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28 October 2026

World

Nordic leaders speak with Putin on Ukraine war

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 27 Oct, focused on ending the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said Putin blamed EU and NATO confrontational policy for prolonging the fighting, and the three leaders agreed to keep direct telephone contact. The call was linked to a trilateral Ukraine, US and Russia meeting planned in Abu Dhabi after 4 Nov. Sources differ on the call date, with most reporting 27 Oct and one reporting 23 Oct. Zelensky was briefed afterwards.

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27 October 2026

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Oleshky truce holds for a second day

A US-brokered local ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine's Kherson region, has held for a second day with no reported violations, both sides say. The truce began at 3 am local time on Tuesday 27 Oct and is scheduled to run until 10.59 pm on Sunday. It was announced by US First Lady Melania Trump on 23 Oct to allow aid into the city, where about 2,000 residents are short of food, water and medicine. Ukrainian lawmaker David Arakhamia called it the biggest de-escalation since 2022.

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Israel election count continues, Netanyahu bloc projected at 53 seats

More than 29,000 double‑envelope ballots, about 6 % of the total, have been counted, and the Central Elections Committee expects the remaining count to finish by the afternoon. Projections after regular ballots show Benjamin Netanyahu’s right‑religious bloc at 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition at 48 seats, and Arab‑led parties at 19 seats, leaving all three blocs short of the 61 seats needed for a majority. Voter turnout reached 77.7 %, the highest since 1999.

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