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The foreign ministers of Ukraine and 8 Nordic-Baltic Eight countries pay an official visit to Odesa region. They discussed strengthening support for Ukraine, defense of ports and energy infrastructure.

The Prime Minister of Iceland announced the dissolution of the governing coalition due to disagreements over immigration and energy. New parliamentary elections are scheduled for November 30.

Slovaks raised €4. 5 million in three weeks to buy artillery ammunition for Ukraine. 122 tons of ammunition have been delivered, and another 500 thousand euros are planned to be spent on grenade launcher shells.

The member countries of the Coalition for Demining Capabilities have agreed to purchase €22 million worth of equipment for Ukraine's needs. Lithuania is allocating €15 million and Sweden €7 million for pickups and trucks for the Armed Forces and the State Service of Ukraine for Specialized Transport Services.

Ukraine has invited the Nordic countries to join the Northern Brigade project. Each country will be able to train and arm a Ukrainian battalion and invest in Ukraine's defense industry.

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A large-scale glacial flood has occurred in southern Iceland, flooding the ring road and partially destroying a bridge. The weather service reports an extremely large scale of the flood, but there are no casualties.

Ukraine has sent 1000 tons of wheat flour to Palestine as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian program. In total, it is planned to deliver more than 7,000 tons of flour and 750 tons of oil to help families in the Gaza Strip.

Romania will provide Ukraine with a Patriot air defense system and support its security efforts in the Black Sea region under a new bilateral agreement.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

The countries participating in the contact group have allocated more than $98 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and are moving at full speed to provide Ukraine with what it desperately needs, and this must continue, and new solutions must be found, especially for Ukraine's air defense challenges, the Pentagon chief said.

Estonia will provide Ukraine with short-range Mistral anti-aircraft missile systems and missiles to repel Russian attacks.

Zelensky congratulated Hola Tomasdottir on winning the presidential election in Iceland and expressed hope for strengthening Ukrainian-Icelandic cooperation and ensuring peace in Europe and beyond.

Halla Tomasdottir, an entrepreneur and former director of Richard Branson's company, won Iceland's presidential election with 34. 1% of the vote, becoming the country's second female president.

Russian troops seized about 752 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in 2024, despite Russia's Defense Minister Andrey Belousov's inflated estimate of 880 square kilometers.

This year, Ukraine will receive military assistance in the amount of 6 billion euros from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland under security agreements signed with these countries.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland have already provided Ukraine with about 17 billion euros in aid. Kiev can continue to count on the support of these countries.

Ukraine and Norway signed a security agreement in Stockholm, while Norway pledged to provide long-term military and non-military support to Ukraine, including allocating more than 6 billion euros for 2023-2027.

Ukraine and Iceland have signed a comprehensive security agreement that provides long-term economic, humanitarian, defense support and cooperation for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed with Iceland's Foreign Minister Tardis Kollbrunn the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic future.

The chairmen of the foreign affairs committees of the US, EU, Ukraine and other countries have condemned Georgia's controversial "foreign agents" law, saying it undermines democracy and contradicts Georgia's goal of Western integration.

Georgia's application for EU membership will be frozen if the controversial Russian-inspired law on "foreign agents" is passed.

The Baltic states and Northern Europe have reaffirmed their unity against russia's "shadow war. " Sweden joined NATO, and the Baltic prime ministers promised not to abandon their support for Ukraine despite moscow's intimidation.

Shmyhal and the Prime Minister of Iceland discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation, support for Ukraine, and preparations for the Peace Summit.

In terms of wages, Ukraine ranked 107th in the overall ranking of countries. Switzerland, with an average monthly salary of $8,111, topped the list.

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano in Sicily, emits rare smoke rings that billow high into the sky, a phenomenon known as "volcanic vortex rings" caused by explosions of gas bubbles above the magma chamber.

Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Chornomorets Odesa 4-1 to reach the Ukrainian Cup final for the first time in five years.

Ukraine's national football team has risen to 22nd place in the FIFA rankings after qualifying for Euro 2024 with victories over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.

The Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU needs more funding, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said, calling on allies to provide more money to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.