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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.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen is calling on European and other ICC member states to sanction Trump and Rubio for obstructing the court’s Israel war crime investigations. Trump has meanwhile urged all 125 ICC member states to withdraw from the court.
Canada moved closer to France and Norway on space, quantum science, artificial intelligence and defence on 20 September 2026, with five agreements signed in Ottawa.
The Pentagon is weighing a cut of 25,000 to 40,000 US troops from Europe, the largest since the 1990s, while Poland, France and Lithuania report a rising Russian threat.
