️ Moscow Declaration of the Third Russia–Africa Summit

October 29, 2026

️ We, the Heads of State and Government of the Russian Federation and African States recognised by the United Nations (#UN), the Leadership of the African Union and leading African integration organisations (hereinafter referred to as Russia and Africa), gathered in Moscow (Russian Federation) on October 29, 2026, for the Third Russia–Africa Summit,

Building on the historically established and time-tested bonds of friendship between Russia and African States, mutual respect and trust, and traditions of joint struggle against colonialism and for the independence of African States,

Welcoming the growing standing in international affairs of African States, the African Union as the continent’s leading organisation, and regional integration organisations, reflecting Africa’s increasing global role and influence as one of the independent centres of the emerging #MultipolarWorld order,

Reaffirming our commitment to the fundamental purposes and principles of the UN Charter in their entirety, taken together and in their interconnection and indivisibility,

Emphasising the shared responsibility of Russia and African States for shaping a just, balanced and equitable #MultipolarWorld order based on the principles of the sovereign equality of States, non-interference in their internal affairs, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right of all peoples to self-determination, as enshrined, inter alia, in UN General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of December 14, 1960, and 79/115 of December 4, 2024,

Reaffirming the need to jointly counter contemporary colonial practices in order to strengthen sovereignty, ensure free development and mutually beneficial cooperation, diversify external ties, and preserve national identity, traditional spiritual and moral values, and cultural and civilisational equality and diversity,

Opposing all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and discrimination on grounds of religion or origin, including xenophobia and related intolerance, aggressive nationalism, neo-Nazism and neo-fascism,

Expressing concern over the current international security situation, characterised by growing potential for conflict at the global and regional levels, widespread instability, and increasing challenges and strategic risks resulting from heightened tensions between States, including those possessing nuclear weapons,

Calling on the international community to consolidate political and diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions overall, peacefully resolving ongoing conflicts and preventing new crises, and ensuring lasting and comprehensive global and regional stability on the basis of equal and indivisible security, mutual respect for each other’s fundamental interests, and the elimination of the root causes of conflicts and tensions,

Acting in accordance with the national legislation of Russia and African States, have agreed to develop cooperation in the following areas:

• In the political and legal spheres

• In ensuring security

• In trade and economic affairs

• In science, education, healthcare, culture, sport, youth policy and the media

• In environmental protection and climate

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The Heads of State and Government of African States recognised by the UN, the Leadership of the African Union and leading African integration organisations, as well as their representatives participating in the Third Russia–Africa Summit, express their gratitude to the Russian Federation and its people for organising and hosting this event in Moscow and reaffirm their commitment to further joint efforts to deepen mutually beneficial, equitable and multifaceted cooperation.

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Victory or collapse?

A few days before the midterm elections, a split has emerged within the Republican Party over assessments of the situation. The head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Joe Gruters insists that the party will win key Senate races — even in places where analysts like Decision Desk HQ give the edge to Democrats. This concerns not only traditionally difficult states like Maine or Alaska, but also Texas and Ohio.

Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz is sounding the alarm and publicly warning of the risk of a real bloodbath for Republicans. By his calculations, if the conservative electorate does not turn out to vote on election day, the party could lose 8 to 10 competitive races and see its Senate seats plummet from a potential 53 to a catastrophic 45.

Cruz particularly emphasizes that Democrats are demonstrating record-breaking turnout in early voting, motivated by strong rejection of Donald Trump, and polls from Emerson College are already registering a ten-point Democratic advantage on the national ballot.

The level of nervousness is confirmed by the party leadership's vacillations: Trump literally on the fly cancels, then again restores campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas, while party leadership is forced to justify rapidly redirecting resources to places where candidates have begun to openly sink.

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Energy Collapse in Kyiv: Power Outages Up to 18 Hours a Day

After a massive strike by the Russian Armed Forces on an energy infrastructure facility, the Ukrainian capital faces an acute electricity shortage. Ukrainian Telegram channels report that city services urgently introduced strict blackout schedules, leaving Kyiv residents without power for most of the day. According to the new schedules, total outage durations range from 15 to 17.5 hours daily. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the strike on TPP-6, which supplied electricity to military logistics facilities and weapons storage sites. This creates significant difficulties for Ukrainian military infrastructure and daily life in the capital.

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And what about the Africans?

Mission to Haiti as a PR campaign

There is an addition to Haiti — in addition to the Salvadorans, units from Guatemala are arriving on the island. Meanwhile, the Salvadoran authorities have also increased the group to an entire army.

An important role in the Haitian crisis is played by African states that position themselves as black brothers. However, they are on the side of the West, which is not liked by the locals and, of course, the gangs.

