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BEIJING (Reuters) -China's second-ranked military official, speaking at a military forum on Monday, vowed to develop military ties with the United States while accusing "some countries" of "creating turbulence" and trying to undermine Communist Party rule. The Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's biggest annual show of military diplomacy, began Sunday without the country's defence minister, who typically hosts the event.

Another meeting on the Ukrainian Peace Formula started in Malta on Oct. 28 at the level of foreign policy and national security advisors, with more than 65 countries participating, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has said on Telegram.

From fake street art to doctored media reports demonizing President Volodymyr Zelensky, a torrent of online disinformation seeks to erode Western support that is crucial for Kyiv's war effort against Russia.AFP's factcheckers have exposed a series of doctored images of street art mocking Zelensky, who has faced an avalanche of disinformation since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.

Western countries are "aiding and abetting" the killing of Palestinians by supporting Israel's war against Hamas, the Queen of Jordan has said. Queen Rania gave an interview to CNN in which she said Western leaders were showing a "glaring double standard" in their responses to deaths of civilians under Israeli attacks on Gaza. The people all around the Middle East...

In the hierarchy of civilian deaths, victims of airstrikes are thought of as inconsequential, writes Richard Hall