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29 October 2026

World

Putin meets Iran president and Qatar emir in Moscow during gas forum

President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday in Moscow, following a Gas Exporting Countries Forum hosted by the Kremlin. The meeting follows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s remarks that it will build on Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s recent Tehran visit and aims to deepen political and economic ties. The forum also gathers African leaders and other gas‑producing nations, underscoring the strategic partnership between Russia and Iran.

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US may ease curbs further on Russian diesel imports

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Washington may allow more Russian diesel onto the market, depending on Moscow's conduct. He framed the suspension of US sanctions on Russian diesel exports, announced earlier this month, as an incentive for Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. Under a deal between Trump and Putin, Russia is to export 800,000 metric tons of diesel in October and November, followed by another million tons. Analysts say the volumes are too small to materially lower prices against global demand of about 28 million barrels per day. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sharply criticised the deal.

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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

World

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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