Russian forces are retreating in eastern Donetsk as Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi recaptures territory around Lyman. Ukraine reports record Russian casualties and says its forces are disrupting Russian supplies. Russian bombing has caused civilian deaths, including in Pryluky and Kramatorsk.
Strikes in Ukraine’s Donetsk region killed 35 people, while Russia reported four deaths in Belgorod. On Friday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had also hit a “major” Russian oil refinery in Omsk and another refinery in Ukhta.
In Ramallah, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian boy’s father and stole their car, prompting the child to flee. At least 19 pogroms by Israeli forces and settlers were reported across the occupied West Bank on Friday morning.
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Protests have erupted in several parts of India after an Indian Express investigation raised concerns about the integrity of the country’s Election Commission. Narendra Modi’s government is under mounting pressure from political opponents and the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party, amid wider public discontent.
Technology stocks have shown resilience, puzzling investors. Options traders are more prepared for a tech pullback than at any point since early summer.
Global money market funds saw strong inflows in the week through October 7, as a worldwide bond selloff, worries about government debt in parts of Europe and lingering inflation concerns led investors toward safer assets.
From literary awards to coffee competitions, Beijing appears to be trying to limit Taiwan’s international cultural and political influence on its own terms. After Yang Shuang-zi won the International Booker Prize, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office called for writers on both sides of the strait to uphold a national standpoint. Taiwanese barista Lin Shao-hsing’s latte-art championship win was later credited on the event website to “Chinese Taipei.”
Hurricane Isaias has strengthened to Category 2 over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to reach the US Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Mandatory evacuations are in effect in four northeastern Florida counties, with emergencies declared in parts of Alabama and Georgia. The storm has temporarily halted about 63% of regional oil production and 57% of gas output.
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Hurricane Isaias has strengthened to Category 2 and is barreling toward shore as the Gulf Coast braces for impact. Evacuation orders are in effect in parts of Florida’s panhandle and neighboring Alabama.
Isaias has become the 2026 Atlantic season’s first hurricane, with winds of 80mph, and is expected to intensify into a Category 2 storm before nearing the northern Gulf coast on Friday. Heavy rain could cause flash and isolated river flooding, while parts of the coast face growing risks of life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv’s authorities had almost completely failed to prepare for energy problems caused by explosions and called delays in resilience plans unacceptable. After explosions on the evening of October 8, most of Kyiv lost power, some districts lost water and metro service stopped; outages lasted until the morning of October 9.
Virgin has revealed designs for new trains and plans to run 20 daily return services from 2030, connecting London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The company wants to bring its signature hospitality to the service.
Virgin has shown a mock-up of trains for planned London-to-mainland Europe services starting in 2030. It has ordered 12 trains from Alstom and says the design and passenger experience will draw on its airline, cruise and hotel businesses. The Office of Rail and Road confirmed UK track access until at least 2040.
Belarusian musician and civil rights activist Maria Kalesnikava delivered the keynote speech at the 2026 Beethovenfest in Bonn, arguing that art is vital to a free society. She said Russia’s war against Ukraine is also a war against European values and culture. Kalesnikava spent five years detained as a political prisoner and now lives in Berlin, where she seeks to draw attention to Belarus’s political prisoners and the fragility of free artistic expression.
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Nikolay Patrushev, a Russian presidential aide and Marine Board chairman, said during a visit to Shanghai’s Yangshan deep-water port that the countries could jointly invest in Russian port berths and terminal infrastructure, drawing on Yangshan’s experience. He also cited prospects for exchanging container-terminal automation technologies.
Ukrainian drone strikes partly disabled a Yandex AI data centre in Russia’s Kaluga region, following an attack on another Yandex hub in Ryazan. Ukraine also said it hit three Russian missile-production facilities; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukhta oil refinery was struck as well. Russian attacks continued to cause civilian casualties in Ukraine.
Yandex said a drone attack overnight on Oct. 9 damaged its data center in Russia’s Kaluga Oblast, disabling several modules and potentially disrupting services. No one at the facility was injured, and the damage is still being assessed. Ukraine has not publicly confirmed responsibility; it was the second reported attack on a Yandex data center in two days.
