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Verified incidents in the last 24 hours
31 verified stories published or updated in the last 24 hours, most in Ukraine (7), Russia (5), Germany (4), Spain (3), France (2).
ReportNationalYesilyurt, Samanköy · Türkiye
Four soldiers killed as military helicopter crashes in Malatya, TurkeyA Turkish army S-70 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Samanköy in Malatya province on Thursday evening, killing all four soldiers aboard, the defence ministry said.
LiveNationalKostiantynivka · Ukraine
Putin proposes Kostiantynivka ceasefire modelled on Oleshky evacuationPresident Vladimir Putin proposed a five-day ceasefire and joint humanitarian operation in Kostiantynivka on Thursday, modelled on an earlier evacuation in Oleshky, as Ukraine voiced caution.
LiveEurope-wideKremlin, Moscow · Russia
Kremlin plays down Europe's role in peace talks after Witkoff claimsRussia played down hopes of European involvement in Ukraine peace talks on Thursday, after US envoy Steve Witkoff said Vladimir Putin had agreed to it.
AlertNationalPristina · Kosovo
US embassy warns of more weeks of protests in PristinaThe US embassy in Kosovo warned on Thursday that protests in central Pristina are expected to continue in the coming weeks and could escalate quickly.
LiveNationalSolomianskyi, Kyiv · Ukraine
Russia strikes Kyiv, kills 10 nationwide, after Abu Dhabi talks endRussian missile and drone strikes killed 10 people across Ukraine on Thursday, hours after Abu Dhabi peace talks ended without a breakthrough.
Follow-upRegionalAm Sportpark, Empelde, Ronnenberg · Germany
Suspect surrenders over Hanover car-ramming that left man fighting for lifeA man suspected of deliberately driving into three men near Hanover on Wednesday night handed himself in to police on Thursday, as a 20-year-old victim remained in mortal danger.
ReportRegionalQuai André-Lassagne, Lyon · France
Armed gang wounds 1 guard in cash-van attack in central LyonFive heavily armed men attacked a cash-in-transit van in central Lyon on Thursday, wounding 1 guard before fleeing without the money, a source said.
ReportLocalCoswig · Germany
Batteries found in muffins trigger school rescue operation in GermanySixteen children were taken to hospital as a precaution after small batteries were found in muffins at a primary school in Coswig, Germany; police say no one was hurt.
Follow-upNationalMain Market Square, Kraków · Poland
Kraków attack: injured police officers to get 100,000 zloty eachPoland will pay 100,000 zloty in state aid to each police officer wounded in Saturday's Kraków shooting, authorities said, as the toll stands at nine dead.
ReportEurope-wideLondon · United Kingdom
Bomb alert at Calais station halts Eurostar before being liftedFrench authorities halted trains through Calais-Fréthun on Thursday morning over a bomb alert; a sweep found no danger and services resumed by mid-morning.
ReportNationalMilan · Italy
Italy drops automatic school evacuations after new hoax bomb threatsItaly will no longer evacuate schools over mass-sent bomb threat emails alone, the government said, after a second wave of hoax threats hit schools on Thursday.
Follow-upNationalOmsk · Russia
Ukraine confirms third drone strike on Russia's Omsk oil refineryUkraine's special forces said drones struck Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk for a third time this year, as one person was hurt in the region, officials said.
LiveNationalRafael Urrusti street, Villafría, Oviedo · Spain
Oviedo holds funeral for officer and police dog as bomb suspect evades manhuntOviedo held a funeral for officer Juan José and his police dog Deny on Monday, as suspect 'El Ruso' remains at large four days after the bombing.
ReportNationalSolomianskyi, Kyiv · Ukraine
Russian drone kills woman, injures 7 in Kyiv apartment blockA Russian drone strike killed a 44-year-old woman and left 7 people hurt at a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday, part of a wider overnight barrage on energy and transport sites, officials said.
ReportLocalMannheim · Germany
Shooting after café dispute leaves 1 dead in MannheimA dispute in a Mannheim city-centre café left 1 person dead and another wounded late on Wednesday, before police shot and arrested the suspect nearby.
