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Navy's top enlisted sailor says 10- to 11-month sea deployments more likely for now
Oct 30, 2026 - World 
U.S. Navy sailors and their families should expect extra-long sea deployments for the foreseeable future.
Evacuation of civilians begins in besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky
Oct 30, 2026 - World 
Humanitarian convoy brings food and medicine to Russian-held city where people have suffered severe shortagesPeople living in the besieged Russian-held city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine were evacuated on Friday as part of a joint relief operation, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war.The city, which lies on the Russian-occupied side of the Dnipro River, opposite Kherson, has suffered months of serious food and medical shortages, leading to warnings of starvation for the few thousand people remaining there, including about 50 children. Continue reading...
U.S. approves a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine after alleged holdup
Oct 30, 2026 - World 
The Trump administration said Friday that it has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot air defense interceptors for Ukraine after Kyiv had accused the Pentagon of delaying delivery of the vital munition needed to stop Russian ballistic missiles.
Police secure Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief's suspension
Oct 30, 2026 - World 
Police secured Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Friday as dozens of protesters gathered to demonstrate against what they perceive as the wrongful suspension of the top court's president by the current pro-European government.
Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure
Oct 30, 2026 - World 
Independent outlet, whose former editor Dmitry Muratov won Nobel prize, cites intolerable pressure from authoritiesNovaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent media outlets, has announced it will permanently close next month. The newspaper, whose former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel peace prize in 2021, cited intolerable pressure, including being stripped of its newsroom, its donation platforms and its legal right to publish.“This is not just our own story; it is the story of a country and a society that are being systematically crushed,” wrote its editor-in-chief, Sergei Sokolov, on the newspaper’s website. Continue reading...
