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  • 5h ago

    Latvian PM urges one less beer per European a year to aid Ukraine

    On 15 October, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs proposed that every European drink one beer less a year and put the savings toward Ukraine's defence as the EU summit opened in Brussels.

  • Oct 1

    Estonia bans Russian and Belarusian grain transit through Baltic ports

    The Estonian government enacted national sanctions on 1 October prohibiting the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus, closing off potential alternative routes for Moscow.

  • Sep 29

    Estonia blames Russian security services for August arson attack on defense contractor Milrem Robotics

    Estonian officials concluded that a fire at robotics manufacturer Milrem Robotics on 15 August was an act of sabotage commissioned by Moscow, prompting the summoning of Russia's chargé d'affaires.

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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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    A Ukrainian drone strike hits an oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, igniting a fire at the site, Russian authorities say.

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China and the West: decoupling

The summit opened with draft language already reported, and the UK signal is a coordination intent, not a measure; no new binding act.

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