Bomb alert forces Jeddah-bound flight to divert to Fiumicino
A Flynas flight from Milan to Jeddah made an emergency landing in Rome after a passenger said there was a bomb on board, Italian media reported.
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Finnish paper cites NATO source warning Russia may escalate hybrid attacks
Finland's Ilta-Sanomat reported a NATO source saying Russia has decided to escalate hybrid attacks and sabotage in Europe, with Germany and Poland among the most concerned.
1 independent sources · 40% confidenceThree 12-year-olds identified over beating of boy at Thessaloniki stadium
Greek police identified three children as suspects in an attack on a 12-year-old at a stadium in Thessaloniki, leaving the victim hospitalised.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceExplosion and fire damage empty train carriage in Izmir
An explosion set fire to an empty wagon at Alsancak station in Izmir, Turkiye; firefighters put out the blaze and no injuries were reported.
2 independent sources · 59% confidenceCzech meteorologists warn of gale-force winds in the east
Czech forecasters issued a warning for gale-force winds expected to hit the eastern part of the country on Tuesday, with possible damage.
2 independent sources · 54% confidencePope Leo XIV calls Zelensky, urges help for besieged civilians
The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, days after a similar call with President Vladimir Putin.
4 independent sources · 40% confidenceZelensky accuses Pentagon of delaying paid-for Patriot missiles
Ukraine's president said European-funded Patriot interceptors are ready but awaiting US approval, as Kyiv also reported gaps in American early-warning intelligence.
9 independent sources · 59% confidenceTrump open to meeting Putin and Xi in China, says Ukraine needs new negotiator
Trump said he would attend a possible three-way summit with Putin and Xi on nuclear disarmament, and suggested someone else negotiate for Ukraine.
3 independent sources · 40% confidenceRussian drone strike on Kharkiv region park kills 6, including 3 children
A Russian drone hit a park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, killing 6 people including 3 children, with the regional governor putting the wounded at 14 and one other outlet at 15.
5 independent sources · 88% confidencePolice clear Lisbon housing-crisis protest camp, arresting 55
Portuguese police dismantled a protest camp against the housing crisis in Lisbon, arresting 55 people and injuring two, local media reported.
2 independent sources · 59% confidencePower cut hits 19,000 homes in eastern Innsbruck for 11 minutes
A brief power outage affected about 19,000 households in eastern Innsbruck on Tuesday, caused by an automatic safety shutdown, the utility said.
3 independent sources · 83% confidenceRussian drone strike on Rivne shopping centre injures 3, sparks fire
A Russian drone hit a shopping centre in Dubno, Rivne region, on Tuesday, injuring 3 people and starting a large fire, the regional governor said.
3 independent sources · 83% confidenceTurkey sends Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to parliament
Turkey submitted its mutual defence treaty with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for ratification, moving NATO's second-largest army closer to a formal pledge to defend Riyadh.
7 independent sources · 98% confidenceSerbia's Vucic says Putin is not bluffing on nuclear weapons
Aleksandar Vucic said he had warned Western leaders that Vladimir Putin would respond with nuclear weapons to any direct attack by the US, Europe or Britain.
7 independent sources · 98% confidenceUS surveillance plane patrols Black Sea at Bulgaria's request
A US Navy P-8 Poseidon began patrolling the Black Sea from Varna on Tuesday after drone attacks sank two ships and left 21 sailors missing.
6 independent sources · 98% confidenceDutch teenager injures 3 in Belgian crash after 300km joyride
A 14-year-old who had escaped an institution in Groningen crashed a van head-on into traffic near Antwerp on Tuesday, injuring himself and 3 others.
6 independent sources · 98% confidenceRussian strikes kill 4 in Kramatorsk, hit Kyiv hospital operating room
Russian strikes killed 4 people in Kramatorsk, including three named heating-plant workers, and damaged a Kyiv hospital operating theatre, officials said.
6 independent sources · 93% confidenceRussian attack on Khmelnytskyi region kills 2, injures 3
Russian forces attacked Khmelnytskyi region on Monday, killing 2 women and injuring 3 people, Ukraine's emergency service said.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceRubio denies US deliberately withholding support from Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Zelensky nothing was deliberately withheld, as Kyiv pressed Washington on Patriot missiles and Starlink access.
13 independent sources · 98% confidenceNice video-game shop manager praised for standing firm as rioters attacked store
Pierre Collin, manager of a Micromania store in Nice, was struck and knocked down by looters on 17 October as he tried to stop them entering his vandalised shop.
4 independent sources · 98% confidenceElderly couple die in house fire near Innishannon, Co Cork
A man and woman in their 70s died when fire gutted their rural home near Innishannon, west Cork, after the husband went back in to try to save his wife.
8 independent sources · 98% confidenceBulgaria issues EU arrest warrants for Germans over Starlink antenna arson
A Sofia court approved European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old German nationals accused of setting fire to Starlink antennas near the capital on 9 October.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceSlovakia restores military ties with Russia for first time since 2022
Slovakia has sent two senior officers to Moscow and is preparing to host a Russian military attache, reviving ties cut after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
5 independent sources · 98% confidenceUkraine evacuates wounded soldier from Kharkiv front line by drone
A hexacopter drone lifted a wounded infantryman out of a minefield near Kharkiv after Russian drone activity ruled out a conventional rescue, his brigade said.
5 independent sources · 40% confidenceIstanbul flood toll confirmed at 7 as governor cites shared responsibility
Istanbul's governorate confirmed the flood death toll at seven, as the governor said illegal building on stream beds and poor planning shared the blame.
5 independent sources · 98% confidenceAfD confirms breach after 421,000 party emails leak online
Germany's far-right party said an outside hosting provider was hacked last month, after about 421,000 internal emails surfaced on the internet.
13 independent sources · 98% confidenceEx-NATO commander warns Trump may trade Ukraine for help on Iran
Retired US general Wesley Clark said Donald Trump may be seeking Vladimir Putin's help on Iran in exchange for pressuring Ukraine to capitulate.
4 independent sources · 87% confidenceRussian drone kills 1 in Kyiv rush hour, 3 more die on Odesa highway
A Russian drone crashed near a petrol station in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district during morning traffic, killing 1 and injuring 7, while a separate strike near the Kyiv-Odesa highway killed 3 more.
23 independent sources · 98% confidence2 dead, 18 hurt as minibus crashes into truck near Bucharest
2 people died and 18 were taken to hospital when a minibus carrying 16 people hit a dump truck on road DN7 near Buftea, Ilfov county.
5 independent sources · 98% confidenceRussian strikes kill 10 overnight across Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia regions
Separate Russian strikes overnight killed 10 people across Ukraine, and a daytime drone attack wounded two more in Kyiv region's Bucha district, officials said.
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