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People flee science academy building hit by Russian drone in KyivWorld

Officials said Monday that Russia’s round-the-clock bombardment across Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80. Among the targets hit in central Kyiv were a National Academy of Sciences building, apartment buildings, offices, gas stations and data centers, prompting people to flee the damaged academy building.

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Ukraine grain crisis could cost $60 billion globally, minister warnsWorld

Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Taras Vysotskyi, describes the situation in the Black Sea as “critical” and warns that the country’s grain crisis could have far-reaching effects on global food prices, potentially costing $60 billion worldwide.

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Men cling to burning Kyiv building after Russian drone strikeWorld

A Russian drone strike set fire to the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, leaving people trapped inside clinging to the exterior while they awaited rescue. NBC News’ Richard Engel reports.

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Voice of America Chinese Broadcast (September 29, 2026)World

Top stories include President Donald Trump’s expectation that U.S. and Iranian negotiators will hold more talks this week; Ukrainian officials’ report that Russian drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven people and injured more than 50; Chinese military air and sea drills around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, known in China as Huangyan Island; and the arrest of five British citizens after suspected explosives were found near an air base used by the U.S. Trump praised the law-enforcement action.

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Canada hosts summit on returning Ukrainian children and detainees from RussiaWorld

Ukrainians, including children forcibly relocated to Russia, gathered at a global summit in Toronto on Monday to recount their experiences. Russia is believed to have abducted thousands of children, placing them with Russian families and forcing them to reject Ukrainian culture and fight for Moscow. So far, 2,573 children have returned from deportation, forcible transfer and temporarily occupied areas.

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Ukrainian arms producers warn stringent export rules are eroding their competitive edgeWorld

Ukrainian weapons producers say stringent export licence rules are eroding the country’s competitive advantage and preventing it from earning significant revenue through sales abroad. The report comes as Russian drones struck Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday.

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Russian drone hits Kyiv science academy, killing oneWorld

A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv on Monday started a fire that forced people trapped inside to escape through windows and killed one person. Academy director Anatoly Zagorodny said the institution had no military connection, calling the attack terrorism and an assault on science.

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Russian strike hits central Kyiv, killing one at Academy of Sciences buildingWorld

A Russian drone strike hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv around lunchtime, killing one person. The building is near the National Opera and Khreshchatyk, in the capital’s cultural heart. People inside described a powerful blast and questioned why an administrative site holding paperwork and archives, rather than laboratories, was targeted.

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Europe Today: EU ministers meet on Ukraine aid as Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz dealWorld

EU defence ministers meet in Brussels to discuss aid for Ukraine and Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet” as Moscow intensifies missile and drone strikes. Donald Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz offer, saying the US is “winning tremendously,” while Pope Leo XIV travels to Metz for his final day in France.

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Europe scrambles for solutions as Russia escalates threatsWorld

As aerial threats continue to breach Europe’s skies and Russia presses on with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European governments are urgently seeking responses. EU foreign affairs and defence ministers are due to consider their options in Brussels.

Eeuronews
LIVE: EU defense ministers arrive for meeting in BrusselsPolitics

EU defense ministers arrived in Brussels for a roundtable on Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said member states had agreed to release $7.5 billion in EU funds linked to military aid for Ukraine.

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South Korea demands Ukraine apologise over disclosure of North Korean POW transferWorld

South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine for revealing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers. Seoul says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy breached a confidentiality agreement by disclosing it at the UN General Assembly, while Kyiv denies any such agreement existed. The soldiers, from a North Korean contingent sent to support Russia, sought asylum in South Korea because they feared execution if returned home.

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Poland fears Ukraine war could spill overWorld

Concerns are growing in Poland, a close ally of neighbouring Ukraine, that the war could cross the border. The report comes from Suwałki, a city near Russia and Belarus in a region regarded by NATO countries as particularly sensitive.

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Russian strikes kill four in UkraineWorld

Moscow and Kyiv exchanged strikes again on Saturday, with Russian attacks across Ukraine killing at least four people. As both sides intensify their aerial campaigns, US President Donald Trump said he hoped Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin would reach a deal and “settle” their differences.

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Russian foreign minister rejects Berlin’s call to abandon ‘dangerous’ escalationWorld

Russia’s foreign minister has rejected Berlin’s call to abandon what Germany describes as a “dangerous” escalation. Tensions between Germany and Russia reached a flashpoint in early September after Berlin accused Moscow of being behind a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport earlier this year.

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Why Germany and Russia are talking after Berlin accused Moscow of hybrid warfarePolitics

Germany’s and Russia’s foreign ministers have met for the first time since before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Johann Wadephul and Sergei Lavrov held brief talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, amid sharply deteriorating ties and Germany’s recent accusation that Russia was behind an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport.

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