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EU not even invited to Ukraine talks yet — Russian security official

The bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is not welcome at the negotiating table because she is "stupid," Russian Sec...

Ukraine, Russia launch 'new format' for evacuating civilians from occupied territories, ombudsman says

According to the ombudsman, 16 Ukrainians were returned on Nov. 12 under the new arrangement.

Hurry up and wait: Europe wants a place at the table, ‘must make up its mind’ over Ukraine

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Dr. Alexander Titov, Lecturer in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast a...

Poland says no to funding US-made weapons for Ukraine under PURL — PM

Donald Tusk pointed out that Poland had a large budget deficit

Turkiye, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency says

Turkiye and Qatar were working to develop and diversify their energy partnership, and that their cooperation ‌in the def...

What's Trump's strategy now with Iran? To keep things as they are

Trump says "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as Iran war hits stalemate and midterms force pivot from threats o...

European delegation to talks on Ukraine includes EU, E5 representatives — EC president

Antonio Costa emphasized that the EU leaders support the negotiations

Beijing Turns to Soft Power as Washington Expands Central Asia Ties

China is responding to a successful US push to raise its trade profile in Central Asia by launching a far-reaching infor...

EU leaders bring Italy and Poland into Ukraine peace talks team as Kallas fights for spot

Europe has decided on a joint team for the peace talks led by France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, the EU institution...

Why is Erdogan's son meeting Lebanon’s top leaders?

Why is Erdogan's son meeting Lebanon’s top leaders? Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 11/13/2026 - 17:38 As Turkey seeks ...

Supreme Court to Weigh Keeping Trump Southern Border Asylum Ban

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider letting President Donald Trump keep broadly barring asylum applications from peo...

Long-range arms supplies to Kiev change nature of relations with Russia — envoy to Germany

According to Sergey Nechayev, such actions go beyond a simple violation of the established restrictions

How war with US is reshaping nuclear doctrine of post-Khamenei Iran

Iran’s nuclear debate is entering a consequential phase as the country’s official rejection of nuclear weapons faces gro...

Spanish prosecutor favours extraditing pro-Palestinian US Cox Enterprises heir

MADRID, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor on Friday expressed support for a US request to extradite pro-Palestinia...

EU okays consultant team for expert-level talks with Russia — AFP

The delegation will include representatives of the European Commission, the EU Council, Germany, France, Italy, and Pola...

US-China Board of Trade holds first meeting days before Trump-Xi summit

The United States and China held the inaugural meeting of their bilateral Board of Trade on Friday, just days before US ...

Russia urges North Stream blasts contractors be identified — ambassador

Sergey Nechayev dismissed as ungrounded the theory widely circulating in the Western media that the act of sabotage coul...

EU Leaders Squabble While US and Russia Drive Ukraine Talks

As European leaders gathered in central Dublin for back-to-back summits this week, the real action took place at a milit...

Israel bars supplies needed to treat six-year-old Gaza burn victim

Six-year-old burns victim Masa is one of the patients in Gaza whose recovery is under threat due to Israeli restrictions

Eisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Fueling ‘Racist’ Hostility Against Arabs

Gadi Eisenkot sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after the Israeli leader attacked Arab lawmakers...

Eisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Fueling ‘Racist’ Hostility Against Arabs

Gadi Eisenkot sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after the Israeli leader attacked Arab lawmakers...

Merz's call to include funds for Ukraine in seven-year EU budget rebuffed

Only Estonia and Latvia supported Merz's proposal

What we know about China's military exercises around Taiwan

China has been carrying out major military drills around Taiwan since early November. But contrary to some claims on soc...

Lebanese army says it seized arms depot in Beirut's southern suburbs

Lebanese army says it seized arms depot in Beirut's southern suburbs The Lebanese army said on Friday it had raided an a...

Iran honours fallen soldiers in Iran-Iraq war with missile display

Thousands gathered in Tehran for a mass funeral honouring 110 unidentified soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq war.

Twenty-Four Hours or Twenty-Four Months: It’s Time for Peace in Ukraine

CFR President Michael Froman analyzes this week’s talks in Abu Dhabi.

Eisenkot slams Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Palestinian Israelis

Prime ministerial hopeful calls attempts to marginalise and smear Palestinian citizens of Israel 'an anti-state act'.

EU leaders choose team for Ukraine peace talks after months of wavering

British representatives will be part of a team representing Europe in Ukraine peace talks.

Trump says Saudi Arabia is 'disintegrating'

Trump says Saudi Arabia is 'disintegrating' Saudi Arabia is “disintegrating”, US President Donald Trump said in an inter...

As the world's calamities converge climate talks tread water

Pragmatists concede that the process of annual international talks on climate change feels like it is, at best, treading...

Timing of Climate Science Reports Ignites a Hot Fight at U.N. Talks

Several countries that rely heavily on fossil fuels want to delay the next round of scientific assessments that governme...

'Check their LinkedIn page': Senator John Kennedy on Jensen Huang's alleged Chinese spy affair; 'I know people have affairs'

Trump says Saudi Arabia is 'disintegrating'

Trump says Saudi Arabia is 'disintegrating' Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 11/13/2026 - 16:08 US president says all the ...

Judges close part of ICC Afghanistan investigations that could look at US troops

The International Criminal Court will close investigations into Afghanistan that previously looked at alleged crimes by ...

Estonia bans Russian athletes as backlash intensifies

Estonia is the latest country to say it will not allow Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete on its territory as a r...

UN rights chief demands Houthis return body of Yemeni staff member

GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The UN's human rights chief on Friday demanded the return of the body of a Yemeni staff membe...

Ukrainian drone strike on car injures three civilians in Russia’s Belgorod Region

According to the regional crisis center, two people were taken to regional clinical hospital

'We have done all our homework' to get EU candidate status: Kosovo's PM Albin Kurti

FRANCE 24 hosts Albin Kurti, the prime minister of Kosovo, a country that declared its independence from Serbia back in ...

Russia sends major business delegation to Kabul for business talks with the Taliban

A Russian deputy prime minister led a 70-strong Russian delegation to Afghanistan, pursuing deals on transport, logistic...

Fergie Chambers tells Spanish court Gaza is 'moral question of our time'

Fergie Chambers tells Spanish court Gaza is 'moral question of our time' Submitted by Amandla Thomas-Johnson on Fri, 11/...