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POLITICS2h agoPutin’s potential G20 comeback risks normalizing Russian war crimes, says KallasThe EU's foreign policy chief also rebuffed reported calls from the Pentagon for allies to tone done their criticism of the Kremlin.Politico Europe
POLITICS3h ago'A lot of lies': Kaja Kallas criticises Russian FM Lavrov following G20 meetingsBritish Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said he had told Lavrov in the plenary that "he should have the courage to tell Putin that Russia will not win this war."EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5h agoOn the Norway-Russia border, the Sámi people face a growing divideAs Russia’s war in Ukraine reshapes this Arctic frontier, Sámi communities struggle to sustain cross-border traditions.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS7h agoUS and Russia block competing UN resolutions on Western SaharaThe mandate for a UN-led peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara is set to end on Saturday after Russia and the United States vetoed each other's draft resolutions on extending the 35-year-old mission.RFI [en]
POLITICS7h agoAmerican plan, Russian veto: surprise at the UN where the mission in Sahara is not renewedCritiquant une « approche unilatérale », la Russie a, dans un revirement inattendu, bloqué le projet de résolution porté par les États-Unis et favorable au Maroc. Pour la première fois, le mandat de la Minurso n’est pas reconduit.Jeune Afrique
POLITICS9h agoRival US and Russian resolutions on Western Sahara fail at UNUN Security Council rejected the competing proposals, leaving the peacekeeping mission without an approved extension.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS9h agoRussia's presence divides G20 ministersThe G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in the US is wrapping up two days of talks without agreement on several key global security issues. On the sidelines, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed an Arctic cooperation deal with Japan and South Korea and confirmed Washington’s participation in Riyadh’s World Expo in 2030. Meanwhile, European ministers confronted Russia’s Sergei Lavrov over the war in Ukraine and refused to join him for the traditional group photo. Jack Pownall reports.France 24 [en]
POLITICS9h agoImpasse over UN peace mission Western Sahara: Russia and US veto each other's proposalRusland en de Verenigde Staten hebben een veto uitgesproken over elkaars resolutie over de verlenging van de VN-vredesmissie in de Westelijke Sahara. Hiermee dreigt een einde te komen aan de aanwezigheid van VN-militairen en waarnemers in het gebied. Het mandaat voor de missie loopt officieel vandaag af. Normaal gesproken werd de missie sinds 1991 vrij routinematig verlengd, maar dit keer verliep de stemming in de VN-Veiligheidsraad anders. De VS had een resolutie ingediend waarin stond dat de missie een jaar zou worden verlengd en dat daarbij het Marokkaanse autonomieplan voor het gebied de eNOS Buitenland
POLITICS10h agoJapan’s FM urges Russia to release journalist detained on SakhalinJapanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday urged Moscow to immediately release a Japanese journalist detained on suspicion of espionage and take steps to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS14h agoUN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara to expire amid US, Russia vetoesThe mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara will expire on October 31. The UN Security Council could not agree on a resolution to extend the mission.DW News [en]
POLITICS15h agoRussia’s Novaya Gazeta ‘killed off’ after murders, arrests and pressureRussia’s most prominent investigative newspaper is closing, with staff accusing the government of killing it off.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS16h agoEuropean diplomats shun Russia at G20 gathering in the USRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declined to comment on Russia's participation in the G20 summit in December, telling DW that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should travel to Russia if he wanted talks with Vladimir Putin.DW News [en]
POLITICS17h agoG20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacyRussia showed no sign on Friday of softening its stance on Kyiv as G20 foreign ministers opened talks in the United States, with the Ukraine and Iran wars deepening rifts between the sprawling forum’s members. Sharp disagreements emerged around the table, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accusing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of presenting “lies” on issues like the conflict in Ukraine. “He put forward a lot of lies, a lot of false narratives” that Europeans were able to push...South China Morning Post
POLITICS17h agoJapan demands release of national in meeting with Russia's LavrovJapanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a ‌G20 meeting in Atlanta on Friday and demanded the release of a…Japan Today
POLITICS19h agoEU's chief diplomat said Russian Foreign Minister presented "lies" at G20 meetingThe Russian representative was accused of spreading falsehoods about Ukraine at the G20, straining relations with Europe. His commitment to peace is questioned. The cancellation of a group photo at the summit reflected Europe's rejection of normalizing Russia's presence after the invasion of Ukraine.Clarín
POLITICS20h agoGroup photo at G20 summit canceled, countries don't want to be in the photo with RussiaDe traditionele groepsfoto op de G20-top in de Verenigde Staten is niet doorgegaan vanwege de aanwezigheid van de Russische minister Lavrov van Buitenlandse Zaken. De Amerikaanse regering besloot om het fotomoment maar te schrappen, omdat andere aanwezigen met een boycot dreigden. Delegaties van een aantal landen die achter Oekraïne staan, waaronder Canada en Australië, wilden in Atlanta niet met Sergej Lavrov op de 'familiefoto', het kiekje met alle deelnemers aan een top. Een aantal delegaties dreigde zelfs weg te lopen, schrijft de Amerikaanse nieuwszender CNN. Europese functionarissen dachNOS Buitenland
POLITICS20h agoTrump welcomes American brought back after more than four years imprisoned in RussiaEl líder estadounidense celebró la liberación de un compatriota encarcelado en Rusia tras su intervención personal con Moscú.El ciudadano, acusado de ser mercenario, fue detenido en Ucrania en 2022 y liberado sin que Washington ofreciera concesiones.Clarín
POLITICS21h agoJapan, Russia foreign ministers hold talks on fringes of G20Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting Friday on the sidelines of a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in the…Japan Today
POLITICS21h agoRussia’s top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressureSouth China Morning Post
POLITICS21h agoTrump and teacher freed from Russia hold bizarre White House press conference with just one reporterUnusual setup in Oval Office comes a day after Trump berated a reporter for asking why he had canceled ralliesThe Independent World
POLITICS22h agoRubio hosts G20 talks as Russia’s Lavrov presence sparks tensionsUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged G20 officials to work together to confront threats to the economic order.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS23h agoRussia the DisruptorHow Moscow broke with the West—and unleashed a more chaotic world.Foreign Policy
POLITICS23h agoCan Russia’s independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta rise from the ashes a third time? Editor Sergey Sokolov discusses what comes next.On the morning of October 30, Novaya Gazeta said it was closing. The day before, its journalists said the newspaper was being evicted from its office on Potapovsky Lane in central Moscow, where it had been based for 29 years. In recent years, Novaya Gazeta had somehow managed to keep working inside Russia despite searches, website blocks, the revocation of its newspaper registration, a show trial of investigative reporter Oleg Roldugin, and the newspaper itself being labeled a “foreign agent.”Meduza [en]
POLITICS23h agoRussia's Novaya Gazeta to shut down on November 9 after years of Kremlin pressureRussia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta will shut down its remaining operations on November 9, citing years of pressure from authorities, censorship and legal action against the publication and its journalists.moneycontrol · india