Mosaic News
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Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Armed Conflicts
Iraq extends weapons collection deadline amid militia opposition28dRussia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg amid escalating drone strikes28dZelenskyy says Ukraine and US want war ended before winter after meeting with Trump28dTaiwan expands Western Pacific posture as PLA intensifies operations east of the island28dSouth Korea resists US pressure to deploy troops to Persian Gulf amid Iran conflict28dSouth Korean defence minister visits soldiers wounded in DMZ land mine blast28dYemen fighting escalates with 154 dead in recent clashes28dPakistan urges OIC to press Afghan Taliban on terrorism and human rights28dTaliban gunman attacks security forces attempting Pak-Afghan border crossing in Kurram28dPakistan and seven Muslim nations urge Israel to honour Gaza commitments28dUN Security Council condemns 'heinous and cowardly' terrorist attack in Kohat, Pakistan28dUS refuses visa to Sudan's de facto leader for UN General Assembly appearance28dBelgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic relations after rift over Congo conflict28dSyrian man reunited with library of Islamic texts hidden for 15 years28dUN warns of 230,000 displaced in Yemen with thousands expected to flee to Djibouti28dZelenskyy says Ukraine ready for energy ceasefire as winter approaches28dHouthis' advance in Yemen displaces 130,000 as Saudi king issues rare rebuke and UN warns of wider crisis28dAmnesty International accuses M23 rebels of killings and forced labour at Congo mines29dMacron and Trump hold 'very constructive' talks on Ukraine and Red Sea security at UN General Assembly29dDjibouti refugee camp shelters thousands fleeing Houthi advance in Yemen's western coast29d