A humanitarian corridor has opened for residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine, allowing some civilians to leave or receive aid. Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water. Concerns remain over whether those seeking evacuation will be allowed to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory.
BBC News – World After years of Russian occupation, civilians in Oleshky face a rare chance to receive humanitarian aid or escape the town, but serious concerns remain over whether those seeking evacuation will be allowed to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory.
BBC News – World After years of Russian occupation, civilians in Oleshky face a rare chance to receive humanitarian aid or escape the town, but serious concerns remain over whether those seeking evacuation will be allowed to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory.
NYTimes – US Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has released her first public statement since surviving a botched lethal injection execution on 30 September. Pike, convicted of the 1995 murder of classmate Colleen Slemmer, said she woke up confused and in pain and remains in isolation at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center while recovering. She described pain in her mind and soul and lamented the incompetence that led to the moment.
BBC News – World Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Caracas after nearly a year in exile and called for elections next year. She said her return was organized by her team, not any government, and described Venezuela's transition as "irreversible, organised, pacific." She thanked Donald Trump but marked distance from Washington, while also saying Trump opened the "floodgate to freedom" for Venezuela. Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez signaled that pressure for a democratic transition is felt.
Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced it is closing, citing pressure from state authorities. The outlet, designated a "foreign agent" by Moscow, said searches of a senior editor's home and the earlier detention of a journalist were part of the pressure. It was one of the last remaining critical media outlets in Russia.
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