(2025-10-27). Ukraine: Supporting families living with uncertainty. icrc.org
(2025-10-27). Statesmanship instead of missiles. indybay.org If Donald Trump—who has already made several 180-degree turns in the past regarding his support for Ukraine—now actually delivers long-range weapon systems such as Tomahawk missiles, strategic questions arise: Will it really persuade Russia to back down? Or will it only give Ukraine short-term tactical advantages?>
(2025-10-27). Ukraine: Strikes on cities are upending lives. icrc.org
(2025-10-27). US Senator suggests his country will carry out attacks on Colombia. colombiareports.com United States President Donald Trump is planning "potential military operations against Venezuela and Colombia," Conservative US Senator Lindsay Graham told television network CBS. In an interview with Face the Nation, Lindsay said that Trump has decided that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro "is an indicted drug trafficker, that it's time for him to go, that Venezuela …
(2025-10-27). Ivan Cepeda becomes favorite of Colombia's left after record-breaking primary. colombiareports.com Left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda won the primary of President Gustavo Petro's Pacto Historico party with a stunning 1.5 million votes. Cepeda beat former Health Minister Carolina Corcho, who received more than 677 thousand votes, and former Medellin mayor Daniel Quintero, who received more than 130 thousand votes. Cepeda calls for meaningful debate In his victory …
(2025-10-27). "Don't try" attacking Colombia, Petro warns US. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro warned the United States not to attack Colombia in response to the conservative US Senator Lindsay Graham. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said that "the Colombian people, everywhere they are attacked anywhere, en masse head to the mountains and arm themselves" to become "invisible like the jaguar with …
(2025-10-27). Exclusive interview with UN Resident Coordinator in China: To forge a renewed, inclusive, and effective multilateralism. ecns.cn "Ultimately the UN's greatest achievement is the institutionalization of multilateral cooperation, creating a channel by which global problems can be addressed together rather than by states acting only individually." In a written interview with China News Service, Siddharth Chatterjee, the UN Resident Coordinator in China, reflected on the UN's 80-year journey and offered this assessment.
(2025-10-26). Macron's 7,000 French soldiers to march toward 700,000 Russian forces in Ukraine showdown soon. hindustantimes.com France is preparing to send up to 7,000 troops to Ukraine as early as 2026, marking one of the most significant potential NATO escalations since the start of the war. French Army Chief Pierre Schill and senior defense officials confirmed Paris' combat readiness and outlined the plan as part of a broader European "security guarantees" framework for Ukraine.
(2025-10-26). US mulls new Russia sanctions, urges Europe to ramp up pressure over Ukraine war. geo.tv 
Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of the flag colours of the US and Russia in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. — Reuters
(2025-10-26). Zelensky's war money or mistake? EU's plan to fund Ukraine with Russian assets faces Belgium's anger. hindustantimes.com The European Union is increasingly fractured over a controversial plan to use over $200 billion in frozen Russian assets, primarily held in Belgium, to fund Ukraine's war effort. Belgium has now joined other skeptical EU members in raising sharp objections, with both its Defense Minister and Prime Minister warning that using the funds could prolong the war, lead to severe Russian retaliation, and impose unacceptable financial risks on Belgium itself.
(2025-10-26). China is supporting multilateralism one institution at a time. scmp.com The International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) was inaugurated at its headquarters in Wan Chai on Monday, bringing the new China-led mechanism into operation to fill the void in dispute resolution. With 37 signatories, the organisation is attracting Western interest, particularly from Switzerland. | The IOMed is just one among several bodies announced by or established in China this year. They include the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation, Unesco's International…
(2025-10-26). Gen. Qoreishi replaces Gen. Naqdi as IRGC coordinator. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Brigadier General Seyyed Hojjatollah Qoreishi has been appointed as the new deputy coordinator of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for coordinating affairs.