China sent 244 ships around Taiwan last month, the highest monthly total on record, according to a report cited by Taipei Times and the China-Global South Project.
An investigation by German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk found that mobile networks in Germany let callers see private data about the phone they were calling.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow, reportedly the first by a sitting CIA chief since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The US Defense Department is preparing choices for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on how many American troops should stay in Europe, due by November 6.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow that had already been reported, but new reporting from US news outlets says what he actually told the Russians: don't attack NATO countries, especially the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and don't help Iran.
UN envoy Mladenov briefed the Security Council on Gaza, warning of a deep crisis and presenting the first detailed international plan to disarm fighters and rebuild the territory.
New US sanctions on Iran have prompted China to threaten retaliation, while Iran itself has vowed to hit back.
In one week, four separate incidents added to a pattern of suspected Russian hybrid warfare against European countries.
Flash floods hit the border between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people.
Hungary's government has for the first time officially called Russia a threat to Hungary, Europe and the world, a sharp turn from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's long pro-Moscow stance, Politico reported.
China has told its citizens to leave Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa, citing security risks it has not explained.
The European Union is preparing what would be its largest sanctions package against Russia since the country's full invasion of Ukraine, according to the news outlet Seznam Zprávy.