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Russia claimed its forces had carried out extensive strikes on Ukrainian drone bases and other military targets on Monday, while Ukraine reported having destroyed a significant amount of Russian military hardware.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, its forces took control of a settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk region and targeted bases used to assemble, store, and launch attack drones, as well as ammunition depots.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that Russian offensives in various regions had been repelled and a substantial amount of military equipment destroyed.
Since 19:00 on Sunday, Russia had launched 104 drones against Ukraine, with the country’s air defence forces shooting down 76 of them overnight across northern and eastern regions according to authorities.
Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian and U.S. teams would meet this weekend to discuss the potential for peace talks with Russia and issues such as security guarantees for Ukraine.
Intense diplomatic efforts have been underway in recent weeks to end the conflict. Following a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump also held talks last Monday with Zelenskyy and other European leaders.
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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