Dmitry Peskov said the timing of a possible phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has not been set, but there has been no delay in arranging it. He said Moscow appreciates India’s interest in resolving the Ukraine conflict, while no peaceful settlement is currently in sight. Russia says any deal must be comprehensive and durable, and that a temporary halt or freeze would not resolve the conflict.
The chinstrap penguin breeding population on Zavodovski Island near Antarctica has fallen 63% since 2011, ending the colony’s status as the world’s largest. British Antarctic Survey researchers say warming seas are pushing the penguins’ main food, Antarctic krill, southward beyond their foraging range. With few suitable breeding islands farther south, continued declines could put the species at risk of being classified as endangered.
Russia and Belarus said in a joint statement that NATO actions related to the Ukraine conflict could lead to a nuclear conflict. They cited plans to deploy US and other Western medium- and shorter-range ground-launched missiles in Europe, as well as efforts to expand missile defenses and military deployments.
Madrid’s tenants’ union said Wednesday that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal has died. Her eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, and thousands demonstrated over her death.
Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old pensioner, died two weeks after being evicted from her home in Madrid. She was carried out on a stretcher on September 23, 2026.
Maricarmen, 87, whose eviction set off a domestic crisis and nationwide anti-government demonstrations, died in hospital late Wednesday, her lawyer said. Protesters say they will keep demonstrating to uphold her legacy.
Hundreds gathered outside Spain’s Parliament to demand action on soaring rents and the shortage of affordable housing. The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal had triggered days of protests, and her death has intensified anger ahead of snap elections.
The Madrid Tenants’ Union announced the death of Maria del Carmen Abascal, 87. Her eviction from her Madrid home had sparked a government crisis in Spain.
María del Carmen Abascal, known across Spain as Maricarmen, has died aged 87, two weeks after being evicted from her Madrid home of more than seven decades. Her eviction sparked nationwide protests against the housing crisis and made her a symbol of those left behind by Spain’s housing market.
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said Wednesday. Her eviction prompted protests across Spain over the past couple of weeks, including activists camping in a major Madrid square and calls to address the growing housing crisis.
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, has died, Madrid’s tenants union said. Unable to afford rent increases, she was forcibly taken from her apartment of more than 70 years on a stretcher on 23 September. Her eviction sparked protests across Spain and a political row over the housing crisis.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed condolences after the reported death of María del Carmen Abascal, 87, whose eviction prompted protests across the country.
Madrid's tenants' union said Wednesday that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal had died. Her eviction sparked massive housing protests that grew into a political crisis and eventually led Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election.
Maricarmen Abascal, an octogenarian whose eviction prompted housing protests across Spain, has died, the Madrid Tenants' Union said. The union called her cause a turning point in the country's history.
Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is expected to appear in a US court on Thursday and ask a federal judge to release her on health grounds. She is jailed while awaiting a drug-trafficking trial next year.
US prosecutors are considering new charges against Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of more than a dozen Americans detained in Venezuela. Flores is seeking release to house arrest on health grounds, but prosecutors oppose the request, citing flight risk and danger to the public.
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Federal prosecutors are expected to add charges against Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, alleging they played a part in torturing Americans held in Venezuelan prisons, CBS reports. Maduro’s lawyer said he had received no notice of additional charges. The pair deny the existing allegations and are due to stand trial in June 2027.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new criminal charges in the United States over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuela, a US official said Wednesday.
Several people familiar with the inquiry say new charges are anticipated for Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's former president, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The allegations concern the torture of Americans detained by the Venezuelan government in recent years.
As global concern grew over suspected pneumonic plague, Russia’s public health watchdog denied that a laboratory worker who died in Siberia had infected another person.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would do whatever possible to bring Myanmar back into ASEAN after talks with military-backed President Min Aung Hlaing, who is on a two-day visit. The leaders also discussed returning Myanmar nationals and cooperation in trade, energy and security. Myanmar has been excluded from high-level ASEAN political meetings since 2021.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government would do everything possible to work with Myanmar and fully reintegrate the war-torn country into ASEAN. He spoke after meeting military-backed leader Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday.
A Russian attack on a bus in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, killed at least 12 people and wounded 14, local authorities said. The prosecutor’s office said the final toll was still being determined.
Ukrainian authorities said a Russian strike on two passenger buses in Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people and wounded 18. Public transport was suspended after the attack. The regional governor said Russian forces were deliberately targeting civilian transport.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that a Russian strike on Kramatorsk killed 33 people and injured 18 others. The regional prosecutor’s office said the attack likely involved a guided aerial bomb, with two passenger buses at its center.
