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Ukraine and Russia have agreed in principle to a prisoner exchange after two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi.
NATO jets failed to down a drone over Lithuania, and Germany is replacing Chinese-made military training drones with European models.
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1️⃣ 🇱🇹 Lithuania reports failed NATO drone interceptions: Lithuania’s military said it could not determine whether a drone that crossed the Baltic states was Ukrainian or Russian. NATO jets twice tried and failed to shoot it down over northern Lithuania, and one missile fell to the ground.
2️⃣ 🇨🇳 South China Sea pact misses deadline: China and ASEAN will miss their deadline to conclude a South China Sea code of conduct this year, three regional diplomats told AP. They said about 80% of the text was provisionally agreed, with disputes over its geographic scope and legally binding status unresolved.
3️⃣ 🇮🇩 Indonesian lawmakers seek vice president’s impeachment: A group of 120 Indonesian lawmakers filed a petition arguing that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka no longer meets the educational requirements to hold office. The process could lead to impeachment. It remained unclear whether Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had accepted Raka’s resignation offer.
4️⃣ 🇩🇪 🇨🇳 Germany replaces Chinese military training drones: Germany’s armed forces will replace Chinese-made training drones with German or other European models, the Defence Ministry confirmed. The ministry said the change would strengthen the armed forces’ technological independence, without specifying how many drones were affected.
5️⃣ 🇮🇷 Iran outlines terms for Hormuz: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz would not return to its pre-war arrangements. He linked its future to Tehran’s seven-point proposal and said Iran wanted to end the war if its conditions were accepted.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Ukraine and Russia agree in principle to prisoner exchange
Ukraine and Russia have agreed in principle to a prisoner exchange after two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi.
US envoy Jared Kushner said the numbers would be finalised on 12 November, while neither side confirmed a timetable for the exchange.
The talks produced no breakthrough on a ceasefire or territory.
Kushner and fellow envoy Steve Witkoff are due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 12 November, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin.
Moscow continues to demand Ukrainian withdrawals from parts of Donbas that Kyiv still controls.
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1️⃣ 🇪🇸 Spain stages housing strike before election: Spain’s two largest unions, UGT and CCOO, backed a general strike over rising rents and evictions. Unions estimated that four million workers joined the country’s first general strike since 2012, ahead of the 29 November snap election.
2️⃣ 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Russia’s US ambassador dies: Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced the death of its ambassador to the US, Alexander Darchiev, aged 66. The ministry said he died suddenly and gave no cause of death.
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