Hegseth fired Joint Chiefs J5 director Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia as Trump weighed renewed strikes on Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, director for strategy, plans and policy (J5) on the Joint Chiefs of St...
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Russian drone strike on Dnipro railway station kills at least 13 civilians
A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 13 peopl...
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Finland's president and Norway's prime minister held a joint phone call with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine peace talks.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called Vladimir Putin on October 27, 2026, to discuss end...
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Russia released American teacher Stephen Hubbard during talks between Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Russia released 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, who had been held since 2022 and sentenced in 2024 on mercenary charges, as US envo...
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A localized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump takes effect in Oleshky to allow humanitarian aid and evacuations.
Russia and Ukraine began a localized ceasefire in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky, announced by the White House o...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX throttled Starlink/Starshield service for Ukraine's military, then restored it after a dispute over who ordered the restrictions.
Ukraine's military experienced speed restrictions on SpaceX's Starlink and Starshield satellite services beginning around October 14, 202...
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Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank checkpoint shooting; Israel launches Hebron crackdown and orders West Bank closure
Two Palestinian gunmen attacked an Israeli military checkpoint near Hebron on October 23, 2026, killing two IDF soldiers and wounding thr...
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Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield speeds restored after more than a week of restrictions
Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that Starlink and Starshield satellite speeds returned to pre-restriction levels after over a week o...
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U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific kills five people
The U.S. military said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing five people it described as narcotraffickers. U.S. S...
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Jordan conducts airstrikes in southern Syria targeting alleged Islamic State hideouts after a deadly church attack in Karak
Jordan's air force struck targets in southern Syria's Daraa and Sweida provinces following a gun attack on a Greek Orthodox church funera...
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to continue talks in Tehran as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian leadership in Tehran on Monday and agreed to continue dialogue for re...
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Officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan meet Iranian leaders in Tehran to de-escalate regional conflict
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kal...
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US orders non-emergency government employees and families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks.
The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency US government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia, c...
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Pentagon estimate puts U.S. cost of Iran war at $47.1 billion as of Oct. 16
U.S. Central Command provided Congress a new estimate that the Iran war has cost American taxpayers $47.1 billion as of Oct. 16, up about...
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The UK announces deployment of RAF Typhoon fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi missile and drone attacks.
The UK Ministry of Defence said RAF Typhoon jets will fly defensive counter-air missions over Saudi Arabia to protect cities and critical...
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The US war with Iran and its economic fallout shape the 2026 US midterm elections ahead of the November 3 vote
The US-Israel war with Iran, ongoing since February 28, 2026, has driven up US gasoline and diesel prices and become a central issue in t...
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Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities escalate amid renewed Yemen war
Iran-backed Houthi forces launched missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports and oil infrastructure, including King Fahd International ...
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US intelligence memo warns Iran has increased efforts to target American personnel abroad
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton sent an unclassified October 23 memo to Secretary of State Marco Rubio stating that Iran ha...
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El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers after gang ambush
Four Salvadoran aviation technicians with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force went missing after their armored vehicle was ambushed by g...
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Iran's IRGC says seven oil tankers were hit or damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said on Thursday that seven oil tankers were struck or hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight,...
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U.S. and Israeli militaries have drafted plans for renewed strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections.
U.S. and Israeli militaries have developed plans for a short, intensive campaign against Iran after the November 3 midterm elections, tar...
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Zelenskyy says US early warning intelligence for Russian missile attacks has resumed after call with Rubio, amid continued Russian strikes and a dispute over Patriot deliveries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on October 20, 2026, during a visit to Oslo, that Ukraine is again receiving US early warnin...
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Russia strikes Kyiv with missiles and Ukraine launches drones at Moscow amid renewed talk of peace negotiations
Russia launched three waves of ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight, killing at least two people and wounding dozens, hours after Vladimi...
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Drone strikes hit a market in the disputed Abyei region, killing scores of people
Drones struck Amiet Market north of Abyei town on Monday, and Abyei's caretaker information minister Yohana Akol Ngor said the death toll...
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Trump publicly pressures Zelensky to accept a peace deal with Russia and suggests someone else negotiate for Ukraine
President Trump told reporters on October 19, 2026, that Russia has been "fine" on Ukraine and that it is time for someone other than Vol...
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A six-day humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky held through its first day as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. prepared for talks in Abu Dhabi.
A localized truce in and around Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, began Tuesday and is set to last through Sunday to deliver food and...
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Egypt's parliament authorized President el-Sisi to take steps to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks, while el-Sisi ruled out attacking Yemen.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending Saudi territory and ...
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Rubio denies US deliberately withholding aid or intelligence from Ukraine amid tensions with Zelensky
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US has not deliberately denied Ukraine Patriot interceptors or intelligence, attributing delays t...
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meets US envoys and Nordic leaders in Oslo for Ukraine peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Oslo on October 20, 2026, to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff, with Jared Kushner joining ...
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Russia launches large missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as Zelensky says Kyiv received no advance warning from partners
Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region plus more than 200 drones across Ukraine overnight, killing at leas...
