Jake Paul will headline a boxing event in Dubai on 24 December, though his opponent remains unnamed. The bout marks his first professional fight in the United Arab Emirates and follows a co‑operation agreement between his promoter Most Valuable Promotions, the Dubai Sports Council and the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. Paul, 29, enters the ring with a 12‑2 record after a broken‑jaw loss to Anthony Joshua in December 2025. He says he is more motivated than ever for the comeback.
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29 October 2026
27 October 2026
A US-brokered local ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine's Kherson region, has entered its third day with no reported violations, both Kyiv and Moscow say. The truce began at 3 am local time on 27 Oct and runs until 10.59 pm on Sunday, 1 Nov, according to Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets. It allows aid into the city, where about 2,000 residents lack food, water and medicine, and lets those who wish to leave evacuate safely, US First Lady Melania Trump has said.
24 October 2026
Swedish police state that a suspect in an ongoing investigation has been transferred from the United Arab Emirates to Sweden, indicating international cooperation in the case and allowing Swedish authorities to continue their inquiries locally.