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.

Dorin Recean had a meeting with representatives of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO)

Ensuring transparency, respecting free and democratic processes in the electoral context were the topics discussed at the meeting of Prime Minister Dorin Recean with the representatives of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), on a mission to monitor the November 5 election.

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.

Igor Grosu will participate in the Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea International Platform

The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, will participate in the second Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea International Platform. The meeting will take place tomorrow, in Prague, being organized by Ukraine and the Czech Republic, informs the press service of the Legislative in Chisinau.

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.

Iran to host six-nation meeting on Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

Iran will host on October 23 a meeting of foreign ministers from Russia, Armenia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan to discuss regional issues including the dispute between Yerevan and Baku over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, RFE reports.

Russia’s Lavrov to visit Tehran on Monday

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Iran’s capital Tehran on Monday, state-run RIA news agency reported, citing ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.