Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow on Tuesday after hosting the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit, the Kremlin has said — a day of diplomacy unfolding as US-Iran tensions remain high.
Egypt’s parliament voted by a two-thirds majority to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks, with President al-Sisi saying the mission would defend Saudi territory and not attack Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered Yemen’s Houthis $1 billion under an Iran-brokered arrangement to halt attacks, Israeli media reported citing Gulf diplomatic sources — but a Saudi official did not confirm any money was transferred.
The United States and 30 other countries have warned of an alarming deterioration in Sudan’s food security, with 19.5 million people facing acute food insecurity and child malnutrition projected to exceed 825,000 without urgent action.
Cuba will present its annual UN General Assembly resolution on Tuesday and Wednesday demanding an end to the decades-long US economic embargo — the 34th such vote since 1992.
Jordan said its air force struck militant hideouts in southern Syria in retaliation for a deadly church attack in Karak, while Syria reported at least seven people killed and closed the Nassib border crossing to passengers and trade in both directions.
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted three Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the Eastern Region and four drones targeting the southern region on October 27, 2026, as Iran sets seven conditions for new US talks and Mecca Pact discussions continue in Tehran.
A localised truce between Russia and Ukraine took effect early on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, opening a narrow window for humanitarian aid to reach residents cut off by fighting — with how long it holds, and who monitors it, still unclear.
A fire at Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford, Delaware, has cancelled classes for the week of 26-30 October 2026, with neighbouring Mispillion Elementary also closed on Monday after communications were knocked out.
Flood warnings remained active across the Four Corners region on 26 October 2026 after days of heavy rain, a Santa Fe tornado, rooftop rescues and evacuations in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.