Yandex said a Ukrainian drone strike hit its data center in Kaluga, completely disabling several modules and potentially disrupting some services. The company said the extent of the damage remains unclear. Its shares fell about 4% on the Moscow Exchange. The strike was the second against Yandex data centers in two days; a drone attack on its Sasovo facility in the Ryazan region caused a fire and temporarily halted operations.
Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Friday that a drone attack completely disabled several modules at its data centre in Russia’s Kaluga region. It was the second data centre hit in two days.
Yandex said a drone attack damaged part of the infrastructure at its Kaluga data center, disabling several modules and potentially disrupting some services. The damage is being assessed, emergency services and company specialists are at the site, and there were no casualties.
Much of the fishmeal and fish oil used to support seafood consumed in France comes through global supply chains tied to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing and food insecurity in poorer countries.
Olympic gold medalist Evan Bates has cautioned that abusive comments on social media are increasingly targeting teenage figure skaters, including athletes as young as 13.
How to protect your portfolio if the AI boom suddenly collapses
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🇨🇴 Bogota hosts Tejo World Championships, Colombia's indigenous national sport
Throwing metal disks at a clay-filled target with the aim of striking a packet of gunpowder and setting off a small explosion, teams from 18 countries compete at the Tejo World Championship in Bogota.
🇨🇴 Bogota hosts Tejo World Championships, Colombia's indigenous national sport
Throwing metal disks at a clay-filled target with the aim of striking a packet of gunpowder and setting off a small explosion, teams from 18 countries compete at the Tejo World Championship in Bogota.
Milton Keynes, a government-planned New Town, is gaining recognition for its culture after being dismissed as bland. Its long-running economic success has also made it a modest model for building cities.
Panic’s yellow Playdate handheld has built a growing library, and its eight-game season 3 adds to the value. Two games arrive each week for four weeks at a total price of $39, beginning with arcade game Soggy Froggy and dungeon-crawling RPG Gloom Gate. The system’s games are also available through its Catalog and sideloading.
An investigation finds that much of the fish meal and fish oil used to support farmed salmon and seafood imported into Canada comes through global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing and food insecurity in poorer countries.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Tehran will continue talks with Washington and that the two sides have exchanged and revised proposals. Once the proposals are finalized, they will meet through mediators to sum up the results, he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan and pledged to do “everything in our power” to end the ongoing US-Iran war, even though Russia is not an official mediator.
Smoke from Indonesian forest fires has pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels in Malaysia, prompting school closures in Kuala Lumpur and several states and affecting about two million students. Singapore’s air quality also fell into the “very unhealthy” range. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had spoken with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto and was seeking an urgent meeting of ASEAN environment ministers.
Smoke from forest fires in Indonesia drove pollution to unhealthy levels in Malaysia, prompting school closures in Kuala Lumpur and other areas on Friday. Kuala Lumpur’s Air Pollutant Index was 170. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Indonesia’s president had agreed to take steps to address the haze.
Malaysia has closed schools in several states as haze from fires in Indonesia spreads across the region. Kuala Lumpur’s skyline was shrouded in haze from regional wildfires.
More than 100 aid groups warn that the Gaza ceasefire exists only on paper. The image shows destruction after an Israeli attack on Khan Yunis, Gaza, Palestine, on October 9, 2026.
US and European telecom shares fell sharply on Friday after SpaceX acquired low-band spectrum, intensifying concerns about growing competition from satellite-based mobile services.
Deutsche Telekom shares were heading for their worst trading day in more than three years on Friday after SpaceX announced an agreement to acquire a nationwide portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses, paving the way for Starlink Mobile to become a major U.S. telecom operator.
Nastya Podorozhnya, a Ukrainian who fled the war, founded Martynka in Poland to support refugees and shelter vulnerable women. The group has helped about 100 women and children since 2022, but reduced donations, funding cuts and growing hostility toward Ukrainians are straining its work.
France’s student protests have prompted a wave of misleading online content. A viral TikTok falsely claimed the army sent an armoured vehicle against protesters; it was returning to a nearby base. Other posts recirculated 2023 retirement-protest footage as current, and an AI-generated image was falsely presented as showing an officer under attack. Vedika Bahl examines how such material fuels misinformation.
