China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US

China has agreed to hold nuclear arms control talks with the United States next week, the first since the Obama administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Northwest Europe affected by Storm Ciarán, a powerful autumn storm

Europe went on high alert today as a storm dubbed Ciarán threatens to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region.

F-16s for Ukraine to arrive in Romania within two weeks

The first U.S.-made F-16 combat aircraft the Netherlands is donating to Ukraine will arrive in Romania's training center within two weeks, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Mondaym, Reuters reports.

Princess Leonor swears to Spanish Constitution

Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, has pledged her allegiance to the constitution in a ceremony that was boycotted by republican government ministers and Catalan and Basque nationalist MPs, The Guardian reports.

The border point between Gaza and Egypt was opened. Crowds of people are waiting to enter Egypt

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time in more than three weeks of brutal conflict to allow the evacuation of dozens of injured Palestinians requiring hospital treatment and hundreds of foreign passport holders, The Guardian reports.

Jabalia: Israel air strike reportedly kills dozens at Gaza refugee camp

An Israeli air strike is reported to have killed dozens of people at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, BBC reports.

Kazakhstan mourns after ArcelorMittal mine disaster kills 45

Kazakhstan was in national mourning on Sunday after 45 people died in a fire at an ArcelorMittal mine, the worst accident in the central Asian country’s post-Soviet history, The Guardian reports.

Israel-Hamas war // Gaza Strip: Attacks near a Palestinian Red Crescent hospital

The Palestinian Red Crescent expressed its concern on Tuesday following the attacks launched near one of its hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, where civilians have taken refuge from the Israeli bombardment, reports Agerpres.ro.

The US announces that Hamas is setting conditions to allow departures from the Gaza Strip

The Islamist group Hamas sets conditions to allow departures from the Gaza Strip, the US State Department announced on Monday through spokesman Matthew Miller, quoted by Reuters and Agerpres.

EU to help Western Balkans reforms with 6 billion euro package

The European Union plans to help the countries of the Western Balkans pursue reforms needed for integration with the wealthy bloc with an investment of 6 billion euros ($6.4 billion), the EU executive's president, Ursula von der Leyen, said in Skopje on Monday, Reuters reports.

Mihailo Fyodorov, Minister of Digital Transformation: The production of drones made in Ukraine has increased over 100 times

The Ukrainian minister for digital transformation, Mihailo Fyodorov, said that the production and number of drones made in Ukraine increased more than 100 times compared to last year, writes the Ukrainian RBC news agency, quoted by Rador.

Europe will no longer receive Russian gas through Ukraine. Naftogaz will close the tap next year

Naftogaz will not renew the contract for the transit of Russian gas to Europe on Ukrainian territory, which is due to expire in 2024, the Chairman of the Management Board, Alexey Chernyshev, said in an interview quoted by Ukrainian media, the EFE agency reports.