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Putin’s latest ploy

19 October5 min read
Collage of Putin Xi Trump and a meeting

If you ever had your home put up on Zillow while you were still living in it, that might be how Ukraine's Zelensky now feels in light of the Kremlin's big new idea.

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  1. 01

    FRANCE

    Riot.

    What started out weeks ago as student-led protests over school funding has now descended spectacularly into violent clashes and looting over the weekend, spreading across Paris, Marseille, Limoges, and beyond. (NPR)

  2. 02

    JAPAN

    To Mars!

    The JAXA space agency is set to launch its flagship Martian Moons eXploration mission tomorrow (Tuesday), aiming to explore the Martian moon of Phobos, collect a sample, and return it to Earth by 2031. (Guardian)

  3. 03

    EGYPT

    An unusual succession.

    The ruling President el-Sisi has finally mapped out a formal transition plan, confirming he’ll stick around until 2030 while a sweeping new military academy training program trains and vets presidential candidates. (FT $)

  4. 04

    EL SALVADOR

    Missing in Port-au-Prince.

    Five Salvadoran soldiers serving in the UN-backed Haiti security mission are now missing after one of Haiti’s armed gangs ambushed the Salvadoran patrol in the capital of Port-au-Prince over the weekend (NYT $).

  5. 05

    ISRAEL

    West Bank attacks.

    Israeli police have detained ~10 presumed settlers after separate West Bank attacks with stick/clubs left a Washington Post photojournalist with broken bones, and a visiting French mayor beaten to the ground (accompanying European diplomatic vehicles got vandalised). Israel’s Netanyahu has condemned the attacks, though has stopped short of attributing them to settlers. (WaPo $)

  6. 06

    CANADA

    Separatist test.

    More than 1.3 million Albertans (43% of the province’s electorate) have cast advance ballots ahead of the landmark referendum today (Monday) on whether to trigger formal separation talks with Ottawa. (CBC)

  7. 07

    BRAZIL

    Debate night.

    A week out from this coming Sunday’s high-stakes run-off election, the left’s President Lula and the right’s Senator Bolsonaro have used their first and only debate to trade corruption allegations while largely ignoring policy. (AP)

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