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> BEIJING: Russia has told China that it is willing to hold dialogue and return to negotiations with Ukraine and the US over the ongoing war in the eastern European country, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.

> Moscow expressed its willingness to hold dialogue with Kyiv and Washington over the situation in Ukraine during a phone call between Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.

> "China and Russia have legitimate rights to realise their own development and revitalisation, which is in line with the trend of the times. Any attempt to stop China and Russia from marching forward is doomed to fail," Wang, who is state councillor and is also a member of the powerful Communist party Politburo, said.

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> Sweden's newly-elected Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson reaffirmed his country's commitment to joining the Nato alliance at the same time as Finland during his first official visit to Helsinki.

> Marin rejected the idea that Finland would join Nato ahead of Sweden if, for example, Turkey refused to ratify the Swedish application.

> Prime Minister Marin's first visit abroad was also to Sweden.

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> King Charles will not attend the Cop27 UN climate summit, Downing Street has said, as it is not the "Right occasion" for him to do so.

> The former prime minister Liz Truss had asked the king not to attend the talks, and her successor, Rishi Sunak, had left that request in place, No 10 confirmed today.

> Downing Street said the absence of Sunak and the king did not mean environmental issues had slipped down the agenda because three cabinet ministers - the foreign, business and environment secretaries - would attend the summit.

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> Ukraine does have a network of biological labs that have gotten funding and research support from the U.S. They are owned and operated by Ukraine and are part of an initiative called the Biological Threat Reduction Program that aims to reduce the likelihood of deadly outbreaks, whether natural or manmade.

> "The United States does not have a biological weapons program. There are no Ukrainian biological weapons laboratories supported by the United States."

> British Ambassador Barbara Woodward told the council that since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine it "Has repeatedly spread disinformation, including wild claims involving dirty bombs, chemical weapons and offensive biological research."

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> COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The ambassador of Iran also been excluded from this year's Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of "The serious and escalating situation" in the country, the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards said Friday.

> "We believe that given the serious and escalating situation, Iran's ambassador should not be invited to the Nobel Prize award ceremony," the Nobel Foundation said in a statement.

> The Nobel Prizes are always handed out on Dec. 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.

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> With Russia warning that commercial satellites of the U.S. and its allies could become "Legitimate" targets for Moscow if they were involved in the war in Ukraine, the U.S. has responded by saying any attack on its infrastructure will be met with an "Appropriate" response.

> Konstantin Vorontsov, a senior official from Russia's Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday, termed the use of Western commercial satellites to aid the Ukrainian war effort as "An extremely dangerous trend."

> "Any attack on US infrastructure will be met with an appropriate response in an appropriate way," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday, in response to the Russian threats on targeting commercial satellites.

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> Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "True patriot", and praised India's foreign policy.

> Speaking about trade, Putin said, "PM Modi has asked me to increase the supply of fertilisers which is very crucial for Indian agriculture. We have increased volume by 7.6 times."

> "A lot has been done in the last few years under the leadership of PM Modi. His concept of do-it-in-India is significant," Putin said.

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> Ontario is reporting 121 new COVID-19 deaths and 1,921 hospitalizations over the past seven days - the highest reported hospitalization rate since February.

> The newly reported hospitalizations from the Ministry of Health's weekly data are a jump from 1,663 at the same time last week when the province reported 109 deaths.

> The province's weekly data release normally includes seven individual days worth of information spanning the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, intensive care admissions and deaths.

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> Brasília - Leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has widened slightly three days from Brazil's polarizing presidential runoff election, according to a poll published Thursday.

> Lula has 53 percent voter support to 47 percent for Bolsonaro, according to the poll from the Datafolha institute - up from a four-point gap the previous week.

> Lula, the charismatic but tarnished ex-president who led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, won the first round of the election on October 2 with 48 percent of the vote, to 43 percent for former army captain Bolsonaro.

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> An SNP minister has resigned over Scottish government plans to make it easier for someone to change their legally-recognised gender.

