ranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned at the United Nations on October 26 that, if Israel's retaliation against Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip doesn't end, then the United States will "not be spared from this fire."
Newly appointed Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will not back further military aid to Ukraine nor support further sanctions against Russia at a European Union summit, Slovak media cited him as saying.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected command posts of Russian troops in Ukraine's Donetsk region, his ministry said on October 25, during a working visit close to the war's front lines.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on October 24 that Washington does not seek conflict with Iran but warned that the United States would act swiftly and decisively if Iran or its proxies attack U.S. personnel anywhere.
Damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline earlier this month is believed to have been caused by a ship dragging a large anchor along the seabed, Finnish police said on October 24.
Moldova blocked access to more than 20 Russian media websites on October 24, saying that they had been used as part of an information war against the country.
Ukraine has set up a joint defense venture with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to service and repair Western weapons sent to help Kyiv against Russia's full-scale invasion.
The European Union's executive is set to present an assessment on November 8 of progress made by Ukraine in its membership bid, three officials said, a key step in the bloc's decision on starting accession talks with Kyiv.
The European Union is on track toward its goal of ending Europe's reliance on Russian fossil fuels within this decade, the European Commission said.
Finland's Foreign Ministry said on October 20 that it had contacted China and Russia via diplomatic channels regarding the investigation of damage to a pipeline and a telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea
Russia says it is coordinating its policy in the Middle East and North Africa with China.
Finland's Defense Ministry said on October 19 that it had blocked three planned property transactions involving Russian buyers on grounds that allowing the acquisitions to take place could hamper the defense of Finnish territory.
Finnish police said on October 19 that they had completed their crime scene investigation into the damage to a subsea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his resolve to fulfill agreements made last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, state media KCNA reported on October 20.
China and Russia have maintained close and effective strategic coordination, and their bilateral volume of trade has reached a historical high, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on October 18.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a forum in China, a Hungarian government spokesman said on October 17.
The crew of a Panamanian-flagged tanker seized by Iran last year has been sentenced to a total 22 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of Bandar Abbas.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on October 16 said support for Ukraine remained a "top priority" for the United States and Europe, calling it crucial to underpin Ukraine's military battle against Russia's invasion.
A teacher was killed in a knife attack in a school in the northern French city of Arras on October 13 and the investigation was handed to the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into why an exiled Russian television journalist who staged a high-profile protest against the war in Ukraine was suddenly taken ill, a spokesperson for the Paris tribunal prosecutor's office said on October 12.
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