Rescue officials say a Russian glide-bomb attack on two civilian buses in frontline Kramatorsk killed 33 people and wounded 18. Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of targeting a passenger bus to kill as many civilians as possible. Volodymyr Zelensky offered condolences and urged Ukraine’s partners to take concrete action.
Local authorities say a Russian strike hit two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, near the front line in eastern Ukraine, killing 30 and injuring 18. Public transport has been suspended, according to the governor’s office.
At least 30 people were killed on Thursday when Russia struck two buses in Kramatorsk, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Earlier, a drone hit a data centre belonging to Russian technology company Yandex, setting it on fire.
A Russian strike hit buses in Donetsk, killing at least 12 people and injuring 19. Public transport in Kramatorsk has been suspended following the attack, the city council said.
A Russian glide bomb struck a bus stop in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, on the morning of Oct. 8, killing 12 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Governor Vadym Filashkin reported 14 others injured and condemned Russia for bringing death to Ukrainian cities. Russian forces had also shelled Donetsk settlements 31 times over the previous day.
The African Union launched Africa’s first credit rating agency on Wednesday, aiming to offer an alternative to the global “big three” as debt burdens weigh on economies across the continent. African leaders endorsed its creation in 2018. The launch ceremony was held in Port Louis, Mauritius, where the agency will be based.
Crypto industry participants disagree over Justin Drake’s warning about AI and cryptography: some dismiss it, while others call for proactive preparation.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has struggled with a lack of combat-ready troops, making it difficult to rotate tired fighters at the front.
Ukraine has struggled to field combat-ready troops since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, leaving the country facing a shortage of personnel on the front line after more than four years of war.
Meriam and Wagedagam author Lenora Thaker won the A$30,000 Queensland premier’s award for a work of state significance for her historical debut novel, The Pearl of Tagai Town. It draws on her ancestors’ lives in Cairns-Malay Town, a shantytown that housed residents from several communities segregated from the white population. Other Queensland literary award winners were also announced.
As the presidential campaign gathers pace, the uneasy partnership between Marine Le Pen and her protégé Jordan Bardella at the top of France’s largest political party is beginning to unravel.
Multiple sources said Wednesday that Eritrean troops had deployed in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, raising the prospect of an internal conflict widening into a regional war. Fighting between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian federal forces began on September 23, fuelling fears of a return to the devastating 2020–2022 civil war. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of backing the rebels, and the neighbours severed diplomatic ties last week.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot and the rest of SpaceX Crew-12 have started their return from the International Space Station. Adenot has set a record for the longest continuous time in orbit by a European astronaut, with splashdown scheduled off California on Thursday.
Military analyst Igor Korotchenko said Russian strikes on Ukrainian military facilities had significantly weakened Kyiv’s capacity to produce and use Flamingo cruise missiles against Russian territory, though unidentified production sites and Ukrainian stockpiles remain a risk. He said more than 10 European countries have established missile production and argued that Russian forces should disrupt transport links in Ukraine near the Polish and Romanian borders.
Russia’s health regulator said Thursday that reports of another person falling ill after a worker at a plague research laboratory in Siberia died were false.
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had few clear answers about the recent death of a worker at a Russian institute that researched plague. The report looks at pneumonic plague through the numbers.
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As China’s space program marks 70 years, its expanding role in international cooperation is drawing attention at the International Astronautical Congress in Türkiye. CGTN’s Wu Lei spoke with space officials and astronauts about China’s achievements and partnerships in areas including lunar exploration and human spaceflight, and future opportunities to cooperate.
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Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said around 2.5 million tourists have visited agritourism facilities supported by Russia’s Agriculture Ministry. Since grants began in 2022, more than 2.5 billion rubles have gone to farmers, supporting 360 projects and creating about 1,000 jobs. Most visitors come from large cities and want to learn about agricultural development.
Around 2.5 million tourists visit Russian agritourism sites backed by ministry
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🇸🇪 Swedes spend night in bunker to prepare for air raids
Descending into a concrete bunker in western Sweden, a group of almost 40 volunteers take part in the country’s first overnight air raid shelter exercise.
🇸🇪 Swedes spend night in bunker to prepare for air raids
Descending into a concrete bunker in western Sweden, a group of almost 40 volunteers take part in the country’s first overnight air raid shelter exercise.
Russia’s Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova said the new State Duma had grown younger, comparing lawmakers’ ages at different points. But comparing ages at the start of each session shows a steady aging trend: the average rose from 45.8 in 1994 to 54.3 in the ninth session. Nearly one-third of the new Duma’s lawmakers are at least 60.
