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US Treasury sanctions major Russian oil companies, calls on Moscow to immediately agree to ceasefire
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US Treasury sanctions major Russian oil companies, calls on Moscow to immediately agree to ceasefire

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on October 22 announced sweeping sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two
Sweden and Ukraine sign letter of intent for up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets
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Sweden and Ukraine sign letter of intent for up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets

STOCKHOLM — Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, signed a letter of
Russia says Putin-Trump summit still under preparation
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Russia says Putin-Trump summit still under preparation

MOSCOW — Preparations are still underway for a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President
UK lifts arms embargo on Azerbaijan and Armenia amid progress in peace process
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UK lifts arms embargo on Azerbaijan and Armenia amid progress in peace process

LONDON — The UK Government has formally lifted its arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan, declaring that the
Russia expands law to deploy reservists abroad and in peacetime
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Russia expands law to deploy reservists abroad and in peacetime

Russia is moving forward with legislation that would significantly expand the government’s ability to activate reservists, even in
Trump pledges to stop 'another war' going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Trump pledges to stop ‘another war’ going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan

U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced willingness to intervene diplomatically in the flare-up between Pakistan and Afghanistan, pledging
Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes; border closed
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Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes; border closed

KABUL/ISLAMABAD — Tensions between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan sharply escalated over the weekend, as Kabul claimed its
China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100% tariff threat
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China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100% tariff threat

Beijing has pushed back forcefully against U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming threat to slap a 100% tariff on
Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes escalate after alleged air strikes
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes escalate after alleged air strikes

Skirmishes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have sharply escalated after Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government alleged that Pakistan carried out airstrikes
Military parade in Pyongyang: Kim unveils new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Military parade in Pyongyang: Kim unveils new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile

North Korea marked the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party with a lavish military parade in Pyongyang
Trump threatens to hit China with 100% tariff starting in November
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Trump threatens to hit China with 100% tariff starting in November

In a major escalation of U.S. trade pressure on China, President Donald Trump announced on October 10 that
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of air attacks; Islamabad warns of action against militants
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of air attacks; Islamabad warns of action against militants

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government on Friday accused Pakistan of carrying out air raids in Kabul and the eastern Paktika
China says to impose 'special port fees' on US-linked ships
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China says to impose ‘special port fees’ on US-linked ships

China has announced that it will impose so-called “special port fees” on vessels linked to the United States,
Ex‑Ukraine PM warns Trump against sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Ex‑Ukraine PM warns Trump against sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has issued a strong warning to U.S. President Donald Trump against supplying
Russian oil traders demand payment from India in yuan – Reuters
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Russian oil traders demand payment from India in yuan – Reuters

Traders supplying Russian oil have begun demanding that Indian state-refiners pay in Chinese yuan rather than relying solely
Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United States
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Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United States

Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved a move to formally withdraw from the Plutonium Management and Disposition
Trump's push to reclaim Bagram airbase unites India, Pakistan and China in opposition
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Emmanuel Ademuyiwa

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Trump’s push to reclaim Bagram airbase unites India, Pakistan and China in opposition

President Donald Trump’s push to reclaim Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan has generated a rare alignment of resistance
Russia says momentum from Putin-Trump summit in Alaska ‘largely exhausted’
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Russia says momentum from Putin-Trump summit in Alaska ‘largely exhausted’

Russia has said that the diplomatic momentum generated by the August 2025 summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and
Putin says Russia has captured nearly 5,000 square kilometres in Ukraine this year
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Putin says Russia has captured nearly 5,000 square kilometres in Ukraine this year

Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted on Tuesday that Russian forces have seized nearly 5,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian
Trump deserves Nobel Prize if he convinces China to abandon use of force against Taiwan: Lai Ching-te
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Trump deserves Nobel Prize if he convinces China to abandon use of force against Taiwan: Lai Ching-te

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday that if U.S. President Donald Trump can persuade Chinese President Xi