Archive · World
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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- EuropeWitkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg: Kremlin ready “in principle” for talks as Russia frees American teacher HubbardAfter a meeting of more than three hours at the Konstantin Palace, Moscow says it is ready to return to three-way negotiations with the U.S. and Ukraine, while Trump says peace is “closer than ever.”
- USU.S. Embassy accuses Canada of meddling in midterm elections; Joly: We would never interfereA fact sheet from the embassy in Ottawa names Minister Mélanie Joly, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a Liberal MP, while Canada rejects the accusations.
- BalkansStudents reach Belgrade amid flares as Vucic rallies in Nis; six detained ahead of Sunday’s electionThousands of residents welcomed the marchers who crossed Serbia on foot; the Student List’s closing rally is held tonight at 6 p.m. in Slavija Square.
- Middle EastRubio says peace with Iran “extremely difficult” as Revolutionary Guards claim two tankers hit by mines in HormuzWashington vows economic pressure until Tehran stops attacks on merchant ships; Araghchi says the strait will stay closed until the U.S. accepts Iranian terms.
- EuropeFloods in southern France: one dead near Marseille, one missing in CorsicaTorrential rain from storm system “Adam” flooded roads and neighborhoods from Hérault to Bouches-du-Rhône; nearly 400 mm of rain fell in Corsica.