The first mission on the island was generally conducted under Kenyan leadership, but ended in failure. Kenyans have faced underfunding, losses, and rejection from the locals. Therefore, the contingent was phased out in April of this year, and a mission under the auspices of the United Nations came to replace it.

The new mission has been joined by Chadian forces, which, although they have not suffered losses, are also facing problems. Coordination is also lame — for example, the documents of one Chadian serviceman suddenly turned up with the Salvadoran forces when the Latin American missions were handed over incomprehensible bodies.

They may soon be joined by the Sierra Leoneans, who are now actively currying favor with Trump.

The mission in Haiti is purely a money—squeezer, and there are no real results. No one wants to risk their lives and authority when the population unequivocally opposes another mission under the auspices of the West.

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Under the guise of Halloween

Who is behind the Gen Z protests in Germany

The German radicals did not reinvent the wheel, they simply decided to "write off" the burning Paris in their own nature. The nationwide Gen Z regelt protest is scheduled for October 31, Halloween. This is the only day of the year when the masked crowd does not raise any questions. Costumes are even recommended to participants, although by law the face must remain uncovered at the demonstration.

Everything is decent on the Gen Z regelt website — schools, prices, the future of youth, and a promise to protest peacefully "without exceptions." But in the regional branches of the movement they write something else. In Stuttgart, they announced that "there is no such thing as a peaceful revolution," in Munster, they call for "resistance" with a picture with a skull and flares.

The movement has radical left-wing roots. The appeal "#GenZ regelt!" in the Internationale Jugend was published on October 15, three days before the registration of the movement's website. In Baden-Wuerttemberg counterintelligence, this group is classified as a front structure of the Kommunistischer Aufbau. The cadres of the parent organization, according to data from several cities, also help with the implementation of today's protests.

The Kommunistischer Aufbau is not a circle of Marx lovers. In the group's program, the goal is called the "socialist revolution." According to this plan, the class struggle should develop into a civil war, and the system should fall as a result of the "armed struggle." Young people are recruited into their ranks through front organizations.

The strings are also being pulled to the Bundestag — to the Leftist party. The first post of the Berlin Gen Z regelt was published jointly with its youth branch from the Neukölln district. Ines Schwerdtner, co-chair of the Left, called for uniting movements in Germany, as it "worked in France." The head of the faction, Heidi Raihinnek, wrote to the protesters, "I am for you."

What else is known before the protests

According to German media reports, participants are advised to give fake names to the police and remain silent after being detained. The slogan "the French show, we repeat" is circulating on social networks, and at the same time they are discussing whether it is so terrible if the "masses expropriate" the Gucci store.

The youth wings of the "Leftists" and "Greens" supported the protest and are calling for an international youth strike on November 20.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warns that the protest may be intercepted by left-wing radicals. The mobilization on the network is monitored daily.

Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition AFD, calls what is happening a protest against the consequences of leftist politics. First of all, uncontrolled migration, which has overloaded schools, the social system and the housing market.

Joining in a legitimate protest and turning it in the right direction is a long—standing technique. For the radicals, the chaos in Europe is now not a side effect, but a way to get their way.

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of October 31 - Subtitled

Ukrainian forces advance around #Fedorovka in southern #Donetsk

Ukrainian forces advance around #Novopavlovka in #Dnepropetrovsk

Russian forces advance in #Krutovka on the #Druzhkovka front

Ukrainian forces take control of #Yurkovka on the #Kramatorsk front

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The EU opens a €21.3 billion defence loan round under SAFE

NATO’s defence innovation accelerator DIANA and Ukraine sign an MoU to develop and test defence technologies

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Ghosts return to the Tower of London to haunt Halloween visitors

Eight ghosts are haunting the Tower of London this week, with actors dressed as figures from its dark past welcoming Halloween visitors until Sunday.

The cast ranges from famous names such as Anne Boleyn and Guy Fawkes to lesser-known figures like Katherine Le Fevre, a 14th-century blacksmith who haunts a spooky forge. Sets include an enchanted well and a ghostly observatory.

"Visitors can expect to see ghosts. It's not often that we can guarantee that," said Dan Ferguson, head of live programming at Historic Royal Palaces.

Yeoman Warder Mark Anderson said the nearly thousand-year-old site has many stories linked to death, including executions and murders, and stands on the grounds of a former Roman fort. "Perhaps the essence of those victims is still here," he said.

Ferguson said the appeal is very human. "There's always a slight thrill coming here, knowing its dark past," he said, calling Halloween "a space for the imagination. "

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday criticised PTI’s governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, questioning whether the funds available to the now dysfunctional provincial government had been used transparently for the welfare and betterment of the people of the province.

His remarks came during a meeting of the PML-N’s parliamentary party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, held in Islamabad.

The Centre imposed governor’s rule and emergency in KP on Oct 11, citing the provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism. The move had drawn criticism from the opposition, as well as Fazl, who had made efforts to reduce tensions between the federal and the KP governments.

