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  • May 26

    Nearly 90 drones crash into Sydney Harbour during Vivid light show after radio frequency glitch

    A technical malfunction caused 89 drones to fall into the water at Darling Harbour during a Vivid Sydney light show, leading to the cancellation of subsequent performances.

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A Peshawar school roof collapses

Zelensky resumes refinery strikes as Peshawar school collapse kills dozens of children

Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian refineries after a roughly three-day US-requested pause, as Kyiv counted more than 850 Shahed drones between midnight and 9am on 15 October. In Peshawar, a private-school roof collapsed onto classrooms, killing at least 32 children and a teacher in the latest hospital count.

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    Five of the 19 people injured at the Channel Tunnel's French entrance are in critical condition, the local prefecture says. None is in mortal danger.

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    Romanian emergency teams continue searching for seven missing sailors after suspected drone strikes hit the tanker Wine Trader in Romanian waters.

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    Military planners include the Pickaxe Mountain site among potential targets for GBU-43/B MOAB strikes if combat resumes, according to updated reports.

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The Green Deal under revision

Summit endorsed an already-proposed methane delay and ETS2 delay calls found limited backing; no new binding decision on core targets.

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