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Ukraine claims senior Russian navy officers killed, injured in Crimea missile strike (www.politico.eu)

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....

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....

Chinese embassy slams Moscow over Russian border incident (www.politico.eu)

Such criticism is unusual, as Beijing is one of Russia’s top allies and has not condemned the all-out invasion of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy sends strong signals with choice for Ukraine’s new defense chief (www.politico.eu)

Rustem Umerov, the first Crimea native to get such a high post in Kyiv, is praised for his diplomatic and management skills....

Far-right thugs, football hooligans blamed for violence at [pro-Palestine] London march (www.politico.eu)

London’s Metropolitan Police said that physical violence by far-right thugs and football hooligans on the city’s streets Saturday was more dangerous than the far-larger pro-Palestinian demonstration that was largely peaceful.

We can’t rely on Russia to protect us anymore, Armenian PM says (www.politico.eu)

Russia’s catastrophic invasion of Ukraine means Armenia can no longer rely on Moscow as a guarantor of its security, even as fears grow of a return to open conflict with Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told POLITICO in an interview....

Founder of Russia’s Google slams Putin’s ‘barbaric’ Ukraine war (www.politico.eu)

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.

The future of warfare: A $400 drone killing a $2M tank (www.politico.eu)

UK antitrust enforcer to Microsoft: You can’t bully us (www.politico.eu)

NATO’s Bulgaria finds crashed killer drone on its land (www.politico.eu)

A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered on Bulgarian territory over the weekend....

Your car wants to know about your sex life (www.politico.eu)

Industry hoovered up data through sensors and technology built into newer car models that calculate people’s weight, filmed the car inside and outside with cameras, listened to conversations through microphones and tracked users via connected apps on smartphones.

Zelenskyy’s corruption crackdown plan raises cover-up fears (www.politico.eu)

By equating corruption to treason, Zelenskyy’s office is manipulating the public’s desire for justice, said Vitaly Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (Antac), a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization that monitors graft. In reality, Shabunin added, Zelenskyy’s office is pursuing other goals: to protect...

US Republican senator praises UK Labour’s ‘Reaganesque’ policy (www.politico.eu)

David Cameron makes shock comeback as Rishi Sunak’s foreign secretary in UK reshuffle (www.politico.eu)

Latvia PM: Let EU countries with no colonial past lead diplomacy with BRICS+ (www.politico.eu)

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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....

Prigozhin lives! Kremlin battles rumors Wagner chief faked his death (www.politico.eu)

If Russia’s propaganda machine seemed caught off guard by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny, its reaction to his death in a plane crash has been far more disciplined....

Ukraine is ‘freaking out’ as McCarthy chaos threatens US aid (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....

Ukraine ready to compromise ahead of EU decision on launching membership talks (www.politico.eu)

The European Commission’s recommendation that Ukraine start formal talks to become a member of the EU afforded a rare moment of joy to a country fighting off an invasion by Russia, Olga Stefanishyna, Ukrainian deputy prime minister, said Thursday....