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Ukrainian drones strike unit handling 52% of Russian TANECO refinery's capacity
Satellite imagery shows Ukrainian FP-1 drones struck the crude processing unit at Russia's TANECO refinery, which accounts for 52% of the plant's capacity. The facility lies roughly 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine.
Euromaidan Press · 18 Sept, 20:43
Greens reject Polanski's request to postpone party conference over byelection
Green party leader Zack Polanski asked the party's ruling executive to delay its annual conference so effort could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, but the request was refused.
The Guardian World · 18 Sept, 19:50
Sweden hands government-forming mandate to Social Democrat leader Andersson
Sweden's parliamentary speaker on Friday tasked left-bloc election winner Magdalena Andersson with forming a new government. The 59-year-old, who became Sweden's first female prime minister in 2021, is seeking to return to the post.
Jauns.lv · 18 Sept, 19:49
Russian exiled opposition urges voters to polling stations at noon on main Duma election day
Exiled Russian opposition figures are calling on citizens to show up at polling stations at noon on September 20, the main day of Duma voting, as a legal way to oppose the war, backing the appeal with a video inspired by a 1971 U.S. antiwar ad.
Meduza · 18 Sept, 19:48
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Macron orders stronger protection of France's infrastructure against Russian hybrid threats
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered enhanced measures to protect the country's critical infrastructure from Russian hybrid attacks.
TVNET · 18 Sept, 19:48
EU security push exposes rifts with NATO and among member states over Russia response
European leaders are weighing new institutional responses to Russia's actions, but proposals to expand the EU's security role risk clashing with NATO, while Slovakia openly questions the alliance's core defense principle.
Politico Europe · 18 Sept, 19:45
Two suspects detained over blast at Ukrainian draft office in Lviv region
Two local residents in Lviv region's Stryi district have been named suspects in a bombing at a military draft office that injured a serviceman. Investigators are checking a possible link to Russian intelligence services.
Ukrainska Pravda · 18 Sept, 19:43
Two locals suspected in blast at Ukraine draft office in Lviv region
Ukrainian prosecutors have named two local residents as suspects in a bombing at a draft office in Lviv region's Stryi district that injured a serviceman. Investigators are checking whether the suspects cooperated with Russian intelligence services.
Pravda — ziņas · 18 Sept, 19:43
Denmark to Speed Up Ukraine Aid Package After Russian Warship Incident
Denmark says it will accelerate delivery of a roughly DKK 1.8 billion aid package to Ukraine after a Russian warship fired signal flares at a Danish military helicopter. The package will focus on air defence needs.
Ukrainska Pravda (EN) · 18 Sept, 18:50
Fewer and fewer Russian citizens in Latvia are voting in Russia's elections each year
Russia is holding parliamentary elections in which Russian citizens abroad, including around 42,000 living in Latvia, are eligible to vote, but stricter security-related restrictions mean turnout among them is expected to keep declining.
LSM (rus) · 18 Sept, 18:50
EU Commission dismisses talk of Australia becoming next 'associate member' after Canada
The European Commission said any discussion of extending its new 'associate membership' concept to Australia or other countries is premature, as the focus remains on developing the idea with Canada. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet Australian PM Anthony Albanese next week at the UN General Assembly.
Politico Europe · 18 Sept, 18:45
Ukraine's PM announces cuts to civil servant numbers
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi has announced plans to reduce the number of deputy ministers and deputy heads of central executive bodies. The reform aims to align staffing with the actual scope of state functions.
Pravda — ziņas · 18 Sept, 18:43
Macron: Russian hybrid attacks on Europe are intensifying
French President Emmanuel Macron said the nature of Russian aggression in Europe is changing and ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure. At the same closed-door meeting, he also addressed sharply rising fuel prices.
ERR (rus) · 18 Sept, 18:43
Russia holds Duma election under shadow of war: opposition barred, Kremlin blames EU for alleged cyberattacks
From September 18 to 20, Russia is holding State Duma elections — the first since the full-scale war against Ukraine began — with opposition parties barred from running. At the same time, the Kremlin claims the European Union is plotting cyberattacks on the election system to sow chaos.
3 avoti · 18 Sept, 17:57
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Kremlin plans 2027 meeting with Germany's AfD to discuss resuming gas supplies
Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev is planning a March 2027 meeting with leaders of Germany's far-right AfD party to discuss resuming Russian gas supplies to Europe, two informed sources told Reuters.
TVNET · 18 Sept, 17:49
Drone wreckage found near German military airbase
Germany's federal prosecutors are investigating after drone debris was discovered near the Wunstorf military airbase in Lower Saxony. A link to the August sabotage attempt at Leipzig/Halle airport has not been ruled out.
ERR (rus) · 18 Sept, 17:46
New documentary captures Belarus's repression through prisoners' letters
Director Andrei Kutsila's documentary Letters from the Silenced Country premieres at the Venice Film Festival, portraying ongoing state repression in Belarus. Unable to film inside the country, Kutsila built the film around letters written by political prisoners.
