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Rubio called the Ukraine war a stalemate, Peskov said the Kremlin agrees, and Moscow still rejects the partial ceasefire Trump’s envoys took to Miami.
Axios reports Ahmed al-Sharaa is weighing a Saudi request for up to 20,000 Syrian troops against the Houthis. Former HTS fighters in Yemen would turn the war religious, yet Sharaa will likely agree.
Sharif calls Pakistan’s commitment to Saudi Arabia resolute; a day earlier Fidan said the Makkah pact is not an attack agreement and Turkey will send no troops to attack.
Pezeshkian told Putin Iran never left the talks, days after calling them meaningless, as Trump pledged no strikes before 3 November.
Reuters says Jared Kushner and Kirill Dmitriev discussed a US investor stake in the sanctioned Nord Stream pipelines. It is a devil’s bargain that goes around Germany, Ukraine and NATO.
Eritrean troops crossed into Tigray this week while Ethiopia’s army bled on every front. Egypt will fight only if Eritrea itself is attacked. Until then it is winning without firing a shot, and this is the moment to offer Abiy Ahmed one last deal: a binding Nile dam agreement, signed in Cairo.
Trump says the US will not attack Iran before the 3 November midterms; Araghchi says Tehran will answer within days. What was said and what continues.
Rubio called the Ukraine war a strategic stalemate, Zelensky answered ‘this is called unwillingness’ and Peskov ruled out a freeze. What each said and what to watch.
The US Embassy in Riyadh warned of cancelled flights and a possible Saudi airspace closure after deadly Houthi strikes on Abha and Riyadh airports. Washington expects a wider war, and Saudi Arabia must escalate.
Trump said an Iran deal is not what he wants while Vance and Rubio set terms for one. What was said, how it fits, and what Tehran answered.
Putin told Pezeshkian Russia is ready to help mediate the war, as Rubio and Bessent say the blockade works, Qatar says its channel advances and Peskov says no one asked on Yemen.
Ethiopia’s capture of Mekelle was no victory. After Abiy Ahmed vowed to reach the Red Sea, Eritrean troops crossed into Tigray and Egypt’s navy moved south. Abiy’s war is turning against him, and his rule is nearing its end.
The Houthis have frozen Yemen’s Mokha front and turned missiles on Saudi airports. Trump offered Riyadh everything except bombs, so Saudi Arabia is building the coalition, with Pakistan and Türkiye, that will finish the war without him.
After Turkish-linked ships were hit off Romania and Bulgaria, Erdoğan phoned Putin on navigation safety while Sofia took the attacks to NATO. What each side said.
Trump says a call with Putin on the Irkutsk plague case is scheduled. Rubio asks Russia for more information, and Peskov accepts help but disputes the premise.
Israel never expected the Bar-Lev Line to stop Egypt by itself. Its real plan, code-named Dovecote, was to let Egyptian infantry cross the Suez Canal and then crush them with tanks. Egypt studied that plan and broke it within 48 hours.
Berlin says German troops left Iraq at Baghdad’s request, while a parliamentary mandate remains in force through January 2027. What support continues is still unspecified.
Vance told Reuters Iran must cut enrichment and that the US cannot tell who decides in Tehran. Iran’s foreign ministry says the problem is Washington.
Lithuania’s parliament advanced a bill lifting its constitutional ban on nuclear weapons. What Peskov, Medvedev and Putin said before and after the vote.
Saudi-backed forces have retaken ground on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, but the war will be settled at Taiz and by how long Saudi Arabia can absorb Houthi missiles. Patriot stocks, the economy and the Mecca Pact set the endgame.
