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South Korea is attempting to mutually determine the land border with North Korea amid military incidents and escalating tensions.
South Korea is attempting to mutually determine the land border with North Korea amid military incidents and escalating tensions.
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<p>Ministers have repeated several warnings in the last 18 months about the threat of hybrid attacks from overseas</p><p><strong>Andy Burnham has been meeting armed forces veterans and Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal collectors to mark the start of the year’s campaign.</strong></p><p>Burnham welcomed them to Number 10 North’s office in central Manchester, contrary to the usual convention of making a donation to the cause on the steps of Number 10 in Downing Street.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/23/uk-warnings-stockpile-storm-austen-treasury-autumn-budget-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Storm Adam brings heavy rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen gusts strike England and Wales</p><p>Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week. In Pego, Alicante, 632mm fell in 36 hours with 430mm of this falling in just six hours, while the Valencian town of Olivia received 600mm in 24 hours. As a result, 145 municipalities, approximately 850,000 people, across Valencia and Alicante were placed in a temporary lockdown on Monday due to the severe flooding.</p><p>At least five people have died and 500 have been rescued and 2,100 evacuated. The storm also affected the Balearic Islands, with more than 130 incidents recorded in Ibiza including standing water at the airport, which caused some flights to be diverted or suspended. Although the worst of the storm has passed and conditions improving across Valencia and Alicante, local disruption is expected to continue.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/spain-floods-storm-adam-uk-storm-austen">Continue reading...</a>
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is shutting down the occupied West Bank after having prevented a "major attack."
<p>The satellite service was still operating at a cap of 161km/hr, crippling key air defences</p><p>Good morning and welcome to our Europe live blog, where we’ll begin in <strong>Ukraine</strong>.</p><p>Local authorities reported explosions overnight in <strong>Lutsk,</strong> a city not far from the Polish border, and in the central <strong>Poltava</strong> and southern <strong>Sumy</strong> regions. Russia this morning has also claimed strikes on ships in the <strong>Black Sea</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/23/starlink-ukraine-musk-trump-russia-black-sea-strikes-france-milan-europe-protests-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>