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The UK and France will lead Exercise Koalicja in Poland from 9 to 22 November, moving the proposed Multinational Force Ukraine from planning toward testing of post-conflict command, logistics and protection arrangements.
Read this story & its analysisThe UK National Cyber Security Centre says artificial intelligence is likely to accelerate hostile cyber operations and judges AI-powered malware highly likely to feature in a ransomware attack on UK critical national infrastructure by 2028.
Belgium’s coalition is in crisis after Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his resignation on November 2 over failed 2027 budget talks, while King Philippe consults coalition leaders before deciding how to proceed.
The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed a ballistic missile aimed at southern Saudi Arabia on 2 November, underscoring an active cross-border threat amid continuing fighting in Yemen.
The Royal Navy has disclosed three operations conducted from late September to mid-October to monitor Russian naval activity near Scotland and through the English Channel, including an intelligence-gathering ship near a NATO exercise.
Qatar is investigating the 30 October strike on the Nakilat-operated LNG carrier Al Mayeda in the Arabian Gulf, while the vessel remains operational and responsibility for the attack has not been publicly established.
Reported Myanmar military airstrikes on November 1 killed at least 12 people and wounded 32 across four Rakhine townships, including five deaths at a temporary maternity clinic; a prior school strike in Loikaw killed three children.
The United States has revised the product coverage of its existing 50% Section 338 duty on specified Canadian goods, removing 22 tariff classifications and adding 100 from October 30.
Qatar is investigating the 30 October strike on the Nakilat-operated LNG carrier Al Mayeda in the Arabian Gulf after the vessel remained operational with no reported crew injuries or environmental impact.
Qatar-mediated indirect talks involving Iranian negotiators continued in Doha on 1 November over conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but no agreement, implementation mechanism or verified reopening has been confirmed.
The UN says drone attacks by Sudan’s warring parties are escalating, killing civilians and damaging critical infrastructure across Sudan and in Abyei, with no verified ceasefire or settlement in place.
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