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TotalEnergies exits Arctic LNG 2 but keeps $1.3bn loan claim subject to sanctions
TotalEnergies has transferred its fully impaired 10% Arctic LNG 2 stake to a Novatek subsidiary, ending its ownership in the sanctioned project while retaining rights to about $1.3 billion of shareholder-loan reimbursement.
Zelenskyy reveals new Ukraine ceasefire framework with Donbas economic-zone proposal
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine, the United States and Europe have prepared a short set of proposals covering a ceasefire, Donbas and the future roles of NATO and the European Union.
Britain shares classified missile technology with Ukraine as Russia warns of escalation
Britain releases classified SCALP missile technology to help Ukraine build long-range weapons as Russia warns of escalating consequences.
India-Russia trade agenda returns to focus as Jaishankar meets Lavrov in Moscow
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar begins a two-day Russia visit with trade, payments, connectivity and the heavily imbalanced economic relationship central to bilateral engagement.
Ukraine says Russian drones hit Kryvyi Rih shopping centre twice, killing at least 16
At least 16 people were killed and 130 injured in two drone strikes on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, with Ukrainian authorities investigating the attack as a suspected war crime.
Romania shoots down explosive drone near Black Sea gas project as Russia tensions escalate
Romania destroys an explosive drone near the Neptun Deep gas project as Black Sea tensions raise new NATO and European energy-security concerns.
Germany convicts Ukrainian man over Russia-linked sabotage scouting operation as hybrid-war fears deepen
A German court has convicted a Ukrainian man of scouting potential sabotage targets for a Russian state entity through GPS-tracked parcels, while acquitting two co-defendants and rejecting prosecutors’ claim that the group had agreed to carry out incendiary parcel attacks.
Ukraine’s Patriot missiles are running out as Russian strike kills 10 in Kharkiv region
Russian missiles kill 10 in Kharkiv as Ukraine reveals empty Patriot launchers, exposing a critical air-defense shortage ahead of winter.
Spanish F-18 shoots down suspected Russian drone over Romania as NATO Eastern Flank tensions escalate
A Spanish F-18 fighter operating under NATO air policing has destroyed a suspected Russian drone inside Romanian airspace, marking Romania’s fourth drone shootdown of 2026 and intensifying concerns over the Ukraine war spilling across NATO borders.
Taliban marks five years in power as 2.5 million Afghan girls remain shut out of secondary and higher education
The Taliban has celebrated five years since returning to power in Afghanistan with a Kabul parade outside the former US embassy, but the anniversary comes as millions of girls remain excluded from education, humanitarian needs affect almost half the population and Russia remains the only country to have formally recognised the government.