Kiev’s accession path will take “longer than a year or two,” European Commissioner Oliver Varheliy said Ukraine’s accession to the European Union will take several years, the European commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy said on Sunday.

Former prime minister Liz Truss’ mini-budget has pushed up borrowing costs, says Halifax British house prices fell in October at the fastest monthly rate since February 2021, a fresh sign of weakness in the real estate market that reflects the fallout from the former government’s economic plan, according to Halifax.

North Korea’s recent string of missile tests were part of an exercise simulating attacks on South Korean and US targets using a variety of munitions, including nuclear-capable weapons, the country’s military explained, according to state media.