Hamas tells Russia: We won’t release hostages without Israel cease-fire (www.politico.eu)
Militant group claims it needs ‘time’ to find all the people it abducted to Gaza....
Slovakia’s Fico announces halt of military aid to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico pledged on Thursday to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine, just one day after taking office....
Israel slams UN chief for saying Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum,’ calls for his resignation (www.politico.eu)
Trump praises Hungary’s ‘Viktor Orbán’ as great ‘leader of Turkey’ (www.politico.eu)
I mean, sure, at this point why not?
Trump praises Hungary’s ‘Viktor Orbán’ as great ‘leader of Turkey’ (www.politico.eu)
What is even the point anymore?
Erdoğan, at last, sends Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkish parliament (www.politico.eu)
BRUSSELS — The Turkish government on Monday submitted Sweden’s NATO accession bid to the country’s parliament for ratification, ending a months-long guessing game over whether Ankara intended to postpone its approval process further.
Exit polls show Swiss anti-immigrant party on track for record election showing (www.politico.eu)
The Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which centered its campaign on anti-immigrant rhetoric, is projected to win 29 percent of the vote, up from 25.6 percent four years ago and higher than pre-election polls. It has been the country’s largest party since 2003.
King of Jordan tells Olaf Scholz: We won’t take refugees from Gaza (www.politico.eu)
The king of Jordan poured cold water on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s hopes that neighboring Arab countries could take in Palestinian refugees who are fleeing the Gaza Strip ahead of an anticipated ground offensive by the Israeli army....
West urges Israel to show restraint amid escalation fears (www.politico.eu)
France orders ban on all pro-Palestinian protests (www.politico.eu)
Musk given 24 hours to address graphic images of Hamas attacks (www.politico.eu)
Elon Musk has until the end of Wednesday to respond to demands from Brussels to remove graphic images and disinformation linked to the violence in Israel from his social network X — or face the full force of Europe’s new social media rules....
EU U-turns after halting Palestinian funding following Hamas attack (www.politico.eu)
EU halts Palestinian funding following Hamas attack (www.politico.eu)
The EU has put funding for the Palestinian Authority on hold following this weekend’s terror attack by Hamas in Israel....
‘Unprecedented’ rail traffic between North Korea and Russia suggests military transfers (www.politico.eu)
Pyongyang could very well be helping Moscow to gear up in its war with Ukraine, according to satellite imagery of the Tumangang rail facility at the border with Russia recorded by the U.S. think tank Beyond Parallel and made public on Friday....
EU condemns Hamas attack on Israel as ‘terrorism in its most despicable form’ (www.politico.eu)
European leaders condemned the surprise attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group early Saturday and proclaimed Israel’s right to defend itself....
Iran’s support for Hamas fans suspicion it’s wrecking Israel-Saudi deal (www.politico.eu)
Tehran’s remarks will feed speculation Iran is whipping up conflict to prevent a US-brokered normalization of Saudi-Israeli ties....
‘Catastrophic’ intelligence failure let Hamas wreak havoc, says former Israeli security official (www.politico.eu)
An unprecedented military offensive by Hamas fighters on Saturday that has left dozens of Israelis dead and hundreds more injured or taken prisoner was allowed to happen by “disarray” in the Israeli armed forces and intelligence services, said Chuck Freilich, the country’s former deputy national security adviser....
It’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president says (www.politico.eu)
France starts pulling soldiers out of Niger (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine is ‘freaking out’ as McCarthy chaos threatens US aid (www.politico.eu)
Russian anti-war TV protest journalist given 8+ years in prison (www.politico.eu)
Marina Ovsyannikova, a former Russian state TV editor turned Kremlin critic, has been sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison by a Moscow court....
EU set to announce Ukraine accession talks by December (www.politico.eu)
The European Union is gearing up to open negotiations with Ukraine on its future accession to the bloc with a formal announcement expected as soon as December....
Germany backs China’s aid bank despite Canada’s concerns (www.politico.eu)
Britain seeks to train military inside Ukraine, UK defense chief says (www.politico.eu)
Britain is in talks to move more training and production of military equipment into Ukraine, U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said....