# Europe Today: WHO says Siberia plague risk is low as drones sink Black Sea ships

https://mins.news/en/item/89154

- euronews, 2026-10-07 06:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/europe-today-who-says-siberia-plague-risk-is-low-as-drones-sink-black-sea-ships

> The World Health Organization says the risk of a plague epidemic remains low after a laboratory worker died in Siberia. The bulletin also covers recent drone attacks that sank ships off Romania and Bulgaria, while EU envoys prepare to approve the largest Russia sanctions package since 2022.

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