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Kremlin says European countries are not part of the next Ukraine talks

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Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Europe will not join the next round of talks with Ukraine and the US in Abu Dhabi. He said it was not discussed in Tuesday's 90-minute call among Putin, Finland's president and Norway's prime minister.

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Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets and plans to buy S-400s

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the 12 jets arrived a year earlier than expected under an existing agreement with Moscow. He announced it on X during a visit to Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit.

Zelensky says Ukrainian troops advanced 15 km underground near Kupiansk

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Ukrainian forces killed more than 100 Russian soldiers and captured more than 30 in Operation Veles near Kupiansk, Zelensky said on Oct 27.

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Drones hit the Azot chemical plant in Russia's Novomoskovsk

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Drones attacked the plant in Russia's Tula region overnight on Oct 28 and a large fire broke out, according to monitoring channels. Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed a drone attack and damage to infrastructure in the city's industrial zone.

Tanzania announces its first major natural gas discovery in more than 10 years

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The estimated 223 billion cubic feet of gas was found in the Mnazi Bay area in the south of the country, Energy Minister Juma Homera said.

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African leaders gather in Moscow for the Russia-Africa summit

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The third Russia-Africa Summit runs Oct 28 and 29, and a presidential aide says 48 African countries have confirmed.

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Nigeria's president asks the Senate to approve US$20.5 billion in new foreign loans

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The plan also includes €1.05 billion, to fund infrastructure, agriculture, health care, education, water supply, security and jobs.

The law would require journalists to seek consent from the people they write about. Publishers told the court it amounts to pre-censorship.