Cyprus

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, widely seen as a staunch ally of Greece and Cyprus for over two decades, was reelected to a third term in US midterm elections Tuesday, defeating Republican Bob Hugin, an ex-pharmaceutical executive.

The president of Cyprus took to the airwaves on Tuesday to defend his proposal for a more decentralized federal government he contended would function better if a reunification deal is reached with the ethnically divided nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots.

Cyprus and the United States have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the area of security, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry of the Mediterranean island, which said that the two sides have signed a so-called "Statement of Intent" on security issues.

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides meets on Tuesday with his American counterpart Mike Pompeo at the State Department.

A protocol for the export of Cypriot dairy products to China was signed on Tuesday between Cyprus's Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis and Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China Ni Yuefeng.

The Greek Army has released photos taken during a Greek-Israeli military exercise. During the drill, which took place late October, four Apache helicopters and two Chinook transport helicopters flew from the Stefanovikeio airbase in the Greek region of Magnesia to Israel, before returning to Greece via Cyprus, the General Army Command (GES) said.

Burton Albion goalkeeper Dimitar Evtimov could be set for his senior international debut after being called into Bulgaria's squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures.

Bulgaria are away to Cyprus on November 16 and then host Slovenia three days later, with Evtimov part of the senior squad for the first time.

Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is visiting Washington for a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.

Also on Tuesday, Christodoulides will meet with Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will brief the Cypriot public Tuesday in a press conference on his idea for a decentralized federation as a model for reuniting the war-torn island.

Officials in Athens are gauging the distance between Ankara's declared intentions and actual capabilities amid growing tension over energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean.