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Athens · Friday, 23 October 2026

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Gripen for Ukraine: the first 16 Swedish fighters arrive in early 2027, with glide-bomb carriers as the main target Rafale and Typhoon on a joint nuclear strike mission: first exercise of France’s Strategic Air Forces with the RAF Jordan: six killed and 28 wounded as gunmen open fire at a Greek Orthodox church funeral in Karak, king vows an “iron fist” Taiz cut off for 20 days: UN says 800,000 people without aid, water output halved and 52,000 children acutely malnourished Cuban Missile Crisis explained: timeline of October 1962 Russia and Ukraine exchange 270 prisoners each, with most of Kyiv’s returnees held since the siege of Mariupol White House says Russia and Ukraine agreed a localized ceasefire in Oleshky from 29 October, brokered by Melania Trump Hellenic Navy fires SPIKE NLOS and ER missiles with the Israeli Navy, sinking the decommissioned frigate Bouboulina

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