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The prospects for strengthening bilateral cooperation between Bulgaria and the People's Republic of China were discussed at a meeting between Head of State Iliana Iotova and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi.

On 19 October 2026, a coordination meeting between representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Lithuania was held in Burbiškis, Lithuania. The Latvian delegation was led by Andžejs Viļumsons, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On October 19, 2026, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Shavkat Mirziyoyev, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin

On October 19, 2026, a regular meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian countries and the US Secretary of State in the 5+1 format was held in Samarkand.

On October 19, 2026, in Samarkand on the sidelines of the C5+1 meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian countries and the United States of America, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, and the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

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In September 2026, service members recorded more than 1.8 million results of completed missions in Mission Control.

US President Donald Trump believes that Vladimir Zelensky does not want, and perhaps never wanted, an end to the conflict in Ukraine.

The final settlement on Ukraine is impossible without the participation of someone from Kiev who is ready to take responsibility, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Omelnik in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The Russian armed forces have hit the Datagroup data processing center in Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told The Wall Street Journal that Russia, the United States, and China acknowledged the hypothetical possibility of holding a trilateral meeting.

European Union countries do not know where to find an additional 70 billion euros ($78.4 billion) to aid Ukraine in 2027 after Vladimir Zelensky asked for that at the recent EU summit, an Italian newspaper reported on Monday, citing an unnamed EU official.

Russia continues to escalate its attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. Energy-related infrastructure and transport routes in particular are being targeted, and this has severely affected Ukraine's economy and the civilian population. Sweden is therefore providing a civil support package worth SEK 522 million for 2026 to address Ukraine's most urgent needs ahead of and during the winter.