By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Three civilians were killed and a woman seriously injured when a Ukrainian drone struck their car in Pisky, in the occupied part of Kharkiv oblast. The head of the local Russian administration announced the toll in this Russian border area.
Volodymyr Zelensky confirms that direct talks with Russia will be held in November, under US mediation. The White House also announces a temporary suspension of military operations in Olechky to facilitate humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Olechky, a Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces, from 29 October. The pause in fighting is intended to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered and civilians to be evacuated through a secure passage, according to a White House statement.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Businessday ·
Melania Trump announces a localised ceasefire agreement in Oleshky, Ukraine, between Russia and Ukraine from 29 October 2026. The truce is intended to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered and civilians, particularly elderly people, to be evacuated, according to the office of the US First Lady.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Whitehouse ·
Melania Trump says she secured a localised truce between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city where residents lack food. The truce is due to begin on 29 October to allow aid deliveries and elderly people to be evacuated, according to her office, with no immediate confirmation from Moscow or Kyiv.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Punch ·
Young protesters demand concrete measures from Macron in FranceStudent protests in France, which began in high schools, have expanded into a mobilisation bringing together the Yellow Vests, trade unions and other civil society organisations. Protesters are denouncing school conditions, teacher shortages and educational inequalities, according to an analysis by Joseph Downing cited by France 24.The week in Africa
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