Amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, Austria’s economic and political ties with Russia hold firm [Promoted content]on 31/10/23 Earlier this year, the National Center for Combating Terrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime of the Czech Republic has launched an investigation into the Austrian financial group Raiffeisen Bank International due to the work of its subsidiary in Russia. This action was prompted by a complaint by human rights activists who argued that, by continuing financial activities in the Russian Federation, the group is in essence sponsoring Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Ukrainian minister confident US House will vote for supporton 31/10/23 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday (30 October) he was confident the US House of Representatives, in turmoil for weeks over the speaker's job, would back a request for additional funds for Ukraine's military.
Moldova blocks access to Russia’s main news agencieson 31/10/23 Moldova blocked access to the websites of major Russian news media including the Interfax and TASS news agencies on Monday (30 October), accusing them of taking part in an information war against the country.
Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assaulton 31/10/23 Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel's invading forces early on Tuesday (31 October) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave's humanitarian crisis.
The Brief – With allies like Erdoğan, who needs enemies?on 30/10/23 "The main culprit behind the massacre unfolding in Gaza is the West." These are not messages by the Islamic State. These are words uttered before a crowd of 1.5 million people by the leader of a NATO member country that is also a candidate for EU membership.
Fierce clashes in Gaza as Israeli forces expand ground offensiveon 30/10/23 Fierce air and artillery strikes rang out in Gaza early on Monday (30 October) as Israeli troops backed by tanks pressed into the Palestinian enclave with a ground assault that prompted more international calls for civilians to be protected.
Hundreds of thousands rally across cities to support Palestinianson 30/10/23 Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in cities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia over the weekend (29-30 October) to show support for the Palestinians as Israel's military widened its air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip.
In China, Shoigu accuses West of seeking to expand Ukraine war to Asia-Pacificon 30/10/23 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the West wants to expand the conflict in the Ukraine to the Asia-Pacific region, Russian state media reported, citing comments made at a Beijing defence forum on Monday (30 October).