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Foreign policy

Egypt rejects Libyan approval of maritime deal with Turkey

Starlink access in Ukraine a decision for Musk, not White House, Rubio says

FILE PHOTO: An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Japan says it is hosting record number of foreigners

Japanese businesses have urged the government to come up with a comprehensive policy to support foreign residents.
Japanese businesses have urged the government to come up with a comprehensive policy to support foreign residents.

Moldova condemns Russia after five drones crash on its territory

Starlink disruptions are being felt on the front lines of Ukraine

An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Venezuela’s Maduro and wife plead not guilty to US torture charges

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in Manhattan, New York City, on Jan 5.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in Manhattan, New York City, on Jan 5.

EU regrets Palestinian decision to postpone elections

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo/File Photo

Moroccan centrist party agrees to form coalition government with three other parties

FILE PHOTO: Morocco's King Mohammed VI receives Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who was appointed Morocco's first woman prime minister, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco, September 29, 2026. Moroccan Royal Palace/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Morocco's King Mohammed VI receives Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who was appointed Morocco's first woman prime minister, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco, September 29, 2026. Moroccan Royal Palace/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after 'very friendly' call

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Germany's AfD calls for end to support for Ukraine

The main candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election Ulrich Siegmund (R) talks with Tobias Rausch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party after Rausch was elected president of the parliament during a session at the State Parliament in Magdeburg, Germany, October 6, 2026. Ronny Hartmann/Pool via REUTERS
The main candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election Ulrich Siegmund (R) talks with Tobias Rausch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party after Rausch was elected president of the parliament during a session at the State Parliament in Magdeburg, Germany, October 6, 2026. Ronny Hartmann/Pool via REUTERS

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