Politics news · 22 October 2026
Putin and Zelenskyy Both Back US-Mediated Three-Way Ukraine Peace Talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff met separately with Putin in St. Petersburg and Zelenskyy in Oslo, securing both leaders' agreement in principle to resume trilateral negotiations, potentially in Abu Dhabi in early November.
France Imposes Nightly Curfews Across Paris and Major Cities After Worst Riots in Years
The French government announced open-ended nightly curfews in Paris and other large cities following days of destructive rioting that left more than 2,500 people arrested, as protests over education and living costs turned violent.
Benny Gantz Pulls Blue and White Out of Israel's Election Eight Days Before the Vote
Former defence minister Benny Gantz announced he would not contest the October 27 Knesset election, withdrawing his centrist Blue and White party from the race after months of poor polling, thinning the field ahead of a vote seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Netanyahu.
India Strikes 130 Million Names from Voter Rolls in Largest Disenfranchisement in Its History
India's election commission has removed an estimated 130 million names from national voter rolls in a mass revision exercise, fuelling protests and a political crisis over what critics call the biggest blow to election integrity in the country's seven-decade democratic history.
Houthi Missile Barrage on Yemeni Army Training Camp Kills at Least 73
Iran-aligned Houthi forces fired three ballistic missiles at a government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province, killing at least 73 people and wounding more than 200, in one of the deadliest single attacks of the renewed conflict.