC/CEU 29 Oct 2025
• Georgian Dream Demands Ban On Three Largest Opposition Parties RFE/RL 29 Oct 2025 -- Georgia's ruling party will ask the Constitutional Court to outlaw the three largest opposition parties, which are all strongly pro-Western, a senior member of the ruling Georgian Dream party said on October 28.
• Embargo against Cuba must be lifted immediately, unconditionally: Iran IRNA 29 Oct 2025 -- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says that the embargo on Cuba must be lifted immediately and without conditions, noting that ending the restrictions would provide much-needed relief to the Cuban people and send a clear message that the era of coercion, domination, and economic oppression must end.
• Iran demands end to 'immoral' sanctions on Cuba, decries US unilateralism Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- Iran has demanded that the US sanctions on Cuba must be lifted "immediately and unconditionally," condemning the "unlawful measures rooted in arrogance" for inflicting severe harm on ordinary citizens.
• UNGA votes for end to US embargo on Cuba despite Washington's lobbying Press TV 29 Oct 2025 -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has once again called for an end to the decades-long US economic embargo on Cuba, defying Washington's sustained pressure campaign to influence the vote.
• Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly demands end to US embargo on Cuba UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- The UN General Assembly on Wednesday has - for the 33rd consecutive year - adopted a resolution calling for an end to the decades-long United States embargo against Cuba.
• HRH the Crown Prince Meets with Syrian President SPA 29 Oct 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met today with Syrian Arab Republic President Ahmed al-Sharaa and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ninth annual Future Investment Initiative (FII9) Conference, held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh
• President: Europe Needs Secure and Uninterrupted Energy Supplies and Investments in Expanding Connectivity President of the Republic of Bulgaria 29 Oct 2025-- Europe needs secure and uninterrupted energy supplies and investments in expanding transport, energy, and digital connectivity to ensure the sustainability of supply chains, said President Rumen Radev during his meetings in Riyadh with the Governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who manages assets worth USD 1 trillion, and with the Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Faisal F. Alibrahim.
• Head of State: Bulgaria Highly Appreciates Jordan's Contribution to De-escalating the Military Conflict in the Middle East and Strengthening Stability in the Region President of the Republic of Bulgaria 29 Oct 2025-- Bulgaria highly appreciates Jordan's contribution to de-escalating the military conflict in the Middle East and strengthening stability in the region. This was stated by Head of State Rumen Radev at a meeting in Riyadh with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Jordan, His Royal Highness Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah.
• Radev: Kosovo's Unwavering Commitment to Building Stable Institutions and Regional Cooperation Deserves Recognition and Support President of the Republic of Bulgaria 29 Oct 2025-- The Republic of Kosovo's unwavering commitment to building stable institutions and deepening regional cooperation is in the interest of both the countries of Southeast Europe and the European Union, and deserves recognition and support. This was stated by President Rumen Radev at a meeting in Riyadh with the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani.
• Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov: We continue to develop bilateral relations with Hungary Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria 29 Oct 2025-- Bulgaria and Hungary develop excellent friendly relations, based on deep historical ties and traditions. Our common interest calls for deeper bilateral economic cooperation, including cooperation in strategic areas such as investment, transport, innovations and high technologies. This was stated by Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov at his meeting with Hungary's President Tamás Sulyok.
• US Removes Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb Politician Milorad Dodik And Allies From Sanctions List RFE/RL 29 Oct 2025 -- Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and dozens of his allies have been removed from the US sanctions list, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on October 29.
• Heavy caseload reflects 'sign of trust' from governments, says World Court president UN News 29 Oct 2025 -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, is the UN's top international judicial body, making rulings involving disputes between countries that affect perceptions and legal definitions worldwide.
• Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and New Zealand, 29 October 2025 New Zealand Government 30 Oct 2025-- [Joint Statement delivered by the Foreign Ministers of the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and New Zealand, at the Nordic 5/New Zealand Foreign Minister's meeting, Stockholm 29 October 2025]