18 October, 2022

*) US warns of sanctions over Iran drone ties after Kiev strikes The United States has warned it would take action against companies and nations working with Iran's drone programme after Russia used the imports for deadly kamikaze strikes in Kiev. State Department spokesperson said, "Anyone doing business with Iran that could have any link to UAVs or ballistic missile developments or the flow of arms from Iran to Russia should be very careful and do their due diligence.” He added that the US will not hesitate to use sanctions or take actions against perpetrators. *) Türkiye criticises Greece's 'shameless' mistreatment of refugees Türkiye has lashed out at Greece for falsely accusing Ankara of mistreating refugees, calling Athens "shameless.” Turkish Foriegn Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Greece is known for its record on violations of international law, therefore, it is natural for Greece to attempt to slander Türkiye as its own crimes multiply. Cavusoglu was addressing a news conference after a meeting in Istanbul of foreign ministers of the Council of Turkic States. *) UK's Truss apologises for economic mistakes, will 'stick around' Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss has apologised for what she called "mistakes" in her programme that caused investor confidence to evaporate and her poll ratings to plunge. Truss told the BBC she accepts responsibility and that she is sorry for the mistakes that have been made. She added that she wanted to act to help people with their energy bills to deal with the issue of high taxes, but her administration “went too far and too fast.” *) Australia walks back recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital — FM Australia has reversed the previous government's recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It said the issue should be resolved as part of peace talks between Israel and Palestine. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that Australia is committed to a two-state solution in which Israel and a future Palestinian state coexist in peace and securit