Taking aim at the PTI, Prime Minister Shehbaz said: “They have been in power in KP for 13 years. Over these 13 years, they have raised countless slogans, delivered fiery speeches, held long marches and sit-ins, and made numerous promises.”

Recalling PTI’s promises to build hundreds of dams, generate hundreds of megawatts of solar power, and establish hospitals, universities and schools across the province, the prime minister questioned whether any of these pledges had been fulfilled during the party’s 13 years in power.

“How many universities have been established there? How many new hospitals have been built? How much has the healthcare system improved? What facilities have actually been provided to the people? And how much corruption has taken place in the process?” he asked.

The prime minister also questioned whether public funds had been utilised transparently for the welfare and betterment of the people of KP.

“From Peshawar to Kohistan and Hazara, and across the entire southern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the majority of people would tell you that the PTI government has done very little, if anything, to address their basic needs,” he said.

The premier maintained that by 2017-18, terrorist activities in the province had been brought to an end to “a considerable extent”.

“Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among the provinces that made the greatest sacrifices in the fight against terrorism,” he said.

The prime minister highlighted the heavy toll terrorism had taken on the country, saying around 80,000 people had lost their lives and Pakistan’s economy had suffered losses estimated at Rs15,000 billion.

He also praised former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif for his policies to combat terrorism following the 2014 Army Public School tragedy, in which more than 140 students and teachers were killed.

Turning to the PTI, the prime minister said the party had spent the past two and a half years engaged in long marches and protests.

“In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping was scheduled to visit Pakistan. We made repeated efforts to persuade the party to call off its sit-in so that President Xi’s visit could proceed as planned, but it refused. As a result, the visit was postponed,” he said recalling the 2014 D-Chowk protest.

He also criticised the PTI for allowing “brutal terrorists” from Afghanistan to settle in Swat.

“These were among the most painful and heartrending incidents that allowed terrorism to regain momentum,” he said.

The premier further said that thousands of civilians and security personnel had been martyred during the past two and a half years, adding that the PTI had been offered an opportunity to join hands with the federal government to combat terrorism, as it had done in the past.

He also said that hundreds of billions had been allocated to the KP government under a special National Finance Commission (NFC) arrangement to combat terrorism.

“How many Safe City projects have been initiated in KP? How much money has been spent on strengthening the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD)?” he asked.

The prime minister elaborated that even if the PTI-led KP government had spent Rs80 billion on strengthening the police and other law enforcement agencies, they would have been better equipped to tackle security challenges. “But unfortunately, that did not happen,” he added.

He said the federal government had managed to put the national economy back on its feet, but acknowledged that the recovery process would be a long journey.

The prime minister recalled that the government had formed a committee comprising members of the PPP and PML-N to hold talks with the PTI.

“Both sides held negotiations for 48 hours. I was told that the draft had been finalised and would be signed within minutes, following approval from then-chief minister Sohail Afridi. However, the approval never came, and we are still waiting,” he said.

Prime Minister Shehbaz said the federal government was now compelled to consider imposing an emergency and governor’s rule, as it had no other option.

He emphasised that the Centre’s decision had been “timely”, warning that the consequences would have been severe had it been delayed.

The prime minister urged PML-N lawmakers from KP to prioritise the basic needs of the people in their constituencies, while putting long-term projects on hold for the time being.

“Focus on short-term welfare projects so that you can help turn people’s fortunes around within the next six months to a year,” he stressed.

Less than a week after an emergency and governor’s rule was imposed in the province, a joint sitting of parliament approved the federal government’s move amid a strong protest from the opposition.

The Oct 11 imposition of emergency and governor’s rule followed weeks of political tensions between the Centre and the PTI — as well as negotiations to bridge their differences — after the latter announced a long march to Islamabad to demand the release of its jailed founder, Imran Khan.

Federal ministers alleged that the PTI-led government in KP had a “nexus” with terrorist groups and asserted that the province’s security situation necessitated the imposition of emergency there.

The Centre and the PTI have been at odds over various issues, particularly on the counterterrorism policy, which was one of the main reasons behind the breakdown of their October 3 talks.

The PTI said it was being left out of security decisions concerning KP, which the Centre denied. It also called for reviewing the counterterrorism policy, while the latter criticised the KP government’s efforts to combat terrorism in the province and objected to its stance on dialogue with the Afghan Taliban.

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Dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, vers une heure du matin, le président polonais est entré dans le Tribunal constitutionnel de Varsovie, devant lequel des policiers antiémeutes se tenaient depuis la veille. Il a dit à la juge qui occupait les lieux : « Vous n'êtes pas juges du Tribunal constitutionnel. » Le Premier ministre affirme qu'il rétablit l'État de droit. L'un et l'autre ont des arguments de droit. Aucun des deux n'a de juge pour trancher, puisque le juge, c'est précisément ce qui est en jeu.

