G7 foreign ministers met in Paris on 9-10 November 2026 under the French presidency and issued a joint declaration covering Ukraine, Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Gaza, Syria and the Indo-Pacific, the UK Foreign Office said.
Senior UK and French officials and military personnel met in London to review progress on nuclear cooperation under the Northwood Declaration, including expanded technical work and reciprocal use of sovereign trials facilities.
An inspection of the UK-France agreement on preventing dangerous journeys found the Operation Hillmore pilot showed a linked returns and legal-entry arrangement could work, but lacked clear success criteria from the outset.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 3, 2026 shows Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) with a colorful meteor streak in the foreground, captured from Hautacam, France, in April.
The defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on 26 October 2026 describing Russia as the most acute and long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and pledging continued support for Ukraine.
Canada, Denmark, the EU, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sierra Leone, Sweden and the UK issued a statement on 26 October 2026 marking one year since the violence in El Fasher peaked, calling for accountability and unimpeded humanitarian access.
Private George McIntosh of 8th Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment was buried at Loos British Cemetery Extension on 20 October 2026, nearly 110 years after he was killed in 1917, the Ministry of Defence said on 26 October 2026.
ESA's Lunar Link communications element has completed its final integration and testing campaign in Cannes, France, and will be stored flight-ready while ESA studies how it could serve future lunar missions.
Foreign ministers from Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia met counterparts from France, Germany, Italy and the UK in Istanbul on 23 October 2026 to discuss regional conflicts and de-escalation.
RAF Typhoon fighters took part in a French nuclear air exercise for the first time, flying alongside Rafale jets over the Mediterranean in Exercise Rummy from 20 to 21 October 2026, the UK Ministry of Defence said.
A Pleiades Neo satellite view highlights Toulouse's terracotta rooftops, the Garonne river and landmarks including the stadium and Matabiau station, ESA says.
An unidentified First World War soldier of the West Yorkshire Regiment, whose remains were found near the Thiepval Memorial, was buried at Serre Road Cemetery No.2 on 14 October 2026, the Ministry of Defence said.
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