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Last updated: 2026-10-28 21:15 UTC

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- Malaysia condemns attack on Jordan church; death toll rises to nine. - Saudi Arabia postpones UN data forums until 2027 due to Houthi attacks in Riyadh; French President Emmanuel Macron visits securing fuel imports for France amid strikes. - Oxfam calls for sustained humanitarian aid for Cambodian families displaced by border conflict with Thailand. - US and China compete in AI technology networks; Malaysia’s MP urges DNB to maintain Western tech due to Chinese influence concerns. - Serbian President Vucic concedes defeat to student-led opposition movement amid violent incidents at polling stations. - Lula da Silva's victory strengthens BRICS, shifting Brazil towards greater independence from US and Israeli priorities. - WHO begins Ebola vaccine trial in DR Congo amid ongoing outbreak; Uganda bans travel from DR Congo. - Heavy rains cause four deaths and affect over 3,200 families in Haiti; El Salvador deploys troops to Haiti after soldiers kidnapped by gangs. - Kim Jong Un crosses into China ahead of diplomatic talks; a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16 people. - US and Japan rehearse coordinated anti-ship strikes near Taiwan as part of Keen Sword 27 exercises. - Russia is courting the Taliban while arming Tajikistan to protect its border from potential threats. - Kazakhstan faces a $12 billion oil setback; UNEP warns global warming will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius. - US and Iran close to extending ceasefire by 60 days amid economic and political pressures. - Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in India's Andhra Pradesh, causing evacuations but no reported deaths.

Key events right now

  • Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'president-elect' of Brazil — dw_world · Other
  • Moscow agreed in principle to participate in a fourth round of talks. — rt_ru · Other
  • The United States pointed to an increase in abstentions in the General Assembly as evidence that its push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding. — al_jazeera · Other
  • According to The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in an attempt to resume talks wi — tass_ru · Gulf / Iran
  • Huawei Technologies began presenting its defence in its US criminal trial in New York on Wednesday, arguing that its global success stems from research and development rather than trade secret theft o — scmp · Other
  • According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in the United States, despite being under — meduza · Other
  • Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected calls for the disarmament of the Lebanese group Hezbollah in a statement released on Wednesday. — middle_east_eye · Israel: Gaza & Lebanon

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