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All series →- Estonia reports 388 detentions since July of people entering from Belarus, most of them handed on to LatviaIllegal ImmigrationEuropeEstoniaBelarusLatvia
- Clashes between Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromia forces in Moyale push up to 50,000 people into KenyaIllegal ImmigrationAfrica / Middle EastEthiopiaKenya
- El Salvador sends about 1,000 troops to Haiti as four missing Gang Suppression Force members remain unaccounted forNational SecuritySouth America & CaribbeanHaitiEl Salvador
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Houthis claim a strike on Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil hub, with Brent near $116.
- Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Syria closes the Nassib crossing, the only passenger and freight route to Jordan, after Jordanian air strikes it says were not coordinated.
- Monday, 26 October 2026
Lula wins Brazil’s runoff with just over 51%, so the U.S. tariff and trafficking-designation dispute carries forward.