European leaders reject proposed US control of frozen Russian assets
Merz, Orpo and other leaders opposed placing Russian funds held in Europe under Washington's control during peace negotiations.
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Satellite imagery shows new Russian drone-launch facility near Millerovo, report says
A Reuters report cited satellite images and experts describing rapid construction of a site near Russia's border with Ukraine.
3 independent sources · 40% confidenceLavrov rejects reported Ukraine peace proposal, citing lack of long-term settlement
Russia's foreign minister criticised leaked peace terms and said Moscow had not received the proposal through official channels.
2 independent sources · 74% confidenceItaly's Tajani urges EU to appoint single envoy for Ukraine peace talks
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the EU needed an authorised representative to speak for member states in negotiations.
3 independent sources · 73% confidenceReuters links Ukraine's military Starshield limits to White House order
US officials reportedly directed restrictions affecting Ukrainian drone communications; Britain later said service was restored.
32 independent sources · 98% confidenceEuropean Commission proposes one-year delay to methane reporting requirements
The proposed deferral concerns some obligations on fossil-fuel importers and producers during Europe's energy price pressures.
3 independent sources · 49% confidenceZelensky presses NATO and EU for 'real pressure' on Russia in Brussels
Ukraine's president met NATO's Rutte and EU leaders in Brussels, discussing an energy truce, air-defence interceptors and support via the PURL arms mechanism.
23 independent sources · 98% confidenceTurin student protests turn violent as schools occupied and staff injured
Reports described clashes and occupations at Turin schools, including injuries to two staff members during an attempted intrusion.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceRomania says F-16s downed drones near Sulina as NATO reinforces Black Sea
Romanian President Nicusor Dan said two F-16s shot down drones that entered national airspace near Sulina, as NATO's governing council discussed sending more assets to the Black Sea.
69 independent sources · 98% confidenceRussian drone strike injures 4 at Odesa region supermarket
A Russian Shahed drone hit a supermarket in Ukraine's Odesa region, injuring 4 people and partly destroying the building, officials said.
5 independent sources · 98% confidenceDrone crash injures 7 in Kyiv's Pechersk district, mayor says
A drone crashed near homes in Kyiv's Pecherskyi district on 15 October, injuring 7 people, up from an initial toll of 5, officials said.
4 independent sources · 97% confidenceLPG cylinder blast destroys three homes in Vrancea, Romania
A gas explosion in Sihlea, Vrancea county, destroyed two houses and an animal shelter and left a 53-year-old man with burns to 55% of his body.
6 independent sources · 98% confidenceMusk says Trump administration, not SpaceX, limited Starlink in Ukraine
Elon Musk said restrictions on Starshield speeds, which disrupted Ukrainian drone missions and air defence, were decided by the US military and the president, not SpaceX.
4 independent sources · 87% confidenceUkraine resumes refinery strikes, drone attack hits Ryazan plant
Kyiv ended a three-day pause on hitting Russian oil refineries, striking the Rosneft-owned Ryazan plant and sparking a fire, officials and Zelensky said.
33 independent sources · 98% confidencePolice use riot unit after unrest, arson in Amsterdam's Floradorp
Dutch police deployed the Mobile Unit after residents set fires and threw fireworks and stones at emergency workers in Amsterdam's Floradorp district, with 3 arrests.
3 independent sources · 88% confidenceMajor fire burns 20 tonnes of batteries at Premnitz warehouse
Around 20 tonnes of batteries caught fire at a recycling warehouse in Premnitz, Brandenburg, prompting a fire department warning over smoke, officials said.
3 independent sources · 83% confidenceWoman found dead as fire breaks out at Mannheim restaurant
Firefighters found a woman's body while putting out a fire at a closed restaurant in central Mannheim; police say a crime cannot be ruled out.
4 independent sources · 98% confidencePolice detain 57 after Torcida fans attack Ajax supporters in Split
Croatian police said 57 people were detained after about 150 Torcida fans attacked Dutch Ajax supporters in Split, with 2 Dutch nationals slightly hurt.
8 independent sources · 98% confidenceRussian drone attack hits homes and transport sites in Kirovohrad region
Russian strikes killed 3 people and injured 6 across Ukraine's Kirovohrad region in an attack lasting more than ten hours, officials said.
11 independent sources · 98% confidenceUS weighs easing tanker restrictions as Europe rejects frozen-assets proposal
Washington is considering licences for sanctioned tankers carrying permitted oil, while European leaders oppose US control of frozen Russian funds.
14 independent sources · 40% confidenceKallas urges US to align Russian sanctions with EU pressure
The EU foreign policy chief said American sanctions would strengthen European efforts to pressure Moscow over Ukraine.
1 independent sources · 30% confidenceFamily asks public to stop sharing video of fatal Yorkshire tiger attack
Relatives of a man killed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park urged people to stop circulating footage after Donald Trump posted the video.
24 independent sources · 98% confidenceEU leaders admit limited room to tackle energy price crisis
EU leaders at a Brussels summit said they have little room to act on high fuel and power prices, as the bloc remains split over support measures.
6 independent sources · 40% confidenceFormer NATO commander warns Russia is conducting hybrid war against alliance
Retired General Curtis Scaparrotti said Moscow's hybrid activities seek to weaken NATO countries and their public confidence.
5 independent sources · 45% confidenceUkraine says four young women returned from Russian-occupied territory
Two sisters and two teenage girls returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory with help from the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
1 independent sources · 40% confidenceAir Serbia diverts Istanbul flights to Izmir amid severe weather
Air Serbia arranged onward transport for passengers after weather disrupted services between Istanbul and Belgrade.
2 independent sources · 64% confidenceUkraine's navy says missiles hit six Su-34 jets in Russia strike
Ukraine's navy said Neptune missiles hit a Su-34 bomber parking area at Russia's Borisoglebsk airfield in Voronezh region; the extent of damage is unconfirmed.
13 independent sources · 98% confidenceZelensky declares Trump's energy truce over, blames his closeness to Putin
Zelensky said Ukraine would no longer observe Trump's energy ceasefire after Russian strikes continued, as Italy's Meloni called Trump's Russian diesel deal 'very risky'.
6 independent sources · 98% confidenceUS transfers C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to Romanian air force
The US embassy marked the transfer at Otopeni as part of military co-operation with Romania under their strategic partnership.
2 independent sources · 69% confidenceBritain pledges £17m for Chernobyl repairs as it speeds up missiles to Ukraine
The UK funding will restore shelter and ventilation damaged in an earlier drone strike, announced as Zelensky visited Downing Street.
4 independent sources · 87% confidence