Blinken says he will work with China's Wang Yi to rein in Mideast tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that he will work with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, to prevent the conflict in the Middle East from spreading when they meet later this week, Reuters reports.

Chairman of Russia's oil major Lukoil dies suddenly

Vladimir Nekrasov, the chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil, has died suddenly at the age of 66 after suffering acute heart failure, the company said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

Macron proposes anti-Islamic State coalition fights Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria be widened to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, Reuters reports.

Macron arrives in Tel Aviv to express ‘full solidarity’ with Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Tel Aviv to express his country’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the deadly October 7 assault by Palestinian terror group Hamas,The Times of Israel reports.

Biden says can ‘talk’ about Israel-Hamas ceasefire only after hostages freed

US President Joe Biden said on Monday that any discussions about a Gaza ceasefire could only take place if Hamas frees all hostages seized from Israel in its October 7 attack, AFP reports.

Turkey’s president submits bill to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership

Erdoğan signs protocol and sends it to Turkish parliament after agreeing to Sweden’s membership at Nato summit in July, The Guardian reports.

Ukraine repelled Russian drone strike

Ukraine shot down 14 attack drones and a cruise missile fired by Russia at its south and east overnight, but debris from a downed drone damaged a warehouse at the Black Sea port of Odesa, officials said on Monday, Reuters reports.

Russia to boost natural gas supply to Hungary and China

Russia’s Gazprom will supply more gas to Hungary and China during the winter, CEO Alexei Miller told Russian media, as cited by Reuters.

Zelenski: We will definitely respond to every manifestation of Russia's terror

Ukraine says the casualty toll in a Russian missile strike that hit a postal distribution center in Kharkiv has risen to 23, including six dead, prompting vows of reprisal from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, RFE reports.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council meets in Luxembourg: Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the situation in Israel, on the agenda

The Foreign Affairs Council will start at 8.30 in Luxembourg and be chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, reads a press release of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

Army tank accidentally fires on Egyptian post near Gaza

Several Egyptian border guards sustained minor injuries on Sunday after being accidentally hit by fragments of a shell from an Israeli tank, a spokesperson for the Egyptian army said, Reuters reports.

Russia says downed three Ukraine missiles targeting Crimea

Russian forces shot down three missiles on Sunday targeting the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, a Russian official said, AFP reports.