Europe
EU presses partners as Ukraine faces a €70bn funding gap in 2027
Non-EU pledges for next year have fallen to €4bn from €19bn, forcing Brussels to weigh joint debt and a larger European burden.
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Europe
Europe
EU presses Britain to increase Ukraine funding before November summit
European leaders want London and other non-EU partners to cover more of Kyiv's widening 2027 funding gap as Russian attacks raise costs.
Asia
Philippines urges ASEAN talks after deadly Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine
As ASEAN chair, Manila expressed concern after an airstrike in Kyauktaw killed 50 people and wounded dozens, while offering to facilitate a regional response led by Myanmar.
Middle East
Pakistan carries Saudi warning to Iran as Houthi attacks widen regional risk
Islamabad urged Tehran to restrain Yemen's Houthis after attacks wounded 73 people in Saudi Arabia, while Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey coordinated under a defensive security pact.
Africa
UN investigators map foreign networks sustaining Sudan's war
A UN fact-finding mission linked companies and personnel across several countries to weapons, financing, logistics and contractors serving Sudan's warring forces, and urged a wider arms embargo.
Russia
Russia strikes nine Ukrainian cities as air-defense shortages deepen
The overnight missile and drone barrage damaged homes, businesses, energy systems and transport while Ukraine renewed its call for ballistic-missile defenses.
Latin America
US hospital ship to deploy to Peru as major El Niño threat approaches
The USNS Comfort is due on Peru's northern Pacific coast in February 2027 within a response plan combining equipment, expertise and surveillance flights.
United States
Michigan primary widens Democrats' progressive lane ahead of US midterms
Abdul El-Sayed's Senate nomination in a pivotal Midwestern state has intensified the Democratic debate over economic populism, Gaza, campaign money and the leadership the party will carry into 2026 and 2028.
Middle East
UNIFIL records sharpest Israeli escalation in Lebanon since June ceasefire framework
Peacekeepers counted 113 Israeli projectiles on Wednesday and 120 within 16 hours on Thursday, alongside airstrikes, displacement and new casualties around Al-Mansuri and other parts of southern Lebanon.
Europe
EU directs €1.4 billion in Russian-asset profits to Ukraine financing and military aid
The latest allocation will send €1.33 billion to a mechanism servicing G7 and EU loans to Kyiv and €70 million to military assistance, while the immobilised central-bank principal remains untouched.
United States
Trump hosts Netanyahu and Zelenskiy as two wars enter critical phases
The White House meetings bring together competing demands over Iran diplomacy, Israeli politics, Ukrainian air defenses and delayed U.S. military assistance.
Asia
ASEAN Talks in Manila Overshadowed by Iran War and South China Sea Tensions
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have gathered in Manila for annual talks overshadowed by the US-Iran war, with concerns that Washington's military focus on the Middle East could divert attention from China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are among the key attendees.