The EU paid €7.9 billion for record imports of Russian Arctic LNG. Continued purchases undermine the credibility of its pledge to cut energy ties with Moscow, particularly while Russia continues its war against Ukraine.
Scientists in Australia have trained seals and sea lions at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo to take hearing tests, aiming to learn more about the effects of human-made noise on marine mammals.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops took control of five communities in the Kharkov, Sumy and Zaporozhye Regions from October 3 to 9, including one in the previous 24 hours. The ministry also reported multiple strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial, logistics, telecommunications, energy and transport targets.
Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September, marking a second consecutive month of declines. Economists surveyed before the release had forecast employers would add 9,200 positions.
Hurricane Simon is strengthening rapidly off Mexico’s Pacific coast, with maximum sustained winds nearing 90 mph (150 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday.
Hurricane Simon rapidly intensifies off Mexico’s Pacific coast
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🇲🇾 🐢 As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope
Green turtles have made the rare jump from "endangered" to "least concern" in global conservation rankings, a remarkable success when many species are declining.
🇲🇾 🐢 As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope
Green turtles have made the rare jump from "endangered" to "least concern" in global conservation rankings, a remarkable success when many species are declining.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian proposed establishing a “CIS+Iran” format to expand cooperation between the Commonwealth of Independent States and Tehran. He said regional diplomacy should help manage crises, maintain ties, prevent conflicts from spreading and promote practical cooperation.
India’s government is accused of suppressing dissent as satirical material and online criticism are removed under new rules. Protests have spread over voter-roll revisions and the election commission chief. Comic Brijesh Jha said Instagram removed his parody criticizing the controversy, citing “local laws.”
A survey of 1,076 Russian companies found that 46.9% do not plan to pay year-end bonuses; 36.2% paid them a year ago but will skip them in 2026. Declining financial results were the most commonly cited reason, as higher costs, weak demand and high interest rates squeeze profits. Small-business employees are expected to be hit hardest, while some firms may switch to quarterly or non-cash rewards.
Sergey Kiriyenko said Russia welcomes foreign companies willing to respect its laws, culture, traditions and people. He said full-fledged independence depends on having the country’s own alternative solutions, adding that Russia has built a digital sovereignty system in recent years.
China will establish technology monitoring, risk-warning and emergency-response systems to ensure AI is safe, reliable and controllable, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing new government guidelines.
Only about a quarter of EU mineral extraction and processing projects are on schedule two years after the Critical Raw Materials Act took effect, Politico Europe reports. The EU launched 47 strategic projects covering 14 of 17 critical materials in March 2025, but industry figures cite financial, regulatory and political obstacles. By 2030, the bloc aims to extract at least 10% of its critical materials, process 40% domestically, recycle 25% and limit reliance on any single non-EU country to 65%.
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Russia’s Kalashnikov arms maker has delivered a batch of AK-103 assault rifles under export contracts. The company said the rifle has been its most widely exported small-arms product over the past five years.
As the 91st Paris Motor Show approaches, European carmakers face fierce competition from China, declining confidence and growing geopolitical pressures.
Tens of thousands marched in Madrid to mourn pensioner Maricarmen Abascal. Her eviction turned her into a symbol of the housing crisis and sparked fresh protests.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Madrid on Thursday to commemorate 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal. Her eviction from her apartment in the Spanish capital in September triggered a wave of housing protests that led the government to call early elections.
A strengthening El Niño threatens an already fragile outlook for cocoa supplies. Ivory Coast’s state weather agency warns that the country could face a rainfall deficit through early 2027.
The Netherlands wants EU arrangements for sharing police data with trusted non-EU countries, including candidate countries, to be terminable if a partner undergoes a “radical change of regime.”
Dmitry Kostygin, a former co-owner of Lenta and Rive Gauche, was detained, according to Russian media citing sources. A Moscow court placed him under house arrest on October 8. He is accused of hiding Yulmart’s true financial position when signing a 2017 equipment-supply contract. Kostygin and fellow former co-owner August Meyer were previously sentenced over alleged misuse of Yulmart loans, but were exempted from serving their terms after the statute of limitations expired.
