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Unmanned systems are both a growing threat and an increasingly vital part of the defence arsenal. That theme ran through the Tallinn Defence EXPO, where more than 100 companies showed their latest products. The stakes are high for Estonia, which borders Russia. According to an industry briefing, its defence spending rose from 1.9% of GDP in 2013 to an average of 5.4% through 2029. The EXPO was one of six events in Estonian Defence Week, held in Tallinn over five days in late September. The week drew around 4,500 visitors from 56 countries and featured 133 speakers across 68 sessions,…
Trump said he was optimistic about prices coming down as petroleum flows through the Strait of Hormuz have increased in recent days, but he declined to rule out restricting diesel shipments. “It’s something that we think about and we talk about every day,” he said. “But it just seems that it would have a negative impact on gasoline, so that would go up a little bit, and diesel would come down a little bit.” Wright, who has staunchly opposed a ban and was with Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday, said the administration would soon announce measures aimed at…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 10:58 GMT+2 Israel had warned Britain that Iran was planning an attack on an airbase, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, as he denounced the UK government for still pressuring his administration over treatment of the Palestinians. Speaking to Fox News late on Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel tipped off Britain about a plot shortly before Burnham’s government announced sanctions on products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on 8 September. “You want to hear how absurd things are there and how far the anti-Israel propaganda has gone?” Netanyahu told the US network’s conservative host Sean…
By Knarik Papoyan & Euronews Russian Published on 01/10/2026 – 10:16 GMT+2 Russia’s Supreme Court is preparing legislation that would allow presiding judges to enter the deliberation room while a jury discusses its verdict and would reduce jury panels from six or eight members to four — changes that could greatly consolidate decision-making power in the hands of state-appointed officials. Deputy Chair of the Supreme Court Nikolai Timoshin and Supreme Court judge Sergei Zelenin have outlined the main provisions of the planned reform, although the draft law has not yet been published. Under the proposals, the presiding judge would not be permitted to…
By Roselyne Min with AFP Published on 01/10/2026 – 10:07 GMT+2•Updated 10:10 A pickle-flavoured lemon tart might seem an unlikely dessert, but Japanese convenience store chains are betting that artificial intelligence (AI) can help them find combinations customers never knew they wanted. Popular convenience store chains FamilyMart and Lawson are using the technology to develop new food products, looking for ideas that go beyond familiar flavours. The experiments come amid wider concerns about AI replacing workers and increasingly powerful systems slipping beyond human control. Here, the technology’s role is more modest — suggesting what might go into your next snack. AI supplied the…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 8:47 GMT+2 Most artists have avoided performing in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine. But Kanye ‘Ye’ West would never stoop to putting himself in that category. The controversial American rapper, who has been barred from several European countries, was due to perform in St Petersburg on 10 and 11 October, thereby becoming the biggest western act to play in the country since 2022. Following earlier reports that St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena said it would not host the rapper, as no rental agreement has been signed, Ye’s two dates have now officially been…
Labour’s conference is over, and the opposition parties are already on the attack – despite a ringing endorsement from Oasis’ Liam Gallagher. As the Conservatives head to Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch has branded the prime minister’s plans as “Corbynism with better packaging”. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy ask whether the Tories are embracing a more aggressive style of politics – in stark contrast to Andy Burnham’s call for a more consensual approach. Elsewhere, Europe is back at the centre of the debate, but what are the realistic options on the table? Plus, is the PM starting to wind up MPs outside…
Nuclear tensions: In an interview with Euronews, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has told Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats, after Moscow sent a letter to the alliance saying it is prepared to deploy its nuclear arsenal if its territory – including the enclave of Kaliningrad – comes under attack. ‘Stop’: “We are a defensive alliance. Stop the nuclear threats. This is absolutely not called for and not helpful,” Rutte exclusively told the Euronews Defence and Space Summit on Wednesday, at a moment of heightened tension between Russia and the West. Rutte, however, dismissed the immediate threat to the alliance’s members,…
The identity and motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators raced to learn more. Israeli passengers on the flydubai flight carrying 174 people from the United Arab Emirates to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door to let them in before they grappled with the copilot and stabilised a descent so sharp that the plane’s rudder was torn away. “We felt…
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to unveil the country’s 2027 draft budget on Thursday, as his government works to reduce the country’s deficit by cutting public spending. The broad outlines of many of the government’s budget proposals have already been announced, including savings on pensions, a freeze on public-sector salaries and changes to state-funded sick leave. The deadline for the formal submission of the 2027 Finance Bill to the National Assembly is 6 October. However, the government faces a challenging political environment in a fragmented parliament without a clear governing majority, meaning that pushing the budget through will…