By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Nearly 2,800 soldiers, mostly French, are due to take part in the Koalijca exercise in Nowa Dęba, in south-eastern Poland. Scheduled for 9 to 22 November, it aims to test the deployment of the coalition of the willing in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, Le Monde reports.
Russia rejects Ukrainian allegations that its forces used chemical substances against Ukrainian soldiers, following the publication of figures reporting 14,009 incidents since February 2023. The Russian Embassy in Nigeria disputes the data and cites inconsistencies, Leadership reports.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Leadership ·
Ukraine says Russian forces used the ceasefire in Oleshky to reinforce their positions. The accusation comes after civilians were evacuated from the Kherson region and the ceasefire ended, according to Ukrainian authorities.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
Civilians have been evacuated from some areas of Ukraine’s Kherson region after the ceasefire in Oleshky expired. A Reuters photograph shows residents evacuated from the occupied city returning to Ukrainian-controlled territory on 31 October 2026.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: TimesLIVE ·
The Israeli army has withdrawn from a neighbourhood in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, after an operation that displaced thousands of Palestinians. Residents are beginning to return to damaged or ransacked homes, following the deaths of two Israeli soldiers in late October, France 24 Afrique reports.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: France 24 ·
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