Sudan famine warning, Ukraine power cuts, Gaza winter aid

US and 30 states warn of Sudan famine risk, citing 19.5 million facing hunger

The US and 30 other Western states warn of famine risk in Sudan. Their hunger estimates concern a narrower need than WHO’s figure of more than 33 million requiring assistance overall, while their joint statement urges the warring parties to remove barriers to aid.

Russian strikes cut power to hundreds of thousands, Zelenskyy says

Zelenskyy said Russian strikes disrupted electricity supplies across 4 Ukrainian regions. Dnipropetrovsk’s governor later said most customers there had been reconnected, while repair crews continued work to restore the remaining connections.

Russian strikes cut power to over 200,000 homes in Dnipro region, Zelenskyy says

Zelenskyy says Russian attacks left households without power across the Dnipro and Kyiv regions and hit energy and railway infrastructure. With repairs continuing under security constraints, he urged allies to transfer air-defense missiles from existing stocks for the coming winter.

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Israeli military withdraws from Hebron operation area

The Israeli military confirmed its withdrawal from the area of operation in Hebron. Displaced residents began returning and cleaning their homes, while the governor said authorities and Palestinian security forces were working to enable safe returns.

Gaza City cleans as UN says at least 294,250 Gaza families need winter aid

Gaza Municipality has started emergency cleaning and maintenance, but damaged drainage networks and shortages of machinery and fuel hamper preparations. Current stocks and supplies in the pipeline could provide only partial shelter and household-item assistance to around 52,000 families in Gaza, not a count of completed distributions. On October 5, the Norwegian Refugee Council called for all crossings to open for aid and for urgent donor funding.

Russia’s Voronezh governor says drone attack kills two and injures 17

Voronezh’s governor says a Ukrainian drone attack on 26 October killed two people and injured 17, including train passengers. Kharkiv’s mayor says a Russian missile strike killed two people and injured four. Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November.

Spain’s identification body reports 69 train-crash deaths

Spain’s identification body confirms further foreign victims and gives a death toll below the earlier count. Missing-person reports remain active as contacted families prepare to travel for in-person identification.

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France’s prosecutors confirm charges after 1 killed, 7 injured near Paris

France’s prosecutors confirmed formal charges against Kevin T. over the fatal Paris-area shootings. Prosecutors also requested that he be held in custody before trial; that request is distinct from a detention order.

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Jordan’s police arrest three suspects in church shooting that killed nine

Jordan’s security forces arrested three suspects on 26 October over the church-funeral shooting that killed nine people and injured 40. Police identified the detainees as two brothers and their brother-in-law, while 27 people injured in the attack remained in hospital that day.

France’s police make 779 protest and Halloween arrests, ministry says

France’s Interior Ministry puts arrests during the demonstrations and Halloween night at 779, a combined total rather than a protest-only count. Students plan further blockades, and unions have called a nationwide strike and demonstrations for 5 November.