By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Residents of Olechky evacuated on Friday arrived in northern Ukraine after travelling by bus or plane via Russia and Belarus. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US delegation and Melania Trump for their mediation, Le Monde reports.
Starving and exhausted residents of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in southern Ukraine, began being evacuated on Friday 30 October during a humanitarian truce negotiated with Melania Trump’s mediation, France 24 reports, with confirmation from MyJoyOnline and Voice of America. Up to 750 people could leave, including more than 500 for Ukraine, while VOA says two people died while the road was being cleared of mines.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: France 24 ·
Russian bombardments hit a thermal power plant in Kyiv, as well as four substations and a gas distribution facility in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported the damage, as the strikes form part of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Four people were killed in Izioum by a Russian strike, while food aid began to be distributed in Olechky during the ceasefire. Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia announced these developments as part of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, Le Monde reports.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Donald Trump reaffirmed that he would pay $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans won the US midterm elections. The US president also acknowledged that a head of state generally loses these elections, as polls worry his camp, Agence France-Presse reports.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: L’essentiel ·
Brighton beat Manchester City 1-0 in Premier LeagueBrighton beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium through an 11th-minute goal by Yasin Ayari in the Premier League. The Manchester club, who had 62% possession and 21 shots, suffered a second consecutive league defeat, reports Punch.The week in Africa
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