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ESA’s image selection highlights an auroral substorm, volcanic aerosols and a radar view of seas affected by Typhoon Surigae.
Kim Yo-jong has renewed Pyongyang’s denial of responsibility for mine explosions that injured three South Korean soldiers and rejected Seoul’s call for an apology.
Lance Corporal George Hooley was injured while observing a Ukrainian military test away from the front line and died three days later.
The municipality will not extend the closure of a house in Overasselt, but the mayor has decided on camera surveillance around it.
Police and prosecutors see no reason to investigate the student further, ANP reports. The university has not announced a decision on his suspension.
The Theodore Roosevelt and Makin Island groups have left San Diego for expected Middle East deployments, raising the prospect of a temporary increase in US forces before older groups are relieved.
Ambassador Deepak Mittal says Captain Smit Machchhar is stable and recovering well after meeting him and his family in the UAE.
Kyiv has closed the Southern Bridge after its mayor reported another hit. Emergency workers reported one death at a separate residential building.
Palestinians have buried remains recovered from a 2023 strike, nearly three years after the attack on a Gaza City residential area.
President Lee Jae Myung is demanding an apology after Ukraine disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. Kyiv disputes Seoul’s claim that the transfer was confidential.
Explosions were reported in Ethiopia’s capital overnight, but their cause remains unclear amid renewed fighting in the north and a worsening rift with Eritrea.
Frederik Vansina says Russia’s nuclear rhetoric has not unsettled NATO, but warns against underestimating Moscow as tensions rise.
A French army spokesperson says the warship escorted about 10 vessels in a week, while the EU says ships are waiting for protection.
Loud explosions and smoke were reported in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital. The cause of the blasts, who was responsible and what was hit remain unclear.
Delegates set out human-rights priorities as the General Assembly’s Third Committee began its debate. The EU also announced a change to its resolution plans.
At the Valdai forum, Putin urged leaders to avoid the use of highly destructive weapons but said an attack on Russia would put its full arsenal on the agenda.
Russia plans to propose a resolution on modern colonialism, while Poland and other delegates have challenged Moscow’s position at the opening of a UN debate.
The UN says strikes in Kunar and Helmand killed at least 10 civilians, while Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts in Afghanistan.
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says Germany plans to establish its first military drone unit in 2027, with up to 600 personnel.
Trump says he eliminated Iran’s nuclear threat in one night. His earlier four-to-six-week estimate covered a wider military mission, while inspectors still lacked an account of Iran’s enriched uranium in September.
Ukraine’s president says its FP-7 ballistic missile has been used in combat for the first time, but has not disclosed where or when.
The UN General Assembly has debated Russian and Chinese vetoes that blocked renewal of an Iran sanctions panel, amid a dispute over the sanctions’ legal basis.
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg says Putin’s public statements suggest the invasion will continue, even as Moscow leaves open the possibility of talks. [Source 1] [Source 2]
The coalition’s mission in Iraq has ended, but counter-ISIS operations continue elsewhere. Trump’s account also blurs the operation’s start date and how Iraq chose its prime minister.