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Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement with regard to Serbia's October 25, 2026, parliamentary elections, which saw the highest turnout in Serbia since the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.

A list backed by student groups led Serbia's parliamentary election, projecting to win 140 seats, an outright majority in the 250-member parliament that would enable it to form a government independently, preliminary results showed Monday, Xinhua reported.

On Sunday 25 October, the people of Serbia turned out in historic numbers to make their voices heard. Voters have given the next government a strong mandate for change. We look forward to seeing this being realised in practice.

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on Sunday 25 October

The rights of children and young people online will be high on the agenda when Norway takes over the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers next year. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre presented Norway's priorities today.

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Malacañang on Tuesday called Senator Alan Peter Cayetano's appeal to fellow senators to reject any offer to become vice president "premature," in the event Vice President Sara Duterte is convicted in her impeachment trial.

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged continued international support for Ukraine's population as Russian airstrikes intensify and humanitarian needs grow in advance of another bitterly cold winter.

A military airfield in Crimea has been transformed into a hub for drone launches, new satellite images sourced by RFE/RL show.

Units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine have killed or wounded 302,000 russian military personnel using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) since the start of 2026.

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The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine continues to develop financial instruments to support the domestic defense industry. Since the launch of the concessional financial leasing program, 54 agreements totaling UAH 244.53 million have been concluded.

The Defence Procurement Agency DOT of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has become the first organization in Ukraine's defense sector to pass a surveillance audit by the international certification body MSECB and obtain a certificate of compliance with the updated international anti-bribery standard ISO 37001:2025.

Solutions to protect against modern threats and specific defence projects were the key topics of the meeting between Minister of Defence of Ukraine Evgeniy Khmara and Minister of Defence of Moldova Anatolie Nosatîi.