Subsidiaries of DWF Labs have sued BitGo, alleging it breached a token lock-up arrangement. DWF is seeking $114 million, saying BitGo’s token sales caused prices to fall and resulted in direct losses.
The Cockroach Janta Party called for a nationwide march in New Delhi after its demand that the chief election commissioner resign went unanswered. Authorities have tightened controls ahead of the protest, with transport cancellations, barricades and heavy police deployments. The dispute centers in part on a nationwide voter-roll revision and a report that more than 130 million names were removed.
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An operation coordinated by Interpol across 17 countries in Europe and Asia this summer resulted in the seizure of 2,823 firearms and more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition.
The report examines how cuts to US-aid-backed health programmes for women are affecting people in Kenya and what shrinking international aid means for the region. It also profiles female firefighters in Borneo, who face a sexist backlash as Indonesia endures its worst fire season in 11 years.
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Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets says Russian forces took 25 civilians, including children, young people and elderly residents, from occupied Kharkiv Oblast to an unknown destination. He said they were intimidated and had not consented to relocation; their whereabouts and conditions are unknown.
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The US military has submitted a plan for possible strikes on Iran to President Donald Trump, including attacks on military facilities 50 to 80 kilometers inside the country, Al Hadath reported, citing a senior US military source. The source said Washington is currently focused on blockading Iranian ships and ports. The New York Times previously reported that the military is considering resuming a full-scale operation and planning attacks on missile and drone storage sites and other military and energy targets.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said Friday that attacks targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed three Saudi citizens, including an airline pilot.
Saudi Arabia has reopened King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after Houthi attacks killed three people and injured several. The previous day’s strikes hit airport facilities and a Saudia aircraft. Airport operations and air traffic have returned to normal, while the Houthis have also attacked other Saudi airports in recent days.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said two attacks on international airports on October 8 killed at least three Saudi nationals and injured 36 people. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a Saudia passenger aircraft were damaged, but airport operations later returned to normal. The Houthis said they had struck Riyadh airport with missiles.
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Officials said Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was targeted in two attacks on Thursday. A pilot was killed, and the Saudi-led coalition pledged a “firm” response.
Saudi authorities said Friday that Thursday’s attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people and injured several others. Yemen’s Houthis intensified missile strikes on the kingdom and sought to shut its airspace. The attacks damaged a Saudia Airlines plane, sent smoke over the airport and prompted many airlines to cancel flights to the Saudi capital.
Two missiles struck King Khalid International Airport, killing three people, including an airline captain. Diplomats sheltered in place and dozens of flights were delayed. Yemen’s government said it had made progress in its Red Sea counter-offensive, while Houthi forces said they were holding their ground.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority says two attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killed three Saudi nationals and injured several others. The Houthis said they targeted the airport with two missiles, amid intensified fighting between the group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen’s government.
Saudi authorities said Thursday’s attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people. Yemen’s Houthi group intensified missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to close its airspace, as the war triggered by the US-Iran conflict escalated.
Al Ekhbariya reported that a Saudia pilot was killed in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The airline said an aircraft parked on the tarmac was damaged in the October 8 attack, with no passengers aboard, and that airport operations resumed that evening.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Friday that two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday killed three Saudi nationals and injured several others.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said Friday that two attacks on Thursday targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a Saudia aircraft killed three Saudi citizens and injured several others. Houthi rebels claimed responsibility.
India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, averaging about 16 women a day. Although the practice—bride’s families transferring money or valuables at marriage—was outlawed more than six decades ago, it remains deeply rooted in Indian society.
The Cockroach Janta Party says thousands of its members were arrested across India ahead of Saturday’s protest in New Delhi. Demonstrators are demanding the election panel chief’s resignation over alleged voter-list revision irregularities that critics say benefited Modi’s BJP.
The Cockroach Janta Party says authorities detained members ahead of its October 10 protest in New Delhi over alleged voter-roll manipulation. Founder Abhijeet Dipke accused the Modi government of intimidation. Party leaders claimed at least 10,000 people were detained nationwide on Thursday; police have not commented on the allegations.
Russian defense manufacturer Uralvagonzavod says it has produced more than 100,000 combat vehicles over its 90-year history, an all-time record in global tank manufacturing. The company says its tanks have been bought by 77 countries and highlights its wartime T-34 output and later tank models.
