Washington is ready to support humanitarian pauses in Gaza if it helps in the release of Hamas hostages. This was stated by the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby. “If a pause can be used to free the hostages, then we fully support that, and we believe that Israel should support that,” CNN quoted Kirby as saying. The US continues to have “active discussions” with Israel on the issue, the official said.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. 120 countries (including Russia and China) voted for the document proposed by Jordan, 14 were against (including the USA and Israel), another 45 (including the UK, Canada, India and Ukraine) abstained. The General Assembly also rejected an amendment to a resolution proposed by Canada that condemned Hamas's actions in attacking Israel and taking hostages.

The assassination attempt on former Verkhovna Rada deputy and one of the leaders of the Donbass separatists Oleg Tsarev is a “special operation of the Security Service of Ukraine.” write about this The BBC Ukrainian Service , Ukrayinska Pravda and Ukrinform , citing a source in the SBU. “He has long been on the list of traitors who must answer for their crimes. Tsarev is a completely legitimate target.

Hamas militants are using humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, including Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, for military purposes, The Times of Israel reports, citing Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari. In particular, the military said that under Al-Shifa there are several underground complexes that Hamas uses to manage its activities, and tunnels through which Hamas militants can enter these complexes without going to the hospital.

Menahem kahana / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Gas Sector, October 27, 2023 The ground units of the Israeli defense army "expand" their operation in the Gaza Strip. This evening of October 27 was stated by Speaker DSAL Daniel Hagari. “In continuation of the offensive activity that we spent in the last few days, the ground forces expanding activities on Earth tonight,” said the representative of the Israeli Defense Army. He did not specify what exactly the “expansion” of the operation would be.

Colonel General Viktor Afzalov was confirmed as the new commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, according to an announcemen t on the Defense Ministry’s website. On October 20, Russian state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported that Afzalov had been appointed to the post, citing their sources in the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The Armavir City Court of the Krasnodar Territory sent a 33-year-old native of Melitopol to a pre-trial detention center in a case of attempted poisoning of aviation school graduates, reports the joint press service of the regional courts. Earlier, Kommersant wrote that the suspect’s name is Yegor Semenov. He is accused under the article of a terrorist act using poisonous, toxic or dangerous chemicals (clause “a” of part 3 of article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Colonel General Viktor Afzalov became the new commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The corresponding entry appeared on the website of the Ministry of Defense. reported Afzalov’s appointment on October 20 TASS and RIA Novosti , citing their sources in the VKS. Earlier, RIA Novosti wrote that Afzalov served as acting commander of the Aerospace Forces when the previous commander-in-chief Sergei Surovikin headed the Joint Group of Forces in Ukraine.

The publication “Layout” found from Viktor Medvedchuk, who moved to Russia after the prisoner exchange between Kiev and Moscow, a new yacht worth $9.6 million (about 900 million rubles). As the publication writes, we are talking about the high-speed yacht Pershing 9X from the Italian company Ferretti Group. From customs data reviewed by journalists, it follows that the ship called “Amore Mio” was launched in 2023. It passed Russian customs on July 26.

As the Armenians from Karabakh lived in the Azerbaijani blockade - and how they now live in camps in Armenia. Photos After Nagornoi Karabakh came under the control of Azerbaijan, almost all Armenians left him. Some of them are in the refugee camps in Armenia. They are helped by volunteers, coordinators and psychologists. How many such camps are now in the country is unknown. Mediazona published a report by the photographer Yegor Kirillov, who visited the immigrant camps.

The prosecutor's office demanded that Viktor Baturin, the brother of Elena Baturina, the widow of former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, be sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on charges of attempted fraud. TASS reports this. The case against Baturin was initiated in 2021, since then he has been in jail.

The Israeli military leadership has developed a plan for a full-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to sign it. The New York Times writes about this, citing sources. According to the publication, Netanyahu wants unanimous approval of the invasion plan from members of the military cabinet, which he formed after the Hamas attack on October 7.

On the shore of Lake Baikal, a memorial to Tsarist-era Polish exiles meets an unfortunate end People of Baikal A discarded wreath from the destroyed memorial in Rechka Mishikha In June, a memorial to the Polish exiles killed during the 1866 Baikal Insurrection was destroyed in Rechka Mishikha, one of several tiny villages perched on the southern shore of Lake Baikal that make up the Tankhoy settlement.

U.S. National Security spokesman John Kirby reported that the Russian army executes soldiers who refuse to carry out orders, according to a statement by the White House press service. “We have information that the Russian military has been actually executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders.

Hamas representative Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, who led the militant group’s delegation to Moscow on Thursday, said in an interview with Russian state media that the organization views Russia’s request to release Russian hostages “more favorably and attentively” than similar requests from other states. “Most Israelis have citizenship in other countries, and many countries have contacted us with requests regarding their citizens who are detained in the Gaza Strip, including our Russian friends.