Alexus Grynkewich told the Warsaw Security Forum that the strategy is designed to deny adversaries a foothold and dismantle their warfighting capabilities. He said NATO is ready to block, blunt and break any attack.

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NATO’s top US military commander in Europe said Monday that any “foolish” attack on the alliance would be “utterly futile.” The warning to Russia comes as European fears grow over threats from Moscow, including “hybrid” warfare and cyberattacks.

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Actress Selma Blair was hospitalized after an alleged incident aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York City on Sunday night, her representative said. She is in stable condition.

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Blair's representative said a medical emergency affected her during Sunday's Delta service bound for New York City.

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A New York Port Authority spokesperson said Selma Blair was taken into custody Sunday after being physically abusive aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.

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Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia struck six energy facilities hours after Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire. Ukraine reported 33 people injured, blackouts and damage to power and railway infrastructure. Zelensky said the attacks showed Russia was unwilling to accept the truce.

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Washington’s stance on Ukraine remains ambivalent as losses mount and the energy crisis worsens. A US-Russia agreement for Russian diesel exports, backed by a US sanctions waiver, raises questions about whether Washington is willing to sacrifice Ukraine for domestic interests. Meanwhile, air attacks continue, Ukraine’s economy is taking heavy damage, and Kyiv faces a perilous winter.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News that Russia continued striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite Donald Trump’s announcement of an immediate energy ceasefire. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had held back from attacking Russian energy targets and would honor a ceasefire, while accusing Putin of rejecting Washington’s effort. Moscow has not confirmed accepting the proposal, whose scope remains disputed.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of striking a power plant after Donald Trump announced a truce. He said Ukraine was ready to observe an energy ceasefire if Russia would do the same.

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Dmitry Peskov said Russia wants lasting peace in Ukraine and is ready to do what is necessary to achieve it. He said the Kremlin could not yet comment on an “energy truce,” praised US negotiators’ peace efforts and described Europe as part of the “war camp.” Moscow also expects the Nord Stream sabotage trial to identify those responsible and those who ordered it.

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Axios cites an unnamed US source as saying that Donald Trump’s surprise energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine applies only to oil refineries. Elitsa Gadeva explains what that would mean for both sides.

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Reporting from central Ukraine, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg says many Ukrainians feel betrayed by the United States, which they had regarded as an ally and a beacon of freedom and democracy. He says Ukrainian admiration for the US is rapidly disintegrating.

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Saudi Arabia has opened an investigation into why its air defenses did not intercept missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in a deadly attack on Riyadh airport.

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Erdogan condemned Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport and voiced support for Saudi Arabia. He offered condolences for those killed, including people performing the Umrah pilgrimage.

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Saudi Arabia extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport on Monday after the Saudi-led coalition said it was responding to Houthi drone and missile attacks. Another attack on Saturday killed 13 people and injured more than 300. The disruption is among the worst to hit Saudi aviation in years and marks a significant escalation in the war with Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

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Saudi Arabia has extended the closure of Riyadh airport following deadly attacks.

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Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery to remove a localized lung nodule found at an early stage. Experts say it may be benign or malignant and emphasize the importance of early detection.

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Pope Leo has continued with his busy schedule a day after saying he would undergo lung surgery this week. A routine health check detected a small lung nodule.

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Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo surgery this week to remove a localized lung nodule detected at a very early stage. It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy.

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The Vatican says Pope Leo will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday. He said Sunday that doctors had found a nodule on his lung.

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The Vatican press office says doctors expect Pope Leo XIV to need about a week to recover, which could allow him to depart for his planned Latin America visit on 6 November.

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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have surgery this week to remove a lung nodule, a small area of dense tissue inside the lung.

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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority said Burnham formally met Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak at a government investment summit in 2021 and also met him informally at a match. The disclosure follows criticism of Burnham’s response after City was found guilty of serious financial breaches; Conservatives said it offered little detail about what was discussed.

