Israel said it will provide Cyprus with an offshore patrol vessel.

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is undermining the upcoming election and jeopardizing its fairness.

On Oct. 26, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, at a regular briefing, was asked about China accompanying North Korea’s top leader on a visit to Dandong. He said China and North Korea are friendly neighbors and that preserving, consolidating and developing bilateral relations remains the Chinese party and government’s firm strategic policy. Guo added that stable China–North Korea ties support bilateral welfare and regional peace and prosperity, and that China is willing to continue working with North Korea to implement leaders’ key consensus and push relations forward.