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Serbia's prosecution service ruled a police officer acted in justified self-defence when he shot dead a knife-wielding teenager outside Israel's embassy in Belgrade.
71 independent sources · 98% confidenceA local truce took effect in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky on Tuesday to let trapped civilians leave and humanitarian aid enter, officials said.
4 independent sources · 87% confidenceA 28 October strike killed 1 person in Kharkiv's Osnovianskyi district, which Russian drones have now hit at least three times since 27 October, officials said.
17 independent sources · 98% confidenceA fire broke out near the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant late on Monday after a reported Ukrainian drone and missile attack on the Russian city, monitoring channels said.
11 independent sources · 98% confidenceCitizens pushed broadcaster Informer's owner off air and broke a window on Monday night, as Serbia's political transition stays stalled weeks after the vote.
4 independent sources · 87% confidenceFirefighters are tackling an apartment fire on Bratislavská Street in Žilina, northern Slovakia, the fire and rescue service said on Tuesday evening.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceWes Streeting warned in Warsaw that Vladimir Putin is testing NATO's resolve and said the alliance must prepare for a possible war with Russia.
6 independent sources · 98% confidenceRomania's foreign ministry summoned Russia's ambassador on Tuesday, and Moscow's embassy rejected the sabotage allegations as "political cynicism and hypocrisy."
9 independent sources · 98% confidence5 people were injured when two cars collided at a junction in the North Macedonian town of Strumica on Monday, police said.
3 independent sources · 83% confidenceA cyberattack on Italy's Chamber of Deputies targeted lawmakers' parliamentary email accounts, including one linked to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, officials said.
11 independent sources · 98% confidencePolice made arrests after demonstrators burned waste bins outside Albania's education ministry on the 15th day of student-led protests in Tirana.
4 independent sources · 98% confidenceA caretaker at Safaripark Beekse Bergen in the Netherlands has died from injuries she suffered when a Persian panther attacked her at the weekend, the park said.
11 independent sources · 98% confidenceA fire broke out overnight at the Prague home of Martin Drda, owner of Czech arms maker STV Group, a key supplier of ammunition to Ukraine.
4 independent sources · 64% confidenceFirefighters pulled eight people from a burning loft apartment in Koblenz, Germany, on Tuesday morning, with one suffering smoke inhalation.
2 independent sources · 69% confidenceA Hamburg court rejected a defence bid to halt the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage trial, ruling Ukrainian secrecy rules do not bar a fair trial.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceA 65-year-old man died in an apartment fire in Aubagne, southern France, on Monday night, as 30 residents were evacuated from the building.
2 independent sources · 69% confidenceFinnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store spoke to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, pressing for de-escalation ahead of Abu Dhabi peace talks.
37 independent sources · 98% confidenceA 34-year-old man died after his backpack caught in the doors of a departing train at Kalmthout, Belgium, and he was dragged under it, losing a leg.
4 independent sources · 98% confidenceOver 570 ships have been hit and at least 40 sailors killed in the Black Sea so far in 2026, maritime security data shows.
2 independent sources · 54% confidenceA tornado destroyed two site containers in Antalya's Fevzi Cakmak district on Monday night, killing 4 workers and injuring a fifth, the governor said.
16 independent sources · 98% confidenceA Barcelona judge ordered an 18-year-old held without bail as an alleged Blocus "ideologue", separate from two other suspects already held over the riots.
15 independent sources · 98% confidence1 person died and eight others were evacuated after a fire broke out in an apartment block in Calau, Germany, late on Monday.
2 independent sources · 69% confidenceA blaze gutted a warehouse storing farm machinery and crops in Aschersleben, Germany, causing an estimated one million euros in damage; no one was hurt.
3 independent sources · 83% confidenceDefence ministers from the E5 group said after Paris talks that Europe must take on a greater share of its own security while still relying on Washington.
5 independent sources · 88% confidenceThree Russian strikes hit a Kharkiv district on Monday, killing two people and injuring four, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
4 independent sources · 88% confidencePolice say the suspect faces charges of attempted manslaughter in 5 cases and is due before a custody judge, after an earlier, mistaken report of multiple arrests.
21 independent sources · 98% confidenceThe Telegraph reported that Russia could demand NATO reduce its military presence in Eastern Europe to 1997 levels during a new round of Ukraine peace talks.
1 independent sources · 55% confidenceUkraine's president said Kyiv has waited almost a month for US defence secretary Pete Hegseth to approve transferring Patriot and NASAMS missiles to Ukraine.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceA social media campaign called Blocus is calling on young people in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia to gather on 31 October, days after riots in Barcelona, El Mundo reported.
2 independent sources · 64% confidenceA plenary session in the Basque Parliament focused on security after rioters torched cars and bins in Bilbao when a Vito Quiles event was cancelled, with 19 detained.
11 independent sources · 98% confidence