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India launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite to restore its NavIC network, a Ukrainian arms maker claimed Starlink workarounds, and SpaceX flew 27 more.
Ruto said Russia will stop recruiting Kenyans for its military after Kremlin talks, as the UN ended its Somalia mission and Nigeria held 11 over an attack.
An EU monitor cited 1,825 political prisoners in Russia after a Kremlin denial, and fact-checkers tied a fake German news video to Storm-1516.
USTR proposed extending its pause on China ship port fees to Jan. 9, 2027, as Los Angeles and Long Beach port talks were extended to Nov. 4.
Venezuela’s foreign minister Oliver Blanco met US envoy John Barrett in Caracas as blackouts of more than 40 hours hit Havana and sparked a street protest.
US, Japanese and South Korean ministers backed North Korean denuclearization in Atlanta as Taiwan tracked 13 Chinese military sorties, up from six.
Russian drones cut power to almost 300,000 Ukrainian homes as Ukraine said Neptune missiles hit the Kamensky rocket-fuel plant in Russia’s Rostov region.
An Iranian delegation reached Doha after a reported talks breakthrough, as Khamenei ordered an unrestricted response and Hormuz saw new tanker strikes.
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