Russian troops kill Georgian civilian near occupied regionon 07/11/23 Georgia said Monday (6 November) that Russian troops had killed a Georgian civilian near the breakaway South Ossetia region, controlled by Moscow forces since Russia's 2008 invasion.
Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treatyon 07/11/23 Russia on Tuesday (7 November) formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty which limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the United States for undermining post-Cold War security with the enlargement of the NATO military alliance.
Israel says it is open to Gaza fighting pauses for aid, hostageson 07/11/23 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider "tactical little pauses" in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite international pressure.
Ukraine president says ‘not the time’ for electionson 07/11/23 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday (6 November) he doesn't believe it is the right time for elections as debate intensifies on holding a vote in 2024 while the country fights against Russia's invasion.
Moldovan president’s pro-EU party wins local elections, loses in big citieson 07/11/23 The Moldovan president's pro-European party came first in hundreds of local elections, but failed to win mayoral seats in major cities during a weekend vote that monitors said was marred by foreign meddling and the barring of a pro-Russian party.
The Brief – Ukraine: When the going gets tough…on 06/11/23 The famous American saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going" - meaning when the situation becomes difficult, strong people step up and handle it - is attributed to both John F. Kennedy's father and the American coach K. Rockne, while also being popularised by Billy Ocean's eponymous 1985 song.
European Space Agency pushes for space debris treatyon 06/11/23 The European Space Agency (ESA) is expected to put a Zero Debris Charter, dealing with "junk" orbiting the Earth, on the table at a meeting of EU space ministers this week, amid mounting concerns over the increasingly overcrowded space.
Moldova pro-EU candidate fails to win Chisinau mayoral poston 06/11/23 Chisinau's incumbent mayor clinched a second term, according to election results on Monday (6 November), marking a set-back for Moldova's ruling party, which accused Russia of interfering in the lead-up to the vote.
US army seeks to better integrate military personnel into European communitieson 06/11/23 In Wiesbaden and Poznań, two of the European cities hosting US military bases, both army and local officials are working on the integration of military personnel within the local community, a process that takes time and trust.
Russia, Ukraine give conflicting Zaporizhzhia frontline accountson 06/11/23 Russia and Ukraine gave clashing accounts over the weekend about what is going on along the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, with Moscow saying it has stopped Kyiv's counter-offensive and Ukraine's army saying it keeps pressing on.
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