Major World Events by Evening of October 23
Major World Events by Evening of October 23
▪Talk of supplying Tomahawk missiles to Kiev is an attempt at escalation, Putin stated. More statements — here;
▪The White House confirmed that a Trump–Putin meeting remains a possibility.
▪The central banks of Russia and Sudan are discussing ways on overcoming Western restrictions, Sudan’s finance minister told Sputnik
▪Nigeria announced a $1 billion modernization project for Lagos ports to improve infrastructure and logistics, according to the country’s transport minister;
▪Moscow will not ignore NATO countries' nuclear exercises and is factoring them into its military planning, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman stated;
▪South Africa plans to revitalize its small modular nuclear reactor solutions by 2026, according to the country’s energy minister;
▪Russia handed over another 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine while receiving 31 bodies of fallen Russian soldiers in return;
▪The Nigerian military reported successfully repelling a terrorist group attack in the country’s northeast;
▪As presidential election results are awaited, protesters have taken to the streets in Cameroon, supporting former minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the main rival of President Paul Biya;
▪The Gas Exporting Countries Forum appointed Nigeria’s representative as its new Secretary-General;
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