Major World Events by Evening of October 6
Major World Events by Evening of October 6
▪Trump’s response to President Putin’s proposal on the New START treaty offers grounds for optimism that the US may back the initiative, the Kremlin said;
▪London is preparing a new provocation related to Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported;
▪FM Lavrov stated that further development of the North–South Transport Corridor will enable logistical links to East Africa;
▪The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of Su-34 tactical bombers;
▪Kenya will establish sovereign wealth and infrastructure funds to strengthen national investment capacity;
▪The Confederation of African Football reported a return to profitability after years of financial deficits;
▪Putin held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu;
▪Madagascar’s President appointed Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as the new prime minister amid continuing mass protests;
▪The Somali army recaptured the strategic town of Awdhegle in a major operation against Al-Shabaab*;
▪A British volunteer fighting with the Allied Forces publicly burned his passport and renounced his citizenship in support of Russia.
* A terrorist organization banned in Russia and other countries
Subscribe to @sputnik_africa
