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Zelensky, Kyiv mayor trade blame as Russian strikes plunge Ukraine’s capital into darkness

A convoy of ambulances driving along a dark street during a power blackout in Kyiv on Nov 2, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks.
A convoy of ambulances driving along a dark street during a power blackout in Kyiv on Nov 2, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks.

Renewed Ukraine refinery attacks deplete Russian diesel supply as US deal in focus

A screenshot from an online video is said to show Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery under attack from Ukrainian drones.
A screenshot from an online video is said to show Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery under attack from Ukrainian drones.

Death toll from Russian strike on Ukraine aid centre reaches 43, survivor found

Rescue and retrieval work ongoing on Nov 4 at the site of a Russian bomb attack on an aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
Rescue and retrieval work ongoing on Nov 4 at the site of a Russian bomb attack on an aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.

In a frontline Lebanese orphanage, girls strive for a normal life

An orphanage resident relaxes in a sitting room at a girls' orphanage in Tebnin, southern Lebanon, October 3, 2026. The orphanage was damaged by an Israeli strike on a neighbouring building in November 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
An orphanage resident relaxes in a sitting room at a girls' orphanage in Tebnin, southern Lebanon, October 3, 2026. The orphanage was damaged by an Israeli strike on a neighbouring building in November 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Zelenskiy in Spain to meet Sanchez, other leaders at Ibero-American summit

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends talks with German Parliament Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner in Berlin, Germany, November 3, 2026. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends talks with German Parliament Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner in Berlin, Germany, November 3, 2026. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Ukraine’s Zelensky says dozens dead, missing in Russian strike on village days before US talks

Medical workers performing CPR on Nov 2 on a resident found under the debris of a former school building hit in a Russian strike that Ukraine said was being used to distribute aid every Monday, in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
Medical workers performing CPR on Nov 2 on a resident found under the debris of a former school building hit in a Russian strike that Ukraine said was being used to distribute aid every Monday, in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.

Newborn among 15 killed as Myanmar military strikes maternity clinic and school, say sources

Vehicles passing an injured person following a Myanmar military air strike in September in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state.
Vehicles passing an injured person following a Myanmar military air strike in September in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state.

Ukraine and Russia say emergency alert apps were hit by hacks

A man cleans debris at the site of a Russian strike near a commercial vehicle shopping centre in a residential area of Kyiv on Oct 27. Russia has been launching large-scale attacks using ballistic missiles and drones in recent weeks.
A man cleans debris at the site of a Russian strike near a commercial vehicle shopping centre in a residential area of Kyiv on Oct 27. Russia has been launching large-scale attacks using ballistic missiles and drones in recent weeks.

Zelensky says Ukraine will stop hitting Russia’s refineries if US provides missiles

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart at the Presidency Working Office in Dolmabahce, in Istanbul on October 31, 2026. Ukrainian President will meet his Turkish counterpart, on October 31, 2026, on a working visit to Turkey for talks over war with Russia and the security situation in the Black Sea, the Turkish presidency said. (Photo by BERK OZKAN / AFP)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart at the Presidency Working Office in Dolmabahce, in Istanbul on October 31, 2026. Ukrainian President will meet his Turkish counterpart, on October 31, 2026, on a working visit to Turkey for talks over war with Russia and the security situation in the Black Sea, the Turkish presidency said. (Photo by BERK OZKAN / AFP)

Iran envoys meet Qatar mediators as threat looms of US strikes after midterm elections

An Iranian man riding a motorcycle past a portrait of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct 31.
An Iranian man riding a motorcycle past a portrait of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Oct 31.

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