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Ukrainian forces have delivered around 4 tonnes of food to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region by drone in one of the largest such operations of the war, as roughly 2,000 remaining residents face what international organisations have described as a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. Oleshky has been under Russian occupation since the early days of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. No food has reached the city through regular channels since May of this year, according to ground reports. Meanwhile, Russian forces are blocking civilians from evacuating and actively obstructing drone deliveries. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the…
Uzbekistan plans to offer international technology companies tax exemptions on qualifying investment returns and special rules for testing new products, as it seeks to turn Tashkent into a base for expansion across Central Asia. The country adopted legislation in August establishing Enterprise Uzbekistan, a special business regime for technology companies and investors. It is expected to become operational in early 2027. Tax breaks, global talent and product testing Under the new regime, investors will be exempt from tax on dividends and other income earned from investment activity carried out under the special regime. Companies will also pay no corporate tax…
Miliband said the decision is in part about showing solidarity with the Ukrainian people, adding: “Different countries make different decisions on these things.” The U.K. foreign secretary confirmed Prime Minister Andy Burnham will be at the Miami G20 later this year, but declined to “second guess the decisions” about who’s invited. Elsewhere in his interview, Miliband acknowledged that disagreements with the Trump administration over the future of the Chagos Islands were discussed when Burnham met Trump at the U.N. General Assembly earlier this month. “It’s pretty clear, as became apparent from that meeting, that the U.S. administration does not at…
The European Union is heading into winter with a thin gas cushion, prompting Brussels to warn that the bloc’s energy price crisis could become a supply problem. In a recent letter to EU capitals seen by Euronews, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said gas storage levels remain “exceptionally low” after a summer in which hot and dry weather forced countries to burn more gas for electricity, reducing the amount available to refill underground reserves. Meanwhile, the global market remains deeply affected by the US and Israeli war against Iran, which has cut liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows through the vital Strait…
By Irina Belikova & Euronews Russian Published on 28/09/2026 – 12:48 GMT+2 Russia plans to build seven large prison complexes by 2035 that will house both remand centres and penitentiary colonies, under a government decree amending the federal programme for the development of the penal system. The facilities, which Russian journalists have called “superprisons,” will together hold more than 20,000 people, 5,380 on remand and 15,120 convicted prisoners. They will also include courtrooms and offices for prosecutors, defence lawyers and public monitoring commissions. The government plans to use surveillance and security technology throughout. The complexes are planned for the Kaluga, Astrakhan and Tyumen…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 16:10 GMT+2 TotalEnergies, the French oil and gas major, is returning more cash to investors. Presenting its strategy in New York on Monday, TotalEnergies said its board had approved buybacks worth $2.5 billion (€2.2bn) for the last quarter of 2026 and between $2 billion (€1.7bn) and $2.5 billion (€2.2bn) for the first quarter of 2027. That compares with $1.5 billion (€1.3bn) authorised for the third quarter of this year. The board also adopted a policy on Sunday to increase the dividend by more than 5% a year for financial years 2026 to 2030, and confirmed it…
On a low hill outside Huelva, at the point where the Río Tinto meets the Odiel before they flow into the Atlantic, stands one of the most decisive sites in world history: the monastery of Santa María de La Rábida. Without its walls, its friars and the faith invested there, it is quite possible that Christopher Columbus’s great enterprise would never have set sail from the nearby shores of Palos de la Frontera bound for the New World. The Franciscan presence here dates back to the early 13th century, when the first friars settled in this early hermitage on the…
Lammy went further than Leveson, pushing beyond his recommendation for judge-and-magistrate panels to replace juries in some cases and instead backing single-judge courts. The proposal raised concern among some lawmakers that a defining principle of the English justice system is under threat. “We have heard the concerns about the balance between the speed [of the] justice system and people feel[ing] confident about the process,” Norris said Monday morning. Early release Norris has also been tasked with solving the hot-button issue of early release for prisoners, a Starmer-era bid to ease overcrowded jails. The justice secretary cited measures intended to reassure…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 15:40 GMT+2•Updated 15:49 Three people died and 102 were rescued after a small boat attempting to transport migrants across the English Channel came into difficulty on Monday, French authorities said. Rescuers were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call from the vessel, which had reportedly set sail from Blériot beach in the Pas-de-Calais region on Monday morning, and attempted to assist 105 passengers on board, according to France’s Channel and North Sea Maritime Prefecture. Three people – a 10-year-old child and two women – required urgent medical care and received immediate treatment but were…
The charity event pays tribute to the historic privileges of the Freemen of the City of London, who once had the right to drive livestock across the Thames without paying a toll. The modern version was revived in 2013. For Gloria Hunniford, 86, it was a first. The television presenter, who received the Freedom of the City earlier this year, led the flock with a shepherd’s crook decorated with a pink ribbon in memory of her daughter, Caron Keating, who died of breast cancer in 2004. Around 1,500 Freemen and guests joined the festivities, alongside rare-breed sheep, live shearing demonstrations…