> The first minister said concerns had not been raised ahead of the vote, although Ms Regan was one of 15 SNP parliamentarians who signed a letter urging the government not to "Rush" gender reforms in 2019.

> In her resignation letter, Ms Regan said: "I have considered the issue of Gender Recognition Reform very carefully over some time. I have concluded that my conscience will not allow me to vote with the government at the Stage 1 of the Bill this afternoon."Consequently, I am writing to resign my position in the Scottish Government as Minister for Community Safety.

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> A file picture shows Turkish Medical Association chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci standing in front of Istanbul's courthouse.

> Police detained the president of the Turkish Medical Association after she called for an independent investigation into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkish media reported Wednesday.

> Last week, Turkish officials strongly rejected allegations by Kurdish militants that the Turkish military used chemical weapons against the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in northern Iraq, insisting the military does not have such weapons in its inventory.

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> These "Jobless and hopeless" commandos from Afghanistan's former defense forces are now being recruited by the Wagner Group on behalf of Russia to fight in Ukraine, the report also claimed.

> The Wagner Group is a shadowy Russian mercenary private military company deeply intertwined with the Russian military and intelligence community.

> "I am telling you are Wagner Group. They are gathering people from all over. The only entity that recruits foreign troops [for Russia] are Wagner Group, not their army. It's not an assumption; it's a known fact," an unnamed Afghan commando officer said, as per the report.

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> The crew of a giant US aircraft carrier in European waters says they are ready to fight Russia if the call comes but their mission is to deter threats and prevent escalation.

> The vicinity of Russia's military and the knowledge that Russian forces are locked in a brutal war with Ukraine - which is not part of NATO but shares borders with members of the alliance - means operating in Europe is no longer just another peacetime training exercise for the more than 5,000-strong crew of US sailors on the carrier.

> He said this was also only the third time since the end of the Cold War that a US aircraft carrier group has come under NATO command, with all three of those occasions happening as part of Neptune drills in the past year.

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> MOGADISHU - In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde, Somalia, about 218 km north-northwest of Mogadishu, on Oct. 23.

> U.S. Africa Command's forces will continue training, advising, and equipping partner forces to give them the tools that they need to degrade al-Shabaab.

> U.S. Africa Command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, with partners, counters malign actors and transnational threats, responds to crises, and strengthens security forces in order to advance U.S. national interests and promote regional security, stability and prosperity.

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> MOSCOW - A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington.

> Reflecting growing pressure on the Biden administration to do more to bring Griner home, Blinken took the unusual step of revealing publicly in July that Washington had made a "Substantial proposal" to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage.

> ADVERTISEMENT. Blinken didn't elaborate, but The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. and once earned the nickname the "Merchant of death."

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> Following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's blistering attack on the E.U. over sanctions imposed on Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko responded Monday by saying the military assistance and sanctions are no charity, but an investment made for peace and tranquility in European cities, for which Ukrainians are paying with their own lives.

> "If the EU stops sanctions pressure on Russia and military assistance to Ukraine, then Russian tanks, but we do not want it in any way, will be in Budapest faster than someone from the Hungarian government can reach Moscow," Nikolenko wrote in a Facebook post.

> The E.U. sanctions have been approved unanimously, meaning Hungary has approved each package Budapest has used its veto power to carve out some exceptions, most notably on the bloc's oil embargo.

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> A source in Mykolaiv told the BBC that the pipeline had leaked for around eight hours after it was broken on 12 April, losing an estimated 40 million litres of water, before the supply to it was cut off.

> A UN expert, speaking anonymously because of having no authorisation to talk publicly on the subject, says the Mykolaiv water pipeline would be classified within the specially protected category of "Objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population" under international humanitarian law, making any sabotage of it illegal.

> The front line close to the damaged pipeline has shifted back and forth following Ukraine's recent counterattack against Russian forces, giving hope to people in Mykolaiv that the pipeline might soon be repaired.

