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Government·from Oct 10·upd. 8h ago
© Deutsche Welle

Delhi frees cockroach party leaders as Supreme Court reviews mass detentions

Delhi police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and two colleagues on arrival from Mumbai before a protest against Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar. A court released them on Sunday, and the Supreme Court took up the detentions the same day.

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Conflicts·42m ago
© Notícias ao Minuto

Kremlin withholds confirmation of Trump's Ukraine energy truce and rejects Zelensky's 60-day ceasefire

Moscow did not confirm the energy ceasefire Donald Trump announced on Sunday and said it prefers lasting peace to any ceasefire. Hours after the announcement, Russia bombed a thermal power plant near Kharkiv, according to RFI.

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Elections·34m ago
© EL MUNDO

Royals preside over Spain's 12 October parade as Sánchez is booed amid election call

King Felipe VI presided over Madrid's military parade on Monday, 12 October, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was jeered by spectators ahead of general elections set for 29 November.

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Pollar Films·editors' pick·2:47·Conflicts

Drones halt Yandex's Vladimir data center, its third attack in a week

Yandex said its Vladimir facility is fully offline and running in emergency mode, while taxi, delivery and voice-assistant services are disrupted across Russia.

recorded Oct 11

Safety·32m ago
© BFMTV

14-year-old pupil shoots principal and female teacher at school near Marseille

A 14-year-old pupil fired a hunting shotgun inside the Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne on Monday, 12 October, wounding the principal and a 37-year-old female teacher. Authorities say the attack is not linked to the nationwide pupil protests.

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Diplomacy·from Oct 8·upd. 22h ago
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US sanctions the International Criminal Court after Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Washington announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court as an institution hours after Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge, was named 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Trump criticized the committee's choice.

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Diplomacy·22m ago
© Franceinfo

EU adopts about 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's war-linked military industry

The EU's foreign ministers formally approved the listings on Monday, 12 October 2026, lifting the total of people and entities sanctioned over the war in Ukraine to nearly 4,600. The move follows a US-Russia diesel arrangement that European governments criticised.

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Safety·from Oct 10·upd. yesterday
© TVP Info

Poland checks schools after third youth stabbing attack in four days, 117 detained

Police reported 117 detentions and more than 64,000 inspected facilities by early Sunday. The checks followed a Warsaw college stabbing on Saturday and two attacks on schools in Mazovia, one of which killed Daria, a 37-year-old woman who worked as the school caretaker.

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Safety·16m ago
© Polska Agencja Prasowa SA

Poland caps petrol 95 at 7.06 zł and diesel at 8.02 zł from Tuesday

From Tuesday, 13 October 2026, petrol 95 may cost up to 7.06 zł per litre, up 9 groszy, while diesel falls 4 groszy to 8.02 zł under the third CPN package.

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Safety·from Oct 9·upd. yesterday
© Deutsche Welle

Panama declares state of emergency after magnitude 7.7 quake and over 100 aftershocks

Panama's government declared a national state of emergency on Saturday, with up to USD 100 million for repairs, after a 7.7 quake and a 6.6 quake on Friday damaged all 10 provinces and left 27 people injured.

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Conflicts·14m ago

NATO's top commander lays out a plan to block a Russian attack on Europe

Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's top military commander, outlined the alliance's new military plan in Warsaw on Monday, 12 October, to block and blunt a potential Russian attack on Europe.

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Safety·3m ago
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38-year-old man attacks woman and two police officers in Stara Bircza, Poland

On Monday, 12 October, a 38-year-old man attacked a 35-year-old woman in her flat in Stara Bircza, then attacked two police officers who came to intervene. Police detained him at the scene, and all three injured people were taken to hospital.

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