Jingdezhen in east China's Jiangxi Province, known as the world's Porcelain Capital, has a thousand-year history of porcelain-making. In recent years, it has preserved that legacy while embracing modern creativity, building lively cultural districts and supporting young artisans pursuing careers in handicrafts.
CNN-SSRS polling finds broad public discontent with the country's condition. Democrats have a strong opening to gain a Senate seat in Ohio, while Iowa's race is nearly tied.
Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar has died at 75. Known for intense roles in Bollywood films and theatre, he won three National Film Awards and received the Padma Shri.
Nana Patekar died aged 75 in Goa after suffering a cardiac arrest at home, his son told the BBC. A prominent actor in Hindi and Marathi cinema and theatre, he won three National Film Awards and was known for intense performances. He also co-founded the Naam Foundation, which works on farmer welfare and rural projects. Patekar denied sexual-harassment allegations made in 2018; police cleared him in 2019, citing insufficient evidence.
A tanker was struck by multiple projectiles north of Qatar, with casualties reported aboard, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said. Maritime intelligence firm Vanguard identified it as the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged oil and chemical tanker Acers.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said a tanker was struck by multiple projectiles 94km north of Madinat ash Shamal, with casualties reported but no number given. Authorities are investigating. The incident comes amid a reported increase in attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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As of October 6, European underground gas storage was 72.97% full, 15.11 percentage points below the five-year average and the lowest level for that date since records began in 2011, according to TASS calculations based on Gas Infrastructure Europe data. Injection rates are slowing as temperatures fall. The EU’s annual storage target is 90%, though the European Commission is reportedly prepared to lower this year’s threshold to 80%.
A Royal Navy servicemember is due before a London court Thursday over an espionage accusation involving an unnamed foreign power. Police have brought the charge under the National Security Act.
UK police say Teddy Young, a Royal Navy member, was arrested and charged after a counterterrorism investigation. He is accused of obtaining protected information and preparing to transfer it for an unnamed foreign power. Police said the case is unrelated to ongoing investigations at RAF Fairford.
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Irish building materials maker Kingspan was fined €40 million ($44.74 million) for supplying incorrect and misleading information during an EU investigation into its abandoned bid to acquire a Slovenian rival, EU antitrust regulators said Thursday.
Commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level since July 23 early this week, Reuters reported, citing Kpler data. Just seven commercial vessels passed on Tuesday. Late-September daily oil transit averaged about 10 million barrels, down 27% from the month's peak and roughly 74% of pre-operation levels. Oil exports from Red Sea and Gulf of Oman coasts more than doubled during the conflict, largely offsetting the reduced strait traffic.
Bitcoin is down nearly 5% this week after failing to hold above $85,000, with weak volume and profit-taking weighing on its rebound. Glassnode found an unusually high share of exchange-bound coins came from short-term holders in profit. CryptoQuant put the average cost basis for buyers from the past month at $81,900, a potential next test.
With Europe and China close to a trade war, Beijing faces a clear choice: make a concession to cool tensions or intensify them. It should choose the former, beginning with the phaseout of an incentive that rewards automakers for selling more vehicles abroad.
French high school students have protested for more than two weeks over overcrowded classrooms, staff shortages and other school conditions. France’s public education spending is 5.1 percent of GDP, tied for 13th with the Netherlands and Slovakia and above the EU average of 4.8 percent. Broader national figures put education spending at 199.2 billion euros in 2025.
A midday roundup of important stories from Europe and beyond on October 8, 2026, covering world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
A morning roundup of major stories from Europe and beyond on October 8, 2026, spanning world news, business, entertainment, politics, culture and travel.
Russian newspapers highlighted the EU’s adoption of a 22nd package of sanctions on Russia, which still needs approval by the EU Council to take effect. They also reported that the European Commission is pursuing an emergency consultation mechanism modeled on NATO provisions and proposing to remove veto rights on sanctions and new members, while Germany seeks to resume energy purchases from Russia.
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NF Group analysts say three Russian brands entered foreign markets in the third quarter of 2026. Fix Price opened stores in Serbia and plans a 10-outlet network there; Askona launched two showrooms and an online store in Kyrgyzstan; and MIUZ Diamonds opened its first franchise store in Uzbekistan.
The United Nations said Thursday that El Niño will strengthen further before peaking in December, and could be among the strongest recorded since at least 1950. The UN weather and climate agency said the natural phenomenon will raise temperatures across much of the planet, compounding human-driven climate change.