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During Nobel Prize season, the newsletter highlights encouraging early results from a new technique for treating blindness, based on research that earned three scientists Nobel laureates this week. It also covers two studies comparing treatment options presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting.
A Fox News investigation says a transnational network of far-left communist and socialist organizations is using France’s student protests to advance a broader political and ideological agenda. Its analysis identified 50 organizations, including student groups, unions, parties and international media outlets.
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Putin said Russia is preparing a program to study the Caspian Sea through 2030 and plans to build an AI-powered digital twin to forecast water-level changes. He called the Caspian Environmental Summit timely and useful and said cooperation with partners to protect the sea’s ecosystem is a high priority for Moscow.
Speaking at the Caspian Environmental Summit, Vladimir Putin said Russia supports stronger cooperation among Caspian countries to protect the region’s ecosystem and improve people’s lives. He identified rational water use as a key area, citing efforts to reduce losses, improve management and irrigation infrastructure, and train specialists.
The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued guidelines on Friday setting out 19 measures across five areas of innovation. The document emphasizes innovation-led development, reforms tailored to local conditions and establishing new approaches before removing old ones, while coordinating development and security.
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⚽ Manchester City titles 'absolutely not' tainted, says Maresca
Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca says the titles the club has won since an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover in 2008 are "absolutely not" tainted, after it was found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.
⚽ Manchester City titles 'absolutely not' tainted, says Maresca
Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca says the titles the club has won since an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover in 2008 are "absolutely not" tainted, after it was found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.
Two Renoir paintings worth millions of dollars, stolen from a French Riviera museum a month ago, have been recovered, and six suspects were arrested, the local mayor said Friday. The thieves cut through a fence and entered through a window, initially taking four paintings before leaving two behind as they fled.
Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer last month have been recovered, the town hall said. Six suspects have been arrested. The thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window to enter the museum.
Authorities said on Friday that two Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum last month had been recovered. Police arrested six people in connection with the theft. The thieves initially took four pieces worth more than $10 million, dropping two as they fled. Officials praised those who tracked down the paintings but did not disclose how they were found.
French authorities have arrested at least five people over the theft of €9 million from the Renoir Museum. The suspects are believed to include two alleged burglars who reportedly cut through a fence to enter the museum at dawn.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev warned Russians to avoid European countries for now, saying anyone could be arrested amid a campaign targeting Russian citizens. His remarks followed Montenegro’s detention of Rybar Telegram channel administrator Mikhail Zvinchuk. Medvedev said Russia might need to add European and American nationals to its pool of detainees for exchanges to secure the release of Russian citizens.
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s 26th Global Summit has just concluded in Malta. The report highlights what attendees may have missed at the gathering dubbed the “Davos of travel.”
Donald Trump wants artificial intelligence renamed “super intelligence” and has warned that people who reject the term would be considered “ENEMY” by the White House, without explaining what that entails. Experts doubt the rebranding will ease public concerns. A poll found 25% of voters approve of Trump’s handling of AI, while 58% disapprove.
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US tech futures rebounded on Friday after a report the previous day said OpenAI’s annualised revenue was $20 billion (€17.8 billion) below earlier estimates. The report helped push the Nasdaq down 1.25% and hit chipmakers and cloud giants.
Montenegrin security services detained Rybar Telegram channel head Mikhail Zvinchuk and several associates, including his wife, in Risan. Vijesti reported that authorities had monitored them for days and found drones and electronic equipment. Russia’s embassy is examining the circumstances; the project said its team was legally in the country and had broken no local laws.
Montenegrin officials say Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the influential Rybar military blog, was detained in Risan alongside his wife and three other Russians. The prime minister said the arrest followed warnings of possible destabilisation and hybrid warfare efforts against the country.
The head of the influential Russian war blog Rybar was arrested in Montenegro on Friday, the prime minister said, after warnings of attempts to destabilize the country.
Montenegrin authorities detained Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife, and three staffers in Risan on October 9. Reports said they had sophisticated digital equipment, drones, and electronic devices. It is unclear whether Zvinchuk has been charged. Rybar confirmed the detentions and said those held were in Montenegro legally.
