Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on November 13 said the West was "militarizing" Southeast Asia in a bid to contain Russian and Chinese interests, setting the stage for a confrontation between Russia and Western leaders at the G20 summit in Bali.
Russian forces destroyed key infrastructure in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson before fleeing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, with both leaders placing emphasis on deepening political, trade, and economic cooperation, the Kremlin said in a statement on November 12.
Russia on November 12 said there was no agreement yet to extend a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, repeating its insistence on unhindered access to world markets for its own food and fertilizer exports.
Two more French citizens are likely being held in Iran, taking the total of its nationals detained there to seven, France's foreign minister said in remarks published on November 12.
Turkey is committed to seeking peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish media cited President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying on November 12, as he accused the United States and other Western countries of provoking Moscow.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the situation in Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call on November 11 ahead of the G20 summit, with Zelenskiy briefing Scholz on the latest developments in Kherson.
The United States, Britain, France, and Germany have prepared a draft resolution for a UN nuclear watchdog board meeting calling it "essential and urgent" for Iran to explain uranium traces found at three sites, the text seen by Reuters showed.
Hungary made a "significant step" towards securing billions of euros in economic stimulus funds by accepting European Union demands on the independence of the judiciary, an official with the bloc told Reuters on November 11.
The Kremlin said on November 11 that it always takes prisoner swap proposals with the United States seriously, when asked whether Russia was ready to intensify negotiations with Washington.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police.
A Ukrainian diplomat has written to the head of Milan's La Scala opera house and local political leaders to protest plans to stage the Russian opera "Boris Godunov" next month.
The European Commission has proposed two action plans to address the deteriorating security situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolster cyber-defense and to allow armed forces to move faster and better across borders.
The British government says it has frozen assets together worth 18 billion pounds ($20.5 billion) held by Russian oligarchs, other individuals, and entities under sanctions for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on November 9 after the Taliban's morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks.
Britain is stepping up its support for Ukrainian soldiers through the winter as a key battle in Kherson looms and as mobilized Russian troops struggle, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on November 9.
Hungary's parliament will discuss the ratification of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO during its autumn session after a series of EU-related bills have been passed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on November 9.
A senior Russian security official met Iranian leaders in Tehran on November 9 and the two countries pledged closer ties in the face of Western pressure over Russia's war in Ukraine.
At least two fuel trucks were destroyed in an air strike by an unidentified drone on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq late on November 9.
Russia's climate envoy has said the country remains committed to meeting its climate commitments despite the imposition of Western sanctions.
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