Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Russia
Oceania
Australia says China gave inadequate warning before Pacific missile test
Generic aviation notices and two hours of direct warning left Canberra demanding greater transparency over China's first submarine-launched intercontinental test.
Latin America
More than 300 US troops arrive in Colombia for expanded security training
Southern Vanguard 2026 combines counter-narcotics, drone, cyber and medical exercises while reopening a constitutional debate over foreign forces.
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.
India
India and US review a defence partnership built around technology and production
Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegseth marked the first year of a ten-year framework while regional allies sought clarity on Washington's Indo-Pacific commitment.
Africa
Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia call for simultaneous elections to end Libya's transition
The three neighbours want presidential and parliamentary voting, unified institutions and the withdrawal of all foreign forces under a Libyan-owned UN process.
Middle East
Qatar presents Iran with a seven-day path to halt the regional war
The draft sequences daily confidence-building steps and outside guarantees, but Tehran says the ideas remain unacceptable and do not yet constitute an offer.
Russia
Ukraine and Russia reopen a diplomatic path without narrowing their war aims
A possible Abu Dhabi round and a local humanitarian truce create movement, but territory, security guarantees and US policy remain unresolved.
Africa
South Africa deploys troops after anti-migrant violence in KwaZulu-Natal
The 510-soldier deployment will support police until November 30 after misinformation about an asylum ruling fed protests, looting and a killing.
Middle East
Trump hints at renewed Iran strikes as West Bank crisis intensifies
A new US warning coincided with a deadly Hebron clash and Israel's threat of a large operation and full lockdown in the occupied territory.
Latin America
El Salvador sends special forces to Haiti after four troops go missing
A rescue deployment followed a gang ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets, the first major attack on the new international security force.
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.