Strikes

Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian man Akram Yassin and his wife Dina Abu Baker, who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City October 20, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Micron union in Taiwan to launch one-day strike as bonus dispute escalates

Mediation between Micron and the Taoyuan union ended without an agreement in September.

Kremlin hawks savour Trump-Zelenskiy rift — if it lasts

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

US resumes intelligence-sharing with Ukraine after pause, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC that he hopes Trump will remain an ally of Ukraine.

Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi as minister of defence

An Iranian flag flutters in a park in Tehran, Iran, October 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Russian defence ministry says it hit Ukrainian steel plants, power infrastructure overnight

Ukraine's Zelenskiy blasts US-Russian diesel deal, welcomes bigger European role in peace process

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on during a press conference at a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Russia talks up refinery attack as Trump blames Ukraine for expensive fuel

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from Yandex's Sasovo hub, one of the company's five large data centres, after a fire following a drone strike forced the suspension of operations at the site, which hosts tens of thousands of servers, Sasovo, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video on Otober 8, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Verification lines: Petrol station, data centre building and road layout matched satellite and archive imagery Coordinates: 54.3729250068205, 41.934405711751126 Date verified by statement from Yandex saying that drones hit one of its major data centers in Russia's Ryazan region on October 8 NASA FIRMS detected thermal activity at the location on October 8, where there is not typically./File Photo

Zelenskiy blasts Trump's diesel deal and calls Russian peace moves a 'parody'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference at a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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