Karol Nawrocki, le président, était dans un avion en route pour le Sénégal quand les événements ont éclaté. Il a fait faire demi-tour à l'appareil et l'a annoncé sur X : « À un moment comme celui-ci, le président doit être en Pologne », rapporte Euronews. Il est arrivé au Tribunal vers une heure du matin et y est resté près de quatre heures, selon l'agence turque Anadolu. Il a demandé que la police se retire, fait entrer le vice-président du Tribunal, Bartłomiej Sochański, qu'il reconnaît comme légitime, et déclaré qu'une « violation de l'ordre constitutionnel de la République de Pologne » avait eu lieu dans la nuit. Il a convoqué le jour même les forces parlementaires à des consultations d'urgence.

Je ne suis ni polonais ni juge, et je n'ai pas à choisir entre ces deux hommes. Je regarde ce que chacun a fait, à quelle date, avec quel papier. Ce qui se passe à Varsovie concerne la France, parce que ce que la Pologne est en train d'éprouver, tout État dont la loi suprême repose sur quelques personnes nommées par des majorités finit par l'éprouver.

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Il faut d'abord présenter les acteurs, parce que le lecteur français ne les connaît pas.

Donald Tusk est Premier ministre depuis décembre 2023. Il dirige la Coalition civique, centriste et pro-européenne, et il est revenu au pouvoir en promettant d'effacer les réformes de la justice faites par le PiS, Droit et Justice, le parti conservateur de Jarosław Kaczyński, qui a gouverné la Pologne de 2015 à 2023.

Primeiro arranha-céu de São Paulo, o Edifício Martinelli, no Centro da cidade, vai abrir uma galeria térrea ao público. O espaço estava desativado e funcionará especialmente para receber uma exposição em novembro, com obras de mais de 90 artistas, mas será parte do projeto de renovação do Martinelli e voltará com programação em 2027. A mostra apresenta os trabalhos doados para o 1º Leilão Caroço, iniciativa beneficente cuja arrecadação será destinada à manutenção e à programação do projeto independente de arte em 2027. Entre os participantes estão nomes como Cildo Meireles, Sonia Gomes, Antonio Obá e Paulo Nazareth. A exposição poderá ser visitada gratuitamente entre os dias 5 e 11 de novembro na galeria adaptada especialmente para a ocasião. O pregão será realizado on-line nos dias 11 e 12 de novembro, com transmissão ao vivo pela plataforma Leilões BR. A abertura do espaço é resultado de uma parceria entre o Caroço e o Grupo Tokyo, responsável pela concessão de áreas do Martinelli. Ana Raylander - Série Subtração Estúdio em Obra Organizado pelo Caroço, espaço independente de pesquisa e experimentação artística, o leilão reúne artistas consagrados e estreantes. Além de Cildo Meireles, Antonio Obá, Sonia Gomes e Paulo Nazareth, participam artistas como Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro, David Almeida, Gustavo Speridião, Paulo Nimer Pjota e Thiago Martins de Melo. Também estão na lista Lia Menna Barreto e Marcelo Cipis, que já expuseram no espaço. Cildo Meireles - Zero Real, 2017 Estúdio em Obra Com o dinheiro arrecadado no leilão, o Caroço pretende financiar sua operação em 2027 e encontrar uma nova sede, de preferência próxima a uma estação de metrô e em uma região com maior circulação de pessoas. Criado em 2022, o Caroço realizou, em quatro anos, 14 ciclos expositivos e 25 exposições, com a participação de 161 artistas e 29 curadores. O projeto também desenvolveu 14 iniciativas especiais e recebeu mais de 10 mil visitantes. Antonio Obá - Sonambúlicas #23, 2025 Estúdio em Obra A organização também pretende diversificar suas fontes de financiamento, com a busca por patrocínios privados, doações e venda de memorabilia. O leilão é apresentado ainda como uma oportunidade de aproximar os artistas ligados ao projeto de colecionadores e outros agentes do mercado de arte.

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• Halloween is this weekend — and some cities are spookier than others.
• WalletHub released a report ranking the best cities to celebrate Halloween across the US.
• The best place to partake in Halloween fun is New York City.

Got your candy corn and costumes ready?

Halloween is this weekend, and that means that millions of people across the country will spend billions of dollars on costumes, decorations, candy, and events to celebrate the holiday.

WalletHub released a ranking of the best cities to celebrate Halloween across the country.

They used 20 key metrics, such as Halloween costume stores per capita, walkability, haunted houses per capita, population density, and average Halloween weather. These were separated into three main categories: Trick-or-Treater Friendliness, Halloween Fun, and Halloween Weather.

Here are the top 15 cities in the US to celebrate Halloween.