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24.10.2025 13:40 Lithuania summoned the charge d'affaires from the Russian Embassy in Vilnius and issued a strong protest over what it said was the entry of two Russian planes into its airspace on October 23.

24.10.2025 13:40 Western countries have ratcheted up pressure on Moscow with sanctions announcements in Washington and Brussels targeting the oil and gas sectors that are key to financing Russia's nearly four-year long full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

24.10.2025 13:40 The European Commission welcomes the adoption by EU Member States of the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. The new package of sanctions substantially increases the pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance, the military industrial base, special economic zones, as well as enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression.

24.10.2025 13:40 Today, the Council adopted a sweeping 19th package of further 69 individual listings and numerous economic restrictive measures targeting key sectors which fuel Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, including energy, finance and the military industrial complex. The Council is also strengthening control over the movement of Russian diplomats across the EU and taking further measures against those responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children.

24.10.2025 13:40 The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Monday to Thursday.

24.10.2025 13:40 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that he will virtually attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur later this week, ending speculation of a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

24.10.2025 13:40 On Thursday, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur and South Korean Minister of Defence Ahn Gyu-back signed a defence cooperation agreement in Seoul, South Korea, under which Estonia plans to purchase South Korean Chunmoo rocket launchers to supplement its US HIMARS units.

24.10.2025 13:40 The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant was successfully re-connected to Ukraine's electrical grid today after a month-long outage, following repairs carried out under the protection of a local ceasefire negotiated by the IAEA and observed by its teams on the ground, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

24.10.2025 13:40 The Gaza ceasefire provides a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases of the wider Israel-Palestine conflict, the UN's deputy Middle East envoy told the Security Council on Thursday.

24.10.2025 13:40 Gaza's health system remains in ruins despite the fragile ceasefire holding, with hundreds of thousands still facing urgent medical and humanitarian needs, the head of the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.

24.10.2025 13:40 Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential services have driven millions of people in Sudan to the "brink of survival" - with women and children bearing the heaviest burden.

24.10.2025 13:40 More than one million people have returned to Khartoum within the last ten months, according to a new report by the International Organization for Migration . The Sudan Return Monitoring Snapshot indicates that these returns took place between November 2024 and September 2025, as families made their way back from different parts of the country.

24.10.2025 13:40 Four United Nations agencies today called for urgent international attention on the crisis in Sudan, to address the immense suffering and growing dangers to the population. Over 900 days of brutal fighting, widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of life-sustaining services have pushed millions to the brink of survival, particularly women and children.

24.10.2025 13:40 Tens of thousands of people marched in Budapest on October 23 in rival political rallies to mark the anniversary of the 1956 uprising against the communist government that was violently put down by Soviet troops.

24.10.2025 13:40 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off the deployment of the National Guard to San Francisco, the U.S. state of California, in a reversal from his previous remarks.