By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
An opinion piece examines the controversy sparked by the ultimately abandoned plan to broadcast Nidal Hasan’s execution live in the United States. Florian Leniaud believes this staging of state violence could have backfired on Donald Trump, according to Le Monde.
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Volodymyr Zelensky believes Ukraine could not hold out if the United States officially sided with Russia. The Ukrainian president criticised several decisions by Donald Trump, including on sanctions and Russian diesel, while saying he hoped for a change of position, according to NBC.
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Opponents of Donald Trump gathered in Atlanta, United States, for a rally titled “No Kings, Vote Now”. Organisers want to mobilise voters ahead of the 3 November midterm elections while defending democracy, according to France 24.
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Ukraine struck a Rosneft refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region, causing a fire, according to the local governor. The attack came after Kyiv abandoned an energy truce announced by Donald Trump, while Russia continued strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, Daily Maverick reports.
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Donald Trump has frozen the implementation of a US law providing for heavy sanctions on importers of Russian hydrocarbons. The decision comes after the agreement announced on 11 October to purchase Russian diesel and ahead of the US midterm elections, according to Le Monde.
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Luxembourg football: Strassen draw for the first timeUNA Strassen drew for the first time this season, 1-1 against Racing FC Union Luxembourg, on the 10th matchday of the Luxembourg championship. Babou Seye opened the scoring in the 7th minute before Dominik Stolz equalised in the 10th, reports L’essentiel.The week in Africa
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