By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
New waves of Russian ballistic missiles have killed one person and injured around 15 others in Kyiv and its region, according to local authorities. The Ukrainian capital remains on near-constant alert, while Volodymyr Zelensky says more than 100 ballistic missiles have been fired at the area in two weeks, Le Monde reports.
Russian attacks have killed at least one person and injured ten others in Kyiv, including students at a university dormitory, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Volodymyr Zelensky said ballistic missiles had struck a university campus with no military facility nearby, Le Monde reports.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
A UN independent commission of inquiry says Russian strikes on Ukraine’s civilian power grid constitute a crime against humanity. Its report, published on 26 October, says the attacks aim to deprive the population of electricity and other essential services, according to UN investigators.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Atlanticcouncil ·
An Israeli strike on the Islamic University of Gaza killed three people and wounded eight students, according to Palestinian sources and AFP. The Israeli military says it targeted a Hamas member, while Palestinian health authorities put the war’s toll at 74,544 dead and 175,692 injured.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: Lapresse ·
A tornado struck a building site in Antalya’s Kepez district on Monday evening, killing four workers and injuring another. The winds also lifted two containers and overturned a crane, while torrential rain flooded parts of Istanbul, according to local authorities.
🇹🇷 Türkiye · Source: Africanews ·
Democratic report brings together five sexual assault accusations against TrumpA 53-page report published by Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee brings together 11 accounts about Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Five women directly accuse Trump of rape or sexual assault, including former Swiss model Beatrice Keul, who says she was raped in 1993, according to the report’s authors.The week in Africa
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