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Britain and Germany will establish a joint partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz are meeting in Berlin on Thursday, after both warned of the hybrid threat from Russia.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Berlin for his first in-person meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, where they will launch a joint security partnership to counter sabotage, cyberattacks and other hybrid threats. They are also due to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East conflict and its economic effects.
High school students across France held another day of protests on Thursday despite government efforts to ease a crisis that has shaken the country for days. With living costs under pressure and presidential elections approaching, France 24’s Douglas Herbert examines whether the unrest reflects a wider French malaise.
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Teenagers blockaded some high schools and prepared to rally again after the government pledged to address complaints about teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, without offering specific details.
Protests at high schools across France continue, disrupting nearly 400 educational establishments. Demonstrators rejected Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s pledge to present an education-system plan by month’s end and demanded earlier action on their concerns.
South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, escalating a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s disclosure that two captured North Korean soldiers were transferred to Seoul. Seoul says Ukraine violated an agreement to keep the transfer secret; Zelensky’s office says there was no non-disclosure agreement.
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South Korea said it would recall Ambassador Park Hee-chang from Ukraine as relations between Seoul and Kyiv deteriorate. The move follows Seoul’s demand for an apology after President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war, which South Korea says breached a confidentiality agreement.
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Britain has withdrawn diplomats from its East Jerusalem consulate after agreeing with Israel on the mission’s future. The UK says it will remain open as the UK Mission, Jerusalem, with fewer staff; Israel says it has stopped operating in its former capacity. The dispute followed British measures targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting Israel to order the consulate closed.
Signs at the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem were taken down overnight as the closure deadline approached. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the building would instead operate as a “UK Mission”.
The UK will continue its diplomatic presence in occupied East Jerusalem. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said London does not recognise Israel’s legal authority to shut the nearly 200-year-old consulate.
Israel says the British consulate in East Jerusalem is ceasing operations. Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that it would not close, but become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Britain’s consulate general in East Jerusalem would stay open as an independent UK mission serving Palestinians. Israel ordered it closed on Thursday over Britain’s plans to sanction West Bank settlements. Britain has withdrawn some staff and families and plans to rebuild its presence, but will take no reciprocal action against Israel while talks continue.
Israel says 20 diplomats and the consul general will leave the British consulate in East Jerusalem, with a seven-person team allowed to remain for limited work. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says some staff have been temporarily withdrawn for security reasons, but the building will stay open as the UK Mission, Jerusalem. Israel says the move responds to UK sanctions on settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Thursday they had launched another ballistic missile attack on Riyadh airport. Saudi authorities said earlier Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha international airports this week killed three people and wounded 36. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in retaliation as fighting continued in Yemen.
The Houthis claimed a missile attack on Riyadh airport as witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital. The previous day, a separate Houthi drone attack on the same airport killed one person, and flight delays continued into Thursday.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they fired a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday, killing three people, injuring several and disrupting operations. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government had announced a major counteroffensive a day earlier, while the Houthis warned airlines against flying through Saudi airspace.
Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, the Houthis, said it hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile. Spokesman Yahya Saria said air traffic stopped after the direct hit and urged international airlines to avoid Saudi airspace, which he called a “theater of war” apart from Mecca and Medina.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, with a ballistic missile on Thursday.
The Houthi group said Thursday it had attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile. Hours earlier, Saudi Arabia said an attack on the same airport earlier in the week had killed one person.
Russian drone attacks in Kyiv on the morning of Oct. 8 killed three people and wounded at least 13, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The strikes and falling debris sparked fires. Emergency power shutdowns were announced in several Kyiv Oblast districts, while parts of the city could face water interruptions. Ukraine’s air force said 126 of 142 Russian drones launched overnight were shot down or suppressed.
Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, woke up in a hospital this week feeling “angry and confused,” her lawyers said Wednesday. She survived Tennessee’s botched execution attempt and faces a lengthy recovery.
Christa Pike regained consciousness after surviving two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital during a botched execution. Her lawyer says she was thought to be brain-dead and close to being taken off life support before she unexpectedly woke and spoke.
Death row inmate Christa Pike regained consciousness after a botched execution in Tennessee, her lawyer says. Life support was due to be withdrawn on the day she woke, and her first words were, “Where am I and who are you?”
Christa Pike is walking around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections during a failed execution attempt in Tennessee on 30 September, her lawyer says. She remains mentally foggy and has arm injuries. A court has ordered Tennessee to preserve evidence related to the failed execution.
Strikes by Russia and Ukraine have killed at least 38 people and injured more than 100. The image shows the aftermath of a Russian missile attack on Pryluky, in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region.