Montenegrin authorities detained Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria and three associates in Risan on Oct. 9. Prime Minister Milojko Spajic confirmed the detention, saying Montenegro was protecting its interests and European future.
Rybar said its founder, Mikhail Zvinchuk, was detained in Montenegro alongside other Russian nationals. The project said they had been legally and officially in the country and had planned to film Cetinje Monastery after filing an official request in advance.
Montenegrin security forces reportedly found drones, advanced digital equipment and electronic devices with Mikhail Zvinchuk and his associates when they were detained in Risan. The operation was conducted by police in coordination with the National Security Agency.
Montenegrin security services detained Rybar Telegram channel head Mikhail Zvinchuk and several colleagues in Risan, the outlet Vijesti reported. Those detained included his wife and colleague Valeria Zvinchuk and three other people.
At Denmark’s largest IKEA store, security chief Torben Mortensen describes how the display beds in the bedding section could be put to an emergency use as shelters rather than for retail.
Yakutia employment committee chair Svetlana Goryushinskaya said retaining staff requires aligning employers’ corporate programs with Arctic development master plans, alongside social infrastructure and vocational training. Yakutia Governor Aisen Nikolaev said northern development should not be limited to short-term economic returns or shift-based employment.
A CNN analysis of shootings at campuses from elementary schools through colleges finds that as school shootings have risen nationwide in recent years, incidents at homecoming and football-related events have also become more common.
At a pre-COP summit in Fiji, COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum said wealthy countries should spend far more on the climate crisis, arguing that climate is a security issue. He was noncommittal on whether countries should repeat a pledge to transition away from fossil fuels.
Bitquery analyzed 273 US Senate, House and gubernatorial primaries using reference prices. The highest-priced candidate won 238 races, an 87% hit rate, but a hypothetical $1 bet on each favorite lost four cents per dollar. The study used pre-election trades as reference prices and did not cover every market or fully adjust for spreads, slippage or fees.
Thieves stole about 30,000 bottles of premium wine, worth roughly €5 million ($5.8 million), from a Marchesi Antinori warehouse in Tuscany, the company said. Antinori is Italy’s largest family-run winemaker.
Italian media report that 30,000 bottles worth about €5m were stolen from Marchesi Antinori’s storage facility in Tuscany. At least seven masked men are believed to have disabled alarms and cameras before loading the wine onto two trucks. The winery’s chief executive called it Italy’s largest theft of its kind. No arrests have been made.
🇰🇷 🦈 Lost shark draws more than a million visitors to South Korea's Busan
A wayward shark has become an unlikely celebrity in South Korea, drawing an estimated one million people to a waterfront park in Busan after it was spotted swimming in its waterway.
🇰🇷 🦈 Lost shark draws more than a million visitors to South Korea's Busan
A wayward shark has become an unlikely celebrity in South Korea, drawing an estimated one million people to a waterfront park in Busan after it was spotted swimming in its waterway.
Russian mathematicians and geologists found that one-sided heating causes methane hydrates in frozen rock to decompose before the ice begins to melt. The findings could help improve the safety of Arctic resource extraction by accounting for the earlier formation of gas-release zones near wells.
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The EU’s permanent civil-military mission in Lebanon is expected to have about 100 personnel, mostly from Italy, France and Spain, the Rapporteur portal reported, citing sources. It will assist and advise Lebanon’s armed forces and law enforcement agencies and will not replace UNIFIL.
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At least seven masked people disabled alarms and surveillance cameras before breaking into the Marchesi Antinori cellar in Cortona. They used forklifts to load 30,000 bottles, worth €5m, onto two trucks. The Saturday theft was discovered when staff arrived on Monday.
Russia has restarted seafood shipments to Namibia for the first time since 2018. Since early 2026, it has sent about 60 tons of frozen herring worth nearly $80,000, as well as around 20 tons of active yeast valued at just over $40,000.
A VTsIOM survey of 1,600 Russian adults found that 72.5% expressed trust in President Vladimir Putin, while 68.6% approved of his performance. The government’s work was approved by 44.6%, and 44.1% approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s work; trust in Mishustin stood at 54.1%. The poll also reported trust and support figures for parliamentary party leaders and parties.
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