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New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says an upcoming NATO summit in Washington is an opportunity for him "to make clear our unshakeable support" for the alliance and to "reiterate" Britain's backing of Ukraine. Speaking after his Labour Party secured a landslide election win, ending 14 years of Conservative rule, Starmer says "the first duty of my government is security and defence." SOUNDBITE
"It is certainly possible that Russia could make additional tactical gains in the coming weeks" against Ukraine, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan says during a White House news briefing. SOUNDBITE
The first snow of the winter blankets the armoured vehicle-tracked roads in east Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region as the conflict with Russia drags on. Winter snow, mud and ice are expected to force a lull in Ukraine's months-long counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Moscow's forces. IMAGES
Tanks, cargo truck with fighters of rebel mercenary Wagner group leave the military headquarters the group had occupied earlier in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin halted the fighters' march on Moscow. IMAGES
Troops from the rebellious Wagner mercenary group are out in force in the city of Rostov-on-Don outside the army headquarters for Russia's southern military district, with passers-by stopping to look at the military vehicles. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says his troops have taken control of the headquarters, Russia's main command centre for Ukraine operations, as well as an airbase in the city, vowing to topple Moscow's top military leaders. IMAGES
Images show Ukrainian heavy T72B3 tanks and BMP-2 infantry vehicles on the road heading to the frontline in eastern Ukraine. IMAGES