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Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Armed Conflicts
Abbas tells UN that Israeli policies threaten Palestinian 'life and existence' as US bars him from attending in person26dSon of Israel's ambassador to US critically injured in West Bank ramming attack26dNorth Korea threatens 'collective punishment' against South Korea over US alliance26dPakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in Balochistan border clash26dPoland reports Starlink station fire as suspected sabotage as Denmark warns of escalating Russian threat26dPakistan strikes militant targets in Afghanistan border region, killing at least 28[Updated]26dTigray rebels seize airports and clash with federal forces as fighting reignites in Ethiopia[Updated]26dHouthi attacks on Saudi Arabia trigger oil price surge and emergency defence talks26dTurkey agrees to gradually hand over Bashiqa military base to Iraqi federal government27dSaudi airstrikes kill 10 and wound 14 in Yemen as Houthis threaten US targets27dZelenskyy urges world to choke Russia's war finances in UN General Assembly address27dRussia rejects ceasefire proposals again as US invites Putin to G20 summit27dNorth Korea test-fires upgraded rocket artillery in show of force along southern border27dTrump administration invites Putin to G20 summit in Miami amid Ukraine war27dWorld leaders gather at UN General Assembly amid wars, AI fears, and institutional crisis[Updated]27dSeven Ethiopian armed groups form alliance to oust Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed28dUkraine's small towns struggle to access reconstruction funds as Russian strikes continue28dAfrican Union develops continent-wide framework linking climate change to conflict risk28dRussia-Ukraine war accelerates push toward fully autonomous battlefield drones28dNorth Korea tests new weapon system days before Trump-Xi summit[Updated]28d