By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The local truce negotiated with US support around Oleshky, a Ukrainian city occupied by Russia, saw no violations during its first 30 hours, according to Ukrainian mediator Dmytro Lubinets. The agreement remains in force until 1 November to allow residents to leave the frontline area, reports France 24.
The humanitarian truce in force since the previous day in Olechky, an occupied city in Ukraine’s Kherson region, has been respected for a second consecutive day. The Russian and Ukrainian human rights ombudsmen confirmed this on Wednesday, as residents have faced shortages of food, water and medicines for months.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: 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.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Turnout in Israel’s elections reached 16.7% in the first three hours, the fastest start since 1981, according to Sowetan. It eventually reached 77.7%, a record in more than 20 years, reports France 24. Polls give Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc 52 to 53 seats against 50 for Benjamin Netanyahu’s, while Arab parties could win 17 or 18 seats, according to Africanews and Seneweb.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Sowetan ·
The Houthis called on Wednesday for Aden airport to be evacuated immediately, claiming that a Saudi military cargo plane carrying weapons was there. Their spokesman Yahya Saree issued the warning after explosions were heard in the city, as fighting between the rebels and pro-government forces intensified, according to TimesLIVE and Sowetan. Sowetan reports that renewed fighting ended the UN-brokered truce of 2022.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Nasser Bourita attends Russia-Africa summit ministerial meetingMoroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita took part in Moscow in a meeting of African foreign ministers chaired by his Russian counterpart, Sergueï Lavrov. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit, according to L’Information.The week in Africa
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