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Pope Leo XIV asks Putin for truce in Oleshky to allow aid and civilian evacuation

Pope Leo XIV, recovering at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, raised the humanitarian crisis in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky with Vladimir Putin on Friday, 16 October 2026. The Vatican says the pope also asked for food, medical aid and a safe civilian evacuation.

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Diplomacy·13h ago

Hungary and Ukraine reset ties after first official Magyar-Zelensky bilateral talks

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held their first official bilateral talks on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, 16 October.

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Diplomacy·11h ago

Zelensky answers scapegoat question with a smile, as Trump row deepens before US midterms

At an EU summit press conference in Brussels, Zelensky paused for 15 seconds when asked whether Trump was using him as a scapegoat, then said 'This is my answer.' He also said Ukraine is negotiating with the US team and expects a new meeting in the coming days.

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Diplomacy·from Oct 14·upd. 14h ago

Feijóo calls for navy deployment to Ceuta after reported Moroccan patrol boat incident

Alberto Núñez Feijóo asked Pedro Sánchez's government to send the navy to Ceuta and summon Morocco's ambassador. The move follows a report of a Moroccan patrol boat in Ceuta waters on 15 October, which Madrid says did not happen.

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Diplomacy·11h ago

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Trump's press secretary says China lacks proper toilets, Beijing invites her to visit

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, said China lacks proper toilets in an interview. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning answered with an invitation for her to visit more often.

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Diplomacy·from Oct 14·upd. 2d ago

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Denmark tells Trump US has no preferential rights to Greenland resources

Copenhagen says US investors get no special access to Greenland's raw materials after Trump announced imminent large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration. Greenland's government says such work is still far off, with smaller projects possibly taking years to become operational.

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Diplomacy·from Oct 11·upd. 2d ago

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Felipe VI closes Melilla visit, saying the city is Spain and Europe

King Felipe VI closed his two-day visit to Ceuta and Melilla on Wednesday, 14 October, with a message on sovereignty and the EU border. The Melilla leg included a ceremony at the Assembly, a school visit and crowds of thousands in Plaza de España.

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Diplomacy·yesterday

Trump removes special envoy Paolo Zampolli after months-long email feud with deputy secretary Landau

The State Department's special envoy for global partnerships was notified on Thursday, 15 October, hours after Politico reported his dispute with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. An official said his assignment was revoked and that he is no longer a government employee.

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Diplomacy·17h ago

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Trump says US is in nuclear talks with Russia and China over denuclearization

Trump told Newsmax that Washington is talking with Moscow and Beijing about denuclearization and expects China to draw level with the US arsenal within five years. The New START treaty expired in February without a successor.

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Diplomacy·12h ago

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Seguro urges more EU political integration on housing and energy in Slovenia

Portugal's President António José Seguro made his debut at the Arraiolos Group, an informal forum of EU presidents without executive powers, near Ljubljana on Friday, 16 October 2026. He tied the bloc's future to young people's access to housing.

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Diplomacy·15h ago

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Greenland parliament unanimously backs deep-sea mining ban until end of 2029, a day after Trump's remarks

The government must now draft a law, due in the first half of 2027, while Trump's push for oil, gas and mineral exploration on the island covers more than the seabed.

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Diplomacy·from Oct 15·upd. 14h ago

Maduro and Flores plead not guilty to new US torture conspiracy charges

Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores denied new US charges of leading a repression system that included torture. The pleas came on Thursday, 15 October, in federal court in New York, and the chavista camp calls the couple kidnapped.

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