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Poland’s foreign minister says the US has contributed nothing to Ukraine’s defence since January 2025. Europe now pays for US weapons, enriching US defence manufacturers, while Trump threatens to cut off supplies unless Ukraine stops striking Russian energy infrastructure.
Israeli settlers attacked foreign nationals in the occupied West Bank on consecutive days, beating US photojournalist Heidi Levine, assaulting a French mayor and attacking European diplomats and Catholic clergy. Both attacks were filmed.
US officials met Alberta separatists three times in 2025, Russian-linked networks targeted the province's referendum debate and Elon Musk called for three provinces to leave Canada. Albertans vote on 19 October, and Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts EU leaders in Montreal on 29 and 30 October.
European intelligence agencies warn that Russian military intelligence is plotting to assassinate European arms executives supplying Ukraine. German authorities have arrested two suspected Russian operatives accused of surveilling a drone manufacturer whose founder is now under police protection.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine honoured Trump's energy ceasefire while Russia continued bombing Ukrainian energy facilities. He also linked Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres to a decline in bots spreading hate and division online.
Trump announced a deal with Putin to sell 4.8 million tonnes of Russian diesel, worth nearly $7.24 billion, while easing US sanctions. The agreement would strengthen Russia’s war finances and undermine Ukraine’s efforts to cut off revenues funding Russia’s invasion and attacks on civilians.
Russia has told the WHO there is no plague case and blamed a "typical" viral infection for a Siberian plague lab technician's death. The WHO is checking reports of a second sick worker, and Trump says he will call Putin.
At least three sailors were killed in Russian attacks on four merchant ships in the Black Sea over two days. Two vessels sank, another sailor was killed in a drone strike, and the crew of a ship sunk inside Bulgaria’s economic zone remains missing.
August Hanning ran Germany's foreign intelligence service for seven years. Federal prosecutors say he spent more than a decade after leaving it buying the agency's classified papers from his former office chief and using them for foreign spy services.
A Siberian plague lab technician is dead, more than 60 colleagues are locked inside and Russia says it was pneumonia. The US says Russia runs a bioweapons programme, Trump offers help, a former congressman wants flights to Russia stopped and the EU is watching closely.
Ukraine is building its own satellite system and has been testing it with a European partner since August, Zelensky said. Russia has threatened a "full-scale space war".
Five Russian drones and missiles exploded across Moldova on 3 October, the latest in more than 85 Russian weapons to cross its airspace since 2022. Behind the incursions, Moldova says Moscow-linked networks have targeted the country with vote-buying, political influence and sabotage recruitment.
US Ambassador Guilfoyle privately met with Romanian Social Democrat leaders. Bolojan’s government resisted a US LNG deal she promoted involving Nova Power & Gas and investigated its nuclear project. Weeks later, the Social Democrats joined far-right AUR to topple his government.
US Ambassador Guilfoyle allegedly boasted US can topple allied governments while discussing Romania with Greek officials: “We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here.” Also pushed allies toward Aktor energy deals while Aktor’s paid lobbyist accompanied her.
In his last UN speech as French president, Macron defended the ICC hours after Trump attacked it, called for a double moratorium in Ukraine, condemned inaction on Gaza and set France up as Europe's alternative anchor.