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> Dutch far-right MEP Marcel de Graaff has left the far-right Identity and Democracy group in the European Parliament after being suspended over his public support of Russia and its illegal war on Ukraine.

> The ID group, which counts 65 MEPs from ten member states including from Italy's Lega Party, France's Rassemblement National and Germany's Alternative for Germany, suspended de Graaf last Thursday due to "Repeated provocative statement" regarding Russia's war in Ukraine, it said in its own statement.

> ID added in its statement that "Internal debate is always welcome within the ID group, but every Member needs to accept that other Members and delegations within the Group may not be damaged by positions that are unacceptable and outrageous."

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> The Dutch government has issued 91 waivers from sanctions against Russia since the country invaded Ukraine late in February, RTL Nieuws reports after talking to the Ministries.

> The Ministry for Climate and Energy, which falls under Economic Affairs, issued 25 waivers for Dutch organizations to still get energy from former Gazprom companies.

> The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, which falls under Foreign Affairs, issued 18 waivers to 13 organizations on "Humanitarian grounds" for cooperation between the EU and Russia on "Purely civilian matters." Foreign Affairs issued one waiver so a company could receive another payment from Russia.

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> The director of a Russian state media on Sunday said Ukrainian children who blamed Moscow for occupying their country should be drowned, sparking outrage among Ukrainians.

> Anton Krasovsky, pro-war commentator and director of broadcasting at state media RT, formerly called Russia Today, also suggested children should be "Thrown straight into a river with strong current" for criticizing Russia.

> In another short segment of the interview, Krasovsky also laughed at reports that Russian soldiers had raped elderly Ukrainian women during the invasion, adding that the "Grannies" would "Spend their burial savings" just for members of the Russian army to rape them.

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> Ukraine has called on several European countries, including Finland, to help rebuild damaged energy infrastructure.

> Finland's grid operator, Fingrid said it lacked the replacement parts Ukraine needs.

> "The Ukrainians have asked European grid operators for spares, and we have also received a request. We naturally strive to help if we have the parts, but it's my understanding that Ukraine's system isn't an exact match with ours," Timo Kaukonen, who manages operational planning at Fingrid, told Finnish news agency STT. Kaukonen said Ukraine could expect a difficult winter if Russia continued to target the country's energy infrastructure.

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> A German parliamentary delegation focusing on human rights arrived in Taiwan Sunday in a signal of support for the democratic island republic that China has threatened to invade.

> Ahead of the trip, Heidt said in a statement that the visit was part of the German government's commitment to "Support democratic countries," adding that a major concern was that China was "Willing to annex Taiwan, if necessary by force."

> Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's spokesperson Xavier Chang said Sunday that a closer partnership between Taiwan and Germany will further help strengthen global democratic resilience.

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> German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came under fire from both allies and the opposition on Thursday over a reported plan for Chinese investment in the Port of Hamburg.

> The deal, which public broadcasters NDR and WDR say is being promoted by Scholz, will allow Chinese shipping firm Cosco to acquire a major stake in a container terminal at the port.

> There is reportedly a dispute between Scholz and several government ministries over the bid, amid concerns that it would give Cosco too much of an investment share in the port.

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> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed a record 51pc increase in the number of terrorist attacks in a single year after the Afghan Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August last year as a result of the withdrawal of the US forces.

> The purpose of these analytical papers is to expand the knowledge base of key stakeholders on Pakistan's Afghan perspective, and its role and interest in Afghan peace and reconciliation.

> "The mindless jubilation over Taliban victory is now turning into a rude shock because the evolving security situation under the erratic Taliban rule indicates Pakistan is about to face yet another ordeal viz-a-viz terrorism," the think-tank said.

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> Washington - France's foreign minister voiced alarm Friday over a massive US climate spending package, saying it risked unfair competition, but said Europe did not want a green trade war.

> Parts of President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which will pump $370 billion into green energy, "From our point of view impact the level playing field between the US and European actors," Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

> Her remarks echo German and French economic ministers who this week at a meeting in Berlin called for a strong response from the European Union against state support for US green businesses.

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