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At least 32 people have been killed following Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday, 7 October, according to an updated report by Reuters⁠. The toll rose on Thursday as emergency teams recovered more bodies. Residential buildings, industrial facilities, and energy infrastructure were hit during the attacks. Five children killed in Pryluky The heaviest reported

At least 32 people have been killed in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, according to updated reporting by Reuters⁠, as emergency teams continued searching damaged buildings on Thursday, 8 October. The attacks struck residential buildings, industrial facilities, and energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said around 100 people had been injured nationwide. The heaviest losses

Students in French-speaking Belgium have taken to the streets over rising education costs, overcrowded classrooms, and difficulties accessing study materials. Hundreds demonstrated in Liège on Wednesday, 7 October. Reuters⁠ reported that Belga news agency put arrests in recent days at 107, linked to offences including property damage and arson. Local authorities were not immediately available to confirm

Russia says emergency crews rescued all 23 Indian nationals aboard the Liberian-flagged tanker Aframax Rio after an unmanned-vessel attack set it ablaze off the country’s Black Sea coast on Tuesday, 6 October. According to Reuters’ report quoting Russia’s Transport Ministry⁠, no injuries were reported among the crew. Regional authorities also closed beaches in Sirius, near Sochi,

Kosovo’s parliament has elected Justina Shiroka Pula as president following a late-night agreement between political rivals, appearing to avert another snap parliamentary election. The Kosovo Presidency’s announcement⁠ confirms that she received 81 votes and took the constitutional oath before lawmakers. The election took place during a parliamentary session that began on 6 October and continued into

Bulgaria has launched a search for missing sailors after aerial and sea drones attacked two commercial ships in its exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea on Tuesday, 6 October. According to a statement published by the Bulgarian government, one vessel sank and the other caught fire. Prime Minister Rumen Radev condemned the attacks, describing

Tobias Rausch of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, known as the AfD, has been elected president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the parliament’s official account⁠, Rausch received 48 votes in a secret ballot on Tuesday, 6 October. Twenty-nine lawmakers voted against him and five abstained. The vote took place in Magdeburg during

A search is under way for the crew of a cargo ship that sank after two commercial vessels were struck by drones in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, 6 October. Bulgarian authorities have not said how many people were aboard the sunken ship or who carried out the attack. Prime Minister Rumen Radev

German authorities have arrested August Hanning, the former head of the country’s foreign intelligence service, and a former aide as prosecutors investigate the handling of classified intelligence. The German federal prosecutor’s office⁠ said both men were arrested on Tuesday, 6 October, under warrants issued by a federal judge. Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service, known as