Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kiev with the new British defense secretary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the new British Defense Secretary, Grant Shapps, who is on a visit to Kiev, informs RBC, cited by Rador.

Fire contained after powerful blast near airport in Uzbek capital

A powerful explosion occurred in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, news website Daryo reported early on Thursday, citing information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations that a warehouse in a district near the city's airport had exploded, Reuters reports.

A minute of silence will be observed throughout Ukraine on October 1

On Defender's Day, October 1, a large-scale moment of silence will be held throughout Ukraine in memory of all fallen soldiers. This was announced by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, reports Ukrinform.

Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea agree to hold first summit since 2019

The three-way talks – attended by deputy and assistant ministers from the three countries – were seen as an attempt to ease Beijing's concerns over Washington's deepening security ties with Tokyo and Seoul, AFP reports.

Erdogan: Turkey to ratify Sweden's NATO membership if US approves F-16 sale

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on September 26 that the Turkish parliament would ratify Sweden's NATO membership if the United States approves the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.

ECB confirms €200 and €500 notes will remain in circulation

News reports in some countries claiming that Europol or the European authorities have decided that the €500 and €200 banknotes will be withdrawn from circulation are false. The €200 and €500 notes will continue to circulate and can be exchanged at any time at any national central bank in the euro area. The announcement was made by European Central Bank communicators.

Russia issues arrest warrant for ICC President

Russia on Monday added the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Polish national Piotr Hofmanski, to its list of wanted persons, without providing a reason, according to AFP, cited by Agerpres.

Russian Navy exercises in Arctic to counter unmanned threat

The Russian Northern Fleet, which operates in the Arctic, has conducted exercises to counter fictitious enemy unmanned vessels, Interfax and Reuters reported on Monday, quoted by Agerpres.

Erdogan to meet Azerbaijan President Monday: Turkish Presidency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his counterpart Ilham Aliyev in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Monday, the Turkish presidency said on Sunday, AFP reports.

Ukrainians can write "russia" instead of "Russia"

Ukraine’s National Commission for State Language Standards has ruled that writing words such as “Russia” and “Moscow” in lowercase letters in unofficial documents will no longer be considered an error, POLITICO reports.

The ship Aroyat, with 17,600 tons of wheat on board, which left the port of Chornomorsk for Egypt, arrived in Istanbul

A second shipment of Ukrainian wheat reached Turkey via the Black Sea on Sunday, according to maritime traffic monitoring sites, AFP reports.

Pope says countries should not "play games" with Ukraine on arms aid

Pope Francis suggested on Saturday that some countries were "playing games" with Ukraine by first providing weapons and then considering backing out of their commitments, Reuters reports.