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The Council today adopted a set of eight decisions enabling the use of funds for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility (EPF). These decisions allow for the partial reimbursement, through the EPF, of military aid already delivered by member states, amounting to a total amount of €4.7 billion. They also provide additional financing for the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine), amounting to a total of €230 million.

The Council of the European Union on Monday adopted eight decisions mobilizing about €4.9 billion (USD5.4 billion) in support for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility (EPF).

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Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that he had received briefings from his Finnish and Norwegian counterparts on today's telephone call between the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway and Russia's leader. The call addressed both Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and broader issues concerning European security.

Norway is contributing 500 million NOK in energy support to Ukraine ahead of winter. The support is provided under the Nansen Programme and will help restore damaged infrastructure and ensure reliable operation of Ukraine's energy system.

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The UK will lead development of three advanced undersea sensor payloads for uncrewed vehicles under AUKUS, following a week of testing at the Maritime Big Play exercise in San Diego.

Britain will be more secure as a result of a new defence agreement with Poland designed to deter Russian threats.

European experts on Tuesday called for closer cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) and drones between Europe and Taiwan at a Taipei forum aimed at promoting trusted technologies on a bilateral basis and avoiding overdependence on China.

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Today, on the margins of the NATO Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) meeting, the United States Government, in coordination with Lockheed Martin and European Allies, announced the selection of the Republic of Poland as the host nation for the European Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Maintenance Facility (MMF). This new facility will be underpinned by robust, transatlantic industrial cooperation, with critical supply chain integration led by Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States delivered by David Pusztai, Policy Officer, Space Division, European External Action Service, at the 81st UN General Assembly Fourth Committee on International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space

Artem Stryzhak, 36, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to commit computer fraud in connection with a series of ransomware attacks that targeted hospitals, government entities, law firms, and other businesses around the world.

Today, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Halima Salman, 27, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Brooklyn, also known as "Umm Khattab al-Muhajir," of receiving military-type training from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in Syria. Salman was convicted after a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Natasha C. Merle.

Twenty people associated with Kenya's first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease have been reunited with their families after being released from quarantine following completion of a mandatory 21-day monitoring period.

H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), met with Hon. Aden Duale, Cabinet Secretary for Health of the Republic of Kenya, to commend Kenya's decisive leadership and swift response to the Ebola outbreak, and reaffirm Africa CDC's commitment to supporting the country's containment efforts and safeguarding continental health security.

Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held a phone call today with Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto

The Civil Defense stated that on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Civil Defense teams in Riyadh responded to an incident involving falling debris from two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia after the missiles were intercepted and destroyed. The incident resulted in material damage to a building, a project under construction, and a vehicle