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Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out three major Yandex data centers in Russia within days, causing widespread digital-service outages. Pro-Kremlin bloggers warned that Russia’s centralized digital economy could collapse and suggested Ukraine’s decentralized services may be more resilient. Russia had begun attacking Ukrainian data centers and telecommunications infrastructure in late September.

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Ukraine struck three of Yandex’s six data centers, in Sasovo, Kaluga, and Vladimir. Operations stopped at the Sasovo and Vladimir facilities, while several modules in Kaluga were knocked out. Yandex services and other websites experienced outages, including for users abroad. The company restored some services but said features remained unavailable, and arranged to move customer data and services to other cloud providers’ data centers.

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Russian technology company Yandex says its services are gradually recovering after an outage. Access to search, its Alisa assistant, mail, maps and taxi services is being restored, though some functions remain unavailable and the timeline for fully restoring equipment is unclear. Yandex said customer account records were unaffected and that it arranged expedited transfers of client data and services to cloud providers. It reported drone attacks damaging or halting data centers in Sasovo, Kaluga and Vladimir between October 8 and 11.

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Ukrainian defense company Fire Point mocked Yandex on X after the Russian tech company reported damage to another data center, disrupting its financial services. The report follows a series of drone strikes on Yandex data centers in Russia that have disrupted services.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a suspected plot against RAF Fairford was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The UK sanctioned two Iranians, while Iran denied involvement and its ambassador said Tehran would assist the investigation. A joint statement by 29 countries condemned Iranian threats on their territories.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said incidents at RAF Fairford and RAF Molesworth were highly likely coordinated by Iran. He pledged further sanctions against Tehran and a crackdown on criminal networks and their funding.

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a security incident at a US-operated military air base in England was almost certainly directed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

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Burnham's Monday assessment: coordination of the suspected scheme against RAF Fairford from within Iran was highly probable, while IRGC direction was virtually certain.

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Meta’s Superintelligence Lab released two new state-of-the-art models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, on Monday, marking the company’s first attempt to build a frontier model.

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Meta’s largest model is said to rival the world’s best and adds features designed to keep AI agents from going off track.

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Meta has released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full for Muse Code subscribers, with Wonder also available through the Meta Model API. The company says internal benchmark tests show the models can rival leading offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic. Meta plans to use Wonder to power its Muse agent but has not given a timeline.

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Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was facing another barrage of incoming fire and that Riyadh airport would stay closed for now. The announcement came days after a deadly missile strike on the airport’s departure terminal on Saturday, claimed by Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis.

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New footage shows a Houthi attack on Riyadh’s airport. Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its resilience and commitment to energy security. Further attacks have killed civilians and injured hundreds in the country, while Houthi-run media say Saudi-led strikes hit Yemen’s capital.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is moving between heavily guarded palaces with bunkers as Houthi attacks intensify. Saudi Arabia is seeking air defense systems worldwide and has asked Pakistan for help, while recruiting foreign fighters to support its Yemeni allies and pursuing a diplomatic solution.

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Intermarché and Cooperative U said a cyberattack affected an estimated 150–200 Intermarché shops and nearly 100 Cooperative U outlets, remotely forcing refrigeration systems to defrost. Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into a large-scale attack on major food retailers, examining reported food losses and fires.

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Hackers raised the temperature of many French supermarket fridges to 50 degrees Celsius overnight, triggering fires and food losses at several hundred stores nationwide in what was described as a major cyberattack.

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A cyberattack caused refrigeration units at hundreds of French supermarkets to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros. More than 100 Coopérative U stores and at least 300 Intermarché and Netto stores were targeted. The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation.

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Intermarché said several supermarkets had to discard fresh and frozen food and had not yet estimated their losses. The Paris prosecutor has opened an investigation.

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French supermarket chains Intermarché and Coopérative U told AFP that a cyberattack caused their refrigerators to stop working and defrost.

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Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv on Oct. 12, hitting several districts and injuring at least three people. The strike badly damaged resident Yuliia Sheremet’s home in Darnytskyi District; her elderly, disabled father was injured but survived after neighbors helped rescue him.

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