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    Avalanche in Chile kills at least three near closed Portillo ski area

    The avalanche struck near the Portillo ski centre in the Chilean Andes on Saturday, 17 October, leaving at least three dead and four injured. Authorities say the victims were on an unauthorised outing in a closed area.

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France detains 270 in protests

Russia batters Ukraine's power grid with 320 drones

Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia hit more than 15 power-generation and transmission sites across Ukraine from Friday evening to Saturday morning with more than 320 Shahed-type drones, plus missiles and loitering munitions. Repair crews mobilised across several regions as Washington suspended parts of a sanctions law aimed at Moscow.

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Two member states agreed to lift bilateral border checks, a bilateral step with no new legal or EU-level change.

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