Wars and geopolitical conflict, reported for their human toll and their effect on energy and risk premiums.
A localized ceasefire brokered with Melania Trump involvement began at 3 a.m. Kyiv time in the occupied town of Oleshky to enable humanitarian aid. Russian missile attack on Kyiv killed one and injured 10 near civilian areas. Russian strikes injured six in Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv regions.
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Four Palestinians including a 7-year-old were killed in an airstrike on a displaced camp in al-Mawasi west of Khan Younis; separate drone strike killed one in Remal with total 11 killed and 50 wounded in past 24 hours across Gaza. Nearly 500 families comprising 3,171 people were displaced in Hebron governorate with homes converted to military posts. Ceasefire to begin October 29 in Oleshky allowing humanitarian aid entry and civilian evacuations.
Russian forces conducted a double-tap drone strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih killing 16 and wounding 130 including 22 children. Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery roughly 900 km from the frontline. Putin used an August 22 party congress speech to tie United Russia to a pro-war platform ahead of September elections and reiterated refusal to accept any ceasefire short of Ukraine's full capitulation.
Russian forces conducted a major overnight barrage of missiles and drones striking 28 locations across Kyiv and the surrounding region, killing at least 16 people. Hundreds of Ukrainian drones targeted military industries and energy facilities across Russia in one of Kyiv's biggest aerial operations, killing at least six people. Networks involving Israeli soldiers, middlemen and Palestinian traders are smuggling goods into Gaza generating millions in profits since the ceasefire. Jared Kushner held nearly four-hour talks with Netanyahu and met a Hamas leader with no progress on core demands. Three European countries are coordinating efforts to secure a seat in potential Russia-Ukraine negotiations amid concern over possible exclusion by President Trump.
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