LRT English · 18 Sept, 17:45
37 Miners Die in Police Custody in Nigeria, Sparking Protests
Thirty-seven miners died in police custody in the Nigerian city of Minna, with a survivor describing a severely overcrowded cell lacking ventilation, food and water. The deaths triggered protests.
The New York Times · 18 Sept, 17:45
Earl Spencer reveals new account of Charles's reaction to Diana's death
Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, claims in his upcoming memoir that King Charles sounded unusually upbeat during a phone call after his ex-wife's death in 1997. It is the second controversial excerpt revealed from the book.
Jauns.lv · 18 Sept, 17:44
Zelensky launches new 'Carpathian Eight' format; Tusk and Vučić attend first summit, Fico stays away
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new regional cooperation initiative called the 'Carpathian Eight,' whose first summit opened in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico skipped the meeting despite earlier saying he planned to visit Ukraine.
Meduza · 18 Sept, 17:43
Manitoba to Join Other Canadian Regions in Ending Clock Changes
Manitoba plans to stop changing clocks twice a year after a survey of 72,000 residents found that most wanted to end the practice, following other Canadian provinces that already made the switch.
The New York Times · 18 Sept, 16:48
UK flight chaos affecting hundreds of thousands traced to millisecond-long software error
Britain's air traffic control provider Nats says a software defect that corrupted flight data within a single millisecond triggered last week's six-hour outage and mass disruption. The government has ordered an independent review into why the flaw went undetected.
The Guardian World · 18 Sept, 16:47
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Sweden's Social Democrat leader Andersson signals readiness to form government
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said on Friday she is prepared to attempt forming a new government after her party's win in Sweden's parliamentary election.
TVNET · 18 Sept, 16:46
Experts: Outcome of Russia's elections decided in advance
Russia has begun three days of parliamentary and local elections, the first since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which political analysts describe as tightly controlled with limited competition.
ERR (rus) · 18 Sept, 16:45
Russia strikes administrative building in Odesa with drone
Russian forces reportedly struck an administrative building in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa with a drone, according to Ukrainian media, though further details have not yet been released.
Pravda — ziņas · 18 Sept, 16:44
Macron orders plan to protect France's critical infrastructure from Russian hybrid attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron said France has faced an intensifying Russian hybrid threat in recent weeks and ordered a plan to protect the country's critical infrastructure.
France 24 · 18 Sept, 15:49
Lviv mayor Sadovyi finds suspected listening device — this time in his car
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi says a suspected eavesdropping device has been found in his car, a year after a similar device was discovered in his office.
Ukrainska Pravda · 18 Sept, 15:45
Russia thought the terrain made this village untakable — Ukraine took it anyway
Ukraine's 66th Brigade captured the village of Serednie after days of reconnaissance, drone strikes, and artillery fire, in terrain Russia had considered nearly impossible to assault. Russian channels responded by claiming the liberation footage was an AI-generated fake.
Euromaidan Press · 18 Sept, 15:43
Teen who piloted Channel boat carrying 165 migrants jailed
A 19-year-old from South Sudan, Chan Mathok Atak, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to two years and three months in prison for piloting an overcrowded dinghy that carried a then-record 165 migrants across the English Channel.
BBC England · 18 Sept, 15:43
Family dog mauls 83-year-old former councillor to death in southwestern France
In the Landes department of southwestern France, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois killed its 83-year-old owner, a former local councillor, in an attack outside her home. An investigation has been opened into the exact circumstances.
3 avoti · 18 Sept, 14:53
Estonian prosecutors drop case against man who arranged break-in to retrieve his cat
Estonian prosecutors have closed a criminal case against a man who paid a stranger with a bottle of vodka to enter an apartment and retrieve his missing cat. They ruled that pursuing the case was not in the public interest.
ERR News · 18 Sept, 14:49
Scientists discover new wild cat species in Bolivia
Researchers have identified a previously unknown wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's forests — the first such discovery in more than a century. The findings were published in the journal Current Biology.
TVNET · 18 Sept, 14:48
Supreme Court blocks Trump's bid to restrict mail-in voting
The US Supreme Court struck down Trump's March order that would have curbed mail-in voting, prompting an angry response from the president just weeks before the midterms. Experts say his fraud claims are not supported by the evidence.
The Guardian World · 18 Sept, 14:48
Ukraine's UP100 award opens search for 2026 laureates
With 13 days left until the nomination deadline, Ukrainska Pravda's annual UP100 award will honor a hundred Ukrainians shaping the country's future under this year's theme "Freedom to be".
Ukrainska Pravda · 18 Sept, 14:47
Ukraine opens final stretch for UP100 2026 award nominations
Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda has 13 days left for nominations to its annual UP100 award, which honors a hundred Ukrainians shaping the country's future. Winners will be announced in early December.
Pravda — ziņas · 18 Sept, 14:46
Pro-Kremlin group threatens Latvia, Poland and Portugal: halt Ukraine arms supplies or defense firms will be hit
A pro-Kremlin group has threatened Latvia, Poland and Portugal, demanding they stop arming Ukraine or face attacks on their defense industry companies. Latvia's security service has opened a terrorism case and detained one suspect, with the group setting a deadline of 7 October.
Euromaidan Press · 18 Sept, 14:44