Here are the key events from day 1,345 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published On 31 Oct 2025
Here is how things stand on Friday, October 31, 2025:
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- Russia’s Ministry of Defence said…

Here are the key events from day 1,345 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published On 31 Oct 2025
Here is how things stand on Friday, October 31, 2025:

Steve RosenbergRussia Editor in St Petersburg
BBCIn a wood on the edge of St Petersburg they’re reading out a list of names.
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Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness has described the town of Black River as the country’s “ground zero” of damage from Hurricane Melissa.
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Advocates say new rules let Education Department to politically punish groups working on immigration, transgender care.
The United States Department of Education has finalised new rules that could bar nonprofits deemed to have undertaken work with…

7th October 1952: A methuselah of Mercier champagne being carried by a concierge at the Savoy hotel, London. Many VIP suites in hospitals have amenities rivaling luxury hotels.
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Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harbouring the Pakistan Taliban, a charge Kabul denies.
Published On 30 Oct 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a ceasefire for at least…

After more than 20 years under construction, the Grand Egyptian Museum will finally open this weekend, promising more than 50,000 artifacts showing what life was like in ancient Egypt.
Published On 30 Oct 2025

Pushback and criticism against the federal government continued across Colorado this week after immigration officials arrested a father and two children in Durango, sparking local protests that were met with pepper spray, rubber bullets and…

Denver police are searching for leads in a cold-case shooting that killed a man nearly 30 years ago, according to the department.
Robert Escobedo Jr., 28 was shot and killed Oct. 16, 1997 during an argument behind the now-defunct High Rise…