World News Roundup Wednesday
World news roundup for Wednesday: Putin and Witkoff hold talks in St. Petersburg on Ukraine. Houthis attack targets in Aden and Mukalla. Coalition intercepts drones. Washington pressures to close Iraqi-Iranian border crossings. Attack on a ship off Oman. 153 killed in a strike on a market in Sudan. Panama Canal records record transit.
World news roundup for Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, held talks in St. Petersburg on resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Witkoff said he came bearing "ideas" for a "peace agreement," nearly five years after the conflict began with Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The European Union announced it expects Washington to brief it on the results of Witkoff's meeting with Putin. Trump confirmed that American Stephen Hubbard, who was captured by Russian forces in Ukraine a year ago, is on his way back. In Yemen, the Houthis announced they targeted a Saudi military site in Aden and a site at Mukalla Airport. The Saudi-led coalition announced it intercepted five drones launched towards Saudi Arabia. Washington is pressuring to close Iraqi-Iranian border crossings. Off Oman, a ship was attacked. In Sudan, 153 people were killed in a strike on a market. The Panama Canal recorded record transits following the closure of Hormuz.