By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The sinking of a cargo ship attacked in the Black Sea left one sailor dead and three missing. Ursula von der Leyen said she was “deeply alarmed” by the escalation, which Romania attributed to Russia, according to Le Monde.
The Russian army struck the port of Vilkovo in Ukraine’s Odessa region, as well as rail facilities and a vessel in the Black Sea, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. Energy infrastructure in six regions was also hit, leaving more than 500,000 people without electricity, according to Ukraine’s deputy energy minister.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Sabcnews ·
French President Emmanuel Macron described the shooting in Trappes, which left one dead and five injured, as terrorist and racist. He said the attack was premeditated and motivated by the victims’ skin colour or religion, and called for harmony and unity, according to remarks reported by L’Essentiel.
🇫🇷 France · Source: L’essentiel ·
An attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia killed two people and injured eight. This information had already been published on 22 October 2026, according to Reuters.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Source: The Citizen ·
A suspect has been arrested after a shooting in a Paris suburb that left one person dead and four injured, including a 12-year-old girl. French authorities are examining the possibility of a racially motivated act, according to France 24.
🇫🇷 France · Source: France 24 ·
More than 2,000 evacuated after floods in ArgentinaMore than 2,000 residents have been evacuated in north-eastern Argentina, where El Niño-related floods have killed two people. The provinces of Chaco and Corrientes remain at risk from rising rivers, according to local Civil Protection, Civil Defence and AFP.The week in Africa
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