Defence`s Feeds

Western nations' efforts to draw NATO into the Arctic could turn the Arctic Council into a "suitcase without a handle" - a burden that is difficult to carry but impossible to discard, Vladislav Maslennikov, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European issues department, said.

Russia, together with its partners, is working to establish mechanisms for cross-border financial, production, and logistical cooperation that are resilient to external pressure, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

The Trump administration is hoping to use renewed energy trade as leverage to secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, reports the WSJ, citing US, European and Ukrainian officials.US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff reportedly floated the proposal during visits to Russia and Ukraine in September.

Russia notes the success of the humanitarian operation in Aleshki and highly appreciates the level of coordination of all participants in the process, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Iran wants to reach a peace settlement with the United States, US President Donald Trump has claimed.

Leaders from across the government convened Oct. 29 for the annual Africa Strategic Dialogue hosted by U.S. Africa Command.

Kansas Army National Guard Soldiers completed an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Cordova, Alaska, constructing infrastructure for a future deep-sea port while gaining hands-on engineering experience.

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The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Jordan for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $100 million.

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The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) will conduct a phased withdrawal of peacekeepers and equipment, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.

Iraq is discussing with Egypt and Jordan the possibilities of oil exports through their ports amid navigation problems in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said.

Iran is conducting "intensive" consultations with the United States through intermediaries, with the outcome depending on Washington's decision, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered a resolution to the conflict with the United States through dialogue, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday.

Signals that new military actions are planned against Iran cause alarm, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

Iran is not discussing the issue of removing highly enriched uranium to third countries, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.

Iran is focused on its own problems, not on the results of the US elections, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.

The Iron Mace command-post exercises, focused on the integration of conventional and nuclear forces and conducted jointly by South Korea and the US, constitute a rehearsal for a nuclear war aimed at the use of nuclear weapons against North Korea, Kim Jong Sik said.

Russia hit a town in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region with at least 10 bombs in a "double-tap" strike on November 2, killing 26 people in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describedas "a vile, terrorist strike" that targeted a school where humanitarian aid was being distributed to residents.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to more than 400 people who were able to leave the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, during a brief local ceasefire.