LiveEurope-wideDublin · Ireland
Zelensky arrives in Dublin to meet US envoys on Ukraine peace talksThe Ukrainian president held talks with Taoiseach Micheál Martin before Thursday's meeting with Kushner and Witkoff and the EU summit in Dublin.
ReportNationalPlaça de Catalunya, Barcelona · Spain
Barcelona hit by looting and barricades as Spain's general strike ends in clashesPolice made dozens of arrests in Barcelona, Madrid and the Basque Country as Wednesday's nationwide strike over housing and pay turned violent.
AlertNationalCadiz · Spain
Storm Charles triggers red alerts and school closures across SpainStorm Charles triggered red weather alerts in the Canary Islands and a red flood warning on the Tormes river in Salamanca, as over 2,000 evacuated Ávila residents stayed out of their homes on Wednesday.
ReportNationalPortugal
Storm Charles leaves trail of destruction in Madeira, over 200 flights cancelledStorm Charles left damage in Madeira and more than 200 flights cancelled as it moved towards France, Portuguese broadcaster SIC Noticias and Reuters reported.
AlertNationalLisbon · Portugal
Storm Charles cancels 220+ flights in Portugal as red alert easesMore than 220 flights were cancelled at Lisbon and Faro airports as storm Charles weakened slightly, with IPMA easing its red wind warning for three districts.
ReportEurope-wideLucca · Italy
Italy bomb-hoax email now hit 6,000 schools, UK and Ireland targeted tooThe anonymous bomb threat that forced evacuations across Italy on Wednesday reached about 6,000 schools, with about 1,000 schools in Scotland and hundreds in Northern Ireland also targeted.
ReportEurope-wideMoscow · Russia
Russia revives 2021 Nato demands, agrees prisoner swap at Abu Dhabi talksRussian negotiators repeated Moscow's 2021 demands on Nato while agreeing in principle to a prisoner exchange, as a second day of Abu Dhabi talks ended without a ceasefire.
LiveEurope-wideMoscow · Russia
EU to blacklist 145 more Russia-linked targets, including 50 banksEU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to sanction 145 more individuals and entities tied to Russia's war effort, including 50 banks, pending formal approval on 16 November.
Follow-upRegionalAm Kaiserkai, HafenCity, Hamburg · Germany
Hamburg shooting: suspect's daughter-in-law no longer in dangerThe 39-year-old daughter-in-law of the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie gunman is no longer in a life-threatening condition, police said, as a letter citing a dispute over his firm emerges.
ReportEurope-wideVolodymyr-Volynskyi · Ukraine
Italian coalition splits over new Ukraine aid package amid Abu Dhabi talksItaly's governing coalition is divided over a new military aid package for Ukraine after League minister Giancarlo Giorgetti delayed signing it.
ReportEurope-wideEurope
Nato jet missile debris found after failed drone intercept near LatviaDebris from a Nato fighter's missile was found in northern Lithuania after a jet had technical problems trying to shoot down a drone overnight, reports said.
ReportEurope-wideUst-Luga port, Ust-Luga · Russia
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russia's Ust-Luga oil port, three hurtA drone strike set fire to Russia's Ust-Luga oil port on the Baltic Sea, injuring three people and disrupting flights from St Petersburg, officials said.
ReportRegionalmarket, Chornomorsk · Ukraine
Russian drone strike on Chornomorsk market kills 3, injures 11A jet-powered Russian drone hit a crowded market in the Ukrainian port city on Wednesday, regional officials said.
LiveRegionalDarnytskyi, Kyiv · Ukraine
Russian drones damage Kyiv flats as capital rations street lightingA morning drone attack damaged apartment blocks in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district as the capital moved to cut outdoor lighting amid power shortages.
ReportRegionalLille · France
Romania scrambles F-16s after drone detected near Snake IslandRomania's air force sent up two F-16 jets and issued a public alert in Tulcea county after radar picked up a drone near the Black Sea's Snake Island.
ReportRegionalSaltivskyi, Kharkiv · Ukraine
Russian missile strike sparks fire in Kharkiv garages, one hurt, SES saysA missile strike early on Wednesday wounded one person and set fire to dozens of garages in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said; Ukrinform reported five hurt in a strike it blamed on drones.