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Published on 16/10/2026 – 12:58 GMT+2 Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine caused emergency power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and damaged numerous homes, wounding at least 15 people, officials said on Friday, as civilian casualties from Moscow’s full-scale invasion climb steeply. The latest aerial strikes on civilian targets came as fears mount that a sharp deterioration in relations between Kyiv and Washington this week could leave Ukraine further exposed to Russia’s escalating aerial attacks as the bitter winter approaches. Russia’s heavy bombardment of the power grid before winter sets in has been an annual feature of…
A candlelight vigil was held in Bend, Oregon, to honour the three children and one teacher killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the northwestern US state. People gathered to pay their respects, lighting candles in memory of the victims. Police said the suspected shooter was a 16-year-old who was killed by an armed bystander. The gathering brought members of the community together to remember those killed in the attack, as candles illuminated the vigil in their honour.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar held his first bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the European Council summit, following months of negotiations over when and where the two leaders would meet. The highly symbolic encounter marks a step towards normalising relations between Kyiv and Budapest after years of tension. Under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary portrayed Ukraine as a security threat, while Orbán fiercely opposed Kyiv’s bid to join the EU. Following his Tisza Party’s election victory, Magyar pledged a more pragmatic approach and sought to repair relations with Ukraine. However, his government has…
Published on 16/10/2026 – 8:13 GMT+2•Updated 11:06 White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who was appointed less than a week ago, said China lacked “proper toilets” in an interview that aired on Thursday. Zacharia, 41, is already under scrutiny over her legal credentials, after giving an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States. The press secretary, who previously lived in China, recalled in an interview that the perception in 2016 was that China would soon overtake the United States. “We were all being told Hillary (Clinton) was going…
A high-level meeting between the European Union and Turkey is expected to take place in October, focusing on efforts to restart talks on the Cyprus issue and the future of EU-Turkey relations, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking to journalists, he said he had been informed of the planned meeting following recent discussions in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as talks between Guterres and EU leaders. The meeting, being organised at the request of the UN Secretary-General, aims to explore ways to create the conditions needed to resume negotiations on the Cyprus issue. “I…
Five people have been killed and 16 injured in a Houthi missile attack on the presidential palace in Aden, southern Yemen, officials say. The Houthis’ military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said the group had targeted what he called “the Saudi enemy’s military operations headquarters in Aden”. Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh said the casualties included palace guards and civilian employees. The location of the footage was confirmed as Aden, the interim capital of Yemen’s internationally recognised government. The verification confirms where the video was filmed, but does not establish the cause of the smoke or link the footage directly to the reported…
Published on 16/10/2026 – 18:30 GMT+2 The European Commission announced on Friday a joint task force with Ukraine to speed up accession work, after Hungary lifted its veto on opening further negotiating clusters. EU and Ukrainian officials will sit on the task force, which is meant to help Kyiv complete its accession homework. Earlier this week, member states agreed to open two more clusters. The remaining two are now expected by the end of the year. “Ukraine is among the countries making most progress towards EU membership. Following the opening of two more negotiating clusters this week, I discussed the…
By Wessam Al Jurdi & Euronews Arabic Published on 16/10/2026 – 9:33 GMT+2 Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate has arrested Ali Kayali, the al-Assad era militia commander linked to the 2013 Bayda and Baniyas massacres, as he attempted to flee the country, state-run SANA news agency reported. Known by his alias Mihrac Ural, Kayali is accused of commanding armed groups that carried out killings alongside forces of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, including in the coastal province of Tartus, and in rural areas of Latakia, Aleppo and Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited unnamed sources who said Kayali was taken from his home…
Published on 16/10/2026 – 19:25 GMT+2 Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama called for calm on Friday, blaming unnamed “foreign hands” for the unrest as protesters demanded his resignation for a fourth consecutive day. “These are foreign hands that do not wish for Albania to be at peace,” he said in a Facebook video. “All of this is the work of the very same hand, the hand that has gripped the Albanian opposition by the throat, the hand that has burned and destroyed Albania more than once.” Thousands of young protesters took to the streets of Albania’s capital, also demanding education…
Published on 16/10/2026 – 10:29 GMT+2•Updated 11:47 The families of children killed in a roof collapse at a school in northwest Pakistan called for “justice” on Friday, a day after more than 30 pupils and a teacher were crushed to death. A woman teacher and 34 students, mostly younger than 14, died in the building collapse in the city of Peshawar on Thursday morning. “The parents of all these children must receive justice,” tailor Muhammad Wahab, who lost his 11-year-old nephew Hammad in the accident, told the AFP news agency on Friday. “I appeal to our rulers,” he said, adding…