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Russia faces one of largest drone attacks of 2026 — TASS calculations
Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over 12 Russian regions
French school protests expected to grow on ‘day of mobilisation’ – Europe live
Thousands of trade unionists, teachers, public sector workers and parents’ groups are expected to join in marches nationwideOver in Bulgaria, I am following the emergency response…
Over 184,000 Yemenis displaced since early August due to fighting — UN
According to the International Organization for Migration, all of them "need food, shelter and other basic humanitarian assistance"
Russian forces strike enemy radars in Poltava, Odessa regions, data centers across Ukraine
The Russian military continued to carry out strikes targeting Ukrainian logistics hubs, transport facilities and port infrastructure as well as sea vessels, the Russian Defense mi…
Ukrainian attacks kill 29 Russian civilians over past week — diplomat
According to Rodion Miroshnik, 230 civilian casualties were caused by Ukrainian drone strikes, accounting for 98% of all casualties reported in the past week
Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near Yemen front line
In rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.
Russia strikes bridge over Dnipro River in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, injuring five, including Red Cross workers
Russian forces struck one of the bridges over the Dnipro River in Zaporizhzhia overnight on October 6, said Mykhailo Semikin, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administra…
Zelensky creates police state to stay in power, Ukrainian lawmaker says
Anna Skorokhod added that there is no one in the Verkhovna Rada who has the power and the voice
Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and surrounding region kills two, sets region’s largest oil depot ablaze
A massive Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and injured six others in the Moscow region, Governor Andrei Vorobyov said.
Israeli ambassador to Australia says he hopes for return to ‘traditional friendship’ on October 7 anniversary eve
Relations have soured between the two countries over a number of issues since 2023, but Hillel Newman says a ‘reset’ is possibleGet our new political email, free app or daily news…
Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s …
A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable textIt has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscri…
Russian stock indices up as main trading session opens on Moscow Exchange
The benchmark MOEX Russia Index and the dollar-denominated RTS Index both ticked up by 0.28%, reaching 2,326.11 and 862.79 points, respectively
Nigeria mourns as 32 killed in military plane crash
President Bola Tinubu describes the crash as a "painful moment" for the military and the entire nation.
Death toll from drone attack on Moscow Region rises to 2 — governor
Nine people were injured in the attack, Andrey Vorobyov added
From competing for food to a gold medal: the stories behind India’s Asian Games winners
The country’s 85-medal haul included athletes who trained with limited money and borrowed equipment. Plus, the Mumbai performer turning everyday absurdities into comedyIn a countr…
Geran drones strike several data centers in Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry said these centers processed data for government and commercial services, including those used by the Ukrainian armed forces
Seven injured in drone attack on passenger bus in DPR’s Gorlovka
The bus was attacked in the Kalininsky District
‘There’s always been a belittling of African women’: honouring history’s invisible heroines
Congolese photographer Pamela Tulizo uses costume and vivid scenery to celebrate women’s strength and give a new perspective on slavery Pamela Tulizo’s latest series of photograph…
Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
Jim Bakker, along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financ…
Iranian Ships Test Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty Again
The U.S. has threatened Sri Lanka with sanctions if it provides supplies to Iranian vessels stranded off its coasts.
Homes, outbuildings, vehicles damaged in Moscow Region drone attack
Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported that emergency responders are working in all affected areas
Burnham’s surprise EU-turn could deliver the Tories from a generational mess | Gaby Hinsliff
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through itThere’s no way on earth it should have worked,…
Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads
Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts againAs renewed fighting has threatened a fresh humanitarian crisis in the …