Reporting on Europe.
What is the Entity List? How the Commerce Department’s BIS lists foreign firms, who decides, and what a listing means for exports to China and Russia.
Russia-Uruguay relations: Lavrov meets Uruguay’s foreign minister, trade hits $150 million and Moscow plans a 2027 anniversary, while Uruguay backs Ukraine.
Crimea blackout: a drone strike on Russia’s Taman substation, hub of the energy bridge, cut power in Sevastopol and across the peninsula, officials said.
Our information war weekly roundup: Starlink disputes, FBI and CISA warnings on PHP flaws, a CISA catalog addition and the DeepSeek order.
Our Ukraine war weekly roundup: a local ceasefire at Oleshky, missile strikes on Kyiv, the Graham sanctions order and Starlink disputes.
Ukraine war news: Russia fires 153 drones at Ukrainian cities, Musk says Ukraine broke Starlink rules, and Ukrainian drones hit Belgorod and Omsk.
Information war: Freedom House logs a 16th year of falling internet freedom, lawmakers press Musk on Starlink and the FBI flags PHP flaws.
Ukraine war update: Russia and Ukraine agree to a local Oleshky ceasefire, plan November talks, and Kyiv says Starshield speeds are back.
A Trappes shooting under terror probe, seven killed at a Karak church and two IDF soldiers slain near Hebron: what officials confirmed and what remains unclear.
Information war: Washington and Kyiv contradict each other on Starlink, Trump says Iran fakes Hormuz hits, and Russia targets US midterms.
Ukraine war update: Russian drones knock out power for over 500,000 people as Kyiv and Washington clash over Starlink and Abu Dhabi talks near.
Military technology in 2026: drones, AI wingmen, hypersonics, lasers, space jammers and shipyards, and where U.S. programs stand against China and Russia.
Ukraine war update: Russia agrees in principle to three-way talks around November 10, then fires 21 missiles at Kyiv in three overnight waves.
MPs passed a bill on 21 October letting a Catholic or Jewish Prime Minister advise the King on Church appointments. It now goes to the Lords.
Full State Department transcript of Marco Rubio’s October 21, 2026 press remarks in Mumbai on Starlink, Ukraine talks, Iran and India.
NATO sends patrol aircraft, radar, drones and forensic teams to the Black Sea after ship attacks off Romania and Bulgaria, but no escorts or attribution.
Britain will fly RAF Typhoons over Saudi Arabia against Houthi missiles and drones and extend tanker support. What the package adds and what it signals.
Ukraine war update: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin in St Petersburg as Russian drones hit a Kyiv high-rise overnight.
Seoul will withdraw about half its embassy staff from Kyiv after Ukraine disclosed the transfer of two North Korean POWs it says was to stay confidential.
MPs passed the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 330-178 on 20 October. It replaces the 2023 Legacy Act and now goes to the House of Lords.
Ukraine war update: a Russian drone kills six in a Kharkiv Oblast park as Zelensky meets Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo.
Information war: Trump’s “fine on Ukraine” remark meets a deadly strike, Moscow spins a cartel story, and AI fakes blur France’s riots.
Trump’s Oct. 19 Truth Social post links France’s riots to the Kansas Senate race and threatens to leave Europe. We check its claims against French records.
Full State Department transcript of Marco Rubio’s October 17, 2026 press remarks at Joint Base Andrews on Starlink, sanctions and the West Bank.
France Protests Update: 161,500 March as Arrests Near 8,000
Russian Interference in Brazil’s Vote: Confirmed, Reported, Rumored
Paul Amar Says Marseille Rioters Targeted Jewish-Owned Shops
Lavrov Takes Russia’s Mediation Bid From Manama to Tehran
Highways (Financing) Bill Passes Commons Second Reading
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