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kyivpost.com | 37 min. ago NEW

Putin and Pezeshkian Honor Khamenei, Killed in US-Israeli Strikes, and Challenge US Influence

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Vladimir Putin that Middle Eastern countries could resolve regional conflicts without US involvement, calling for stronger ties with Moscow. Both leaders paid tribute to Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while discussing military cooperation, energy projects and growing trade.

Putin also criticized Western sanctions and signaled interest in potential US-Russian energy projects in the Arctic.

ft.com | 53 min. ago NEW

[$] South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies

Lee Jae Myung prioritises Seoul’s interests with its giant neighbour amid strained ties with Ukraine, analysts say

mirror.co.uk | 1 hrs. 1 min. ago

Putin invites Zelensky to Moscow for peace talks in big potential war breakthrough

The leaders of Finland and Norway - which both share borders with Russia - had a phone conversation with Russia President Vladimir Zelensky during which he said his Ukrainian counterpart should come to Moscow for direct talks

ft.com | 1 hrs. 8 min. ago

South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies

Lee Jae Myung prioritises Seoul’s interests with its giant neighbour amid strained ties with Ukraine, analysts say

kyivindependent.com | 1 hrs. 33 min. ago

Russia launched over 100 ballistic missiles against Kyiv in past two weeks

Zelensky's comments come one day Russian ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv in a deadly attack on a university campus, a major bridge, an administrative building, and medical facilities in Kyiv. The attack killed one person and injured 15.

kyivindependent.com | 1 hrs. 49 min. ago

Russia launched over 100 ballistic missiles against Kyiv in past two weeks

Zelensky's comments come one day Russian ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv in a deadly attack on a university campus, a major bridge, an administrative building, and medical facilities in Kyiv. The attack killed one person and injured 15.

dailymail.com | 3 hrs. ago

An unreliable US President cosying up to Russia. War in the Middle East. And a global oil crunch... 70 years after the Suez Crisis, history is repeating itself in truly brutal ways

Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe the Russians are brutally attempting to extirpate a much smaller country, which is mounting a heroic but ultimately doomed resistance.

dailymail.com | 3 hrs. 2 min. ago

An unreliable US President cosying up to Russia. War in the Middle East. And a global oil crunch... 70 years after the Suez Crisis, history is repeating itself in truly brutal ways

Meanwhile, in Eastern Europe the Russians are brutally attempting to extirpate a much smaller country, which is mounting a heroic but ultimately doomed resistance.

kyivpost.com | 3 hrs. 12 min. ago

Zelensky: Europe Must Be Included in November Peace Talks

President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted that European countries must participate in upcoming US-mediated peace negotiations with Russia, warning that no European partner should be excluded. His remarks followed a rare phone call between Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Vladimir Putin, ahead of expected trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi in November.

rferl.org | 3 hrs. 49 min. ago

Why Russia's Central Crimean Drone Base Is Hard For Ukraine To Destroy

A military airfield in Crimea has been transformed into a hub for drone launches, new satellite images sourced by RFE/RL show. We spoke to one Crimean military insider about why Ukraine has been unable to take the site out of action.

atlanticcouncil.org | 3 hrs. 50 min. ago

UN report: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are a ‘crime against humanity’

Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s civilian power grid qualifies as a crime against humanity, according to a new report by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, writes Kateryna Odarchenko. The post UN report: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are a ‘crime against humanity’ appeared first on Atlantic Council.

euromaidanpress.com | 3 hrs. 51 min. ago

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1707: UN commission finds Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s power grid are crimes against humanity

Russian missiles hit a Kyiv university campus and the Southern Bridge in two overnight waves and the ceasefire around occupied Oleshky began earlier than planned.

rferl.org | 3 hrs. 56 min. ago

Why Russia's Central Crimean Drone Base Is Hard For Ukraine To Destroy

A military airfield in Crimea has been transformed into a hub for drone launches, new satellite images sourced by RFE/RL show. We spoke to one Crimean military insider about why Ukraine has been unable to take the site out of action.

thestar.com | 4 hrs. 34 min. ago

Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates

A voter fills out a ballot in the general election during early voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Norwood, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Pool Photo via AP)

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 13 min. ago

India’s ‘balancing act’ risks eroding Russia’s trust

New Delhi’s performative diplomacy could undermine its longstanding friendship with Moscow

kyivpost.com | 5 hrs. 14 min. ago

Russian Strike Hits Kharkiv Apartment Building, Injures Four Including 4-Year-Old Boy

A Russian attack on Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district late on Oct. 27 hit a residential apartment building, injuring four people, including a four-year-old boy. Local officials reported that people were trapped inside as emergency crews responded.

ft.com | 5 hrs. 19 min. ago

FirstFT: Israeli exit polls show no clear winner in parliamentary election

Also in today’s newsletter: US and Russia discuss potential oil deals and law firm Weil prepares for possible wind-down

bbc.co.uk | 5 hrs. 27 min. ago

What we know about Ukraine-Russia truce in Oleshky, brokered by Melania Trump

The Russian-occupied city of Oleshky has had no electricity, gas or water for three years, as residents reported having to eat weeds to survive.

foxnews.com | 5 hrs. 44 min. ago

Russian diesel tankers close in on US ports as Trump, Putin deal triggers legal showdown

Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are heading to U.S. ports as Congress threatens to investigate companies involved in Trump's fuel deal with Moscow.

euromaidanpress.com | 5 hrs. 56 min. ago

Finland and Norway leaders make rare direct call to Putin, breaking with the West’s diplomatic isolation of the Russian leader to influence Ukraine peace talks

The Nordic leaders called for de-escalation ahead of November peace talks, with Zelenskyy saying they pressed Putin over attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The Kremlin reiterated that any settlement must account for Russia’s demands.

euromaidanpress.com | 5 hrs. 57 min. ago

Russia replaces Ukrainians with Russian settlers in occupied Kherson Oblast; only 10–20% of pre-war population remains, Ukraine says

Russia is forcing Ukrainians from their homes while offering Russian teachers and medical workers financial incentives to settle in occupied Kherson Oblast, Ukraine’s military intelligence says.

aljazeera.com | 6 hrs. 11 min. ago

Iran war live: Pezeshkian says Middle East can solve own issues without US

Iranian president's words came at summit for gas exporting countries in Russia.

kyivindependent.com | 7 hrs. 40 min. ago

Trump reportedly considering lifting sanctions against Russia's investment fund

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering lifting sanctions against Russia's government investment fund, the New York Times reported Oct. 27, citing an unnamed U.S. official.

atlanticcouncil.org | 7 hrs. 48 min. ago

UN report: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are a ‘crime against humanity’

Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s civilian power grid qualifies as a crime against humanity, according to a new report by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, writes Kateryna Odarchenko. The post UN report: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are a ‘crime against humanity’ appeared first on Atlantic Council.

kyivindependent.com | 7 hrs. 57 min. ago

Starving residents of Oleshky must not become props in Russian propaganda