Dmitry Peskov said the fire aboard a tanker in the Black Sea caused no significant environmental damage. The Transport Ministry acted promptly, and the crude oil cargo burned completely, leaving effectively no environmental harm, he said.
The EU designed its carbon border tax to deter companies from moving production to countries with weaker environmental rules. The US says the measure is a discriminatory trade rule and is investigating it.
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Danish shipping group Maersk said on Thursday it was raising its emergency fuel surcharge for all export collections and import deliveries because the conflict in the Middle East is ongoing.
A prolonged drought in central Sri Lanka has dried up wells, damaging farmers’ livelihoods and forcing wildlife to gather around dwindling water holes.
Researchers are investigating why women in Bolotana, a Sardinian town of just over 2,000 people, may help make it a longevity hotspot alongside Okinawa in Japan and Ikaria in Greece.
The Swedish Academy is scheduled to name the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature winner at 11:00 a.m. GMT. Swedish experts’ favorites include Australian novelist Gerald Murnane, Chinese writer Can Xue and Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson.
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London’s High Court on Thursday denied claimants permission to appeal its July ruling, which broadly favored some of the world’s largest carmakers in lawsuits over diesel emissions.
In Cairo’s Manshiyet Nasser district, nearly 120,000 residents process a third of the megacity’s waste each day. The informal recyclers, long marginalised, are being transformed by geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a usual route for polyethylene from the Gulf.
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Hormuz crisis fuels Cairo’s plastic recycling business
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🇫🇯 Pacific nations take centre stage at 'pre-COP' climate summit
Pacific leaders push for the world to stick to a target of limiting global warming to 1.5C and give more attention to the impact on oceans as the UN "pre-COP" climate gathering takes place in the Fijian city of Nadi.
🇫🇯 Pacific nations take centre stage at 'pre-COP' climate summit
Pacific leaders push for the world to stick to a target of limiting global warming to 1.5C and give more attention to the impact on oceans as the UN "pre-COP" climate gathering takes place in the Fijian city of Nadi.
Taiwan was seen as Asia’s only place where uncensored adult films could legally be made, and the industry expanded rapidly around 2020. At its peak, industry participants said, more than 20 production companies operated across Taiwan, making 180 to 300 works a month; scholars estimated the sector’s value at NT$20 billion. The sudden shutdown of major studio MDM in 2026 renewed questions about the role of Chinese demand, online gambling ads and grey funds, as the industry faces challenges amid retreating investment.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s latest general election repeated a familiar pattern, with three parties organised largely along ethnic lines poised to dominate. The article says the result deepens fears of division and paralysis, while parties HDZ BiH and SNSD are expected to retain influence over government formation and the state-level House of Peoples.
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A high-speed drone launched from a disused Dutch airbase by the North Sea flies through clouds and intercepts a mock enemy target, first detected by radar and then verified with AI.
Germany has chosen Emden on the North Sea coast for a second naval port, citing an escalating security threat and the need to accommodate a growing navy. The base is planned to open by the early 2030s and could have up to 2,000 military posts. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it would strengthen deterrence and expand operational options.
Standard Chartered plans to extend crypto and real-world asset custody services to institutions and accredited corporate investors in Singapore, subject to regulatory requirements.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin would speak with all participants on the sidelines of the upcoming CIS summit in Turkmenistan. Putin is also scheduled to hold working meetings during the CIS and Caspian Environmental summits, including one with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Commonwealth of Independent States has paved the way for more advanced integration. He said its multiple agenda items will be addressed at the upcoming summit in Turkmenistan.
Pakistan expects to meet its electric-vehicle adoption target ahead of schedule, as rising oil prices make switching from gasoline-powered cars more appealing, a senior government official said.
Students gathered outside a high school in northeastern Paris on Thursday to protest, and police responded with tear gas. The protests show no sign of ending.
The Center for Humane Technology, which helped spur a movement against excessive screen time, is laying off most of its staff and shifting to a founder-led model. Sources say tensions over the organization’s direction and strategy have persisted for years.
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Mechanical Protection Systems CEO Dmitry Dorofeyev said the Darwin protective capture net has effectively intercepted various drones, including long-range Lyuty fixed-wing UAVs and US-made Hornet strike drones. The company has raised production as attacks intensify.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said France would make 10 million barrels of diesel available to distributors to ease pressure on fuel prices. Bought before the recent surge, the diesel will be sold at cost, which he said would automatically cut pump prices by an estimated 12 to 18 cents per litre.
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