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“Easy money,” rather than ideology, motivates many of Russia’s recruits for drone and arson attacks, and European countries must make clear that such saboteurs will be harshly punished to deter future incidents, the foreign minister said. “The message is that if you collaborate with the Russian secret services, you will be caught and sent to prison,” Tsahkna said. “Think many times before” taking part in such operations, he warned. European governments should gather and share evidence so they can publicly attribute attacks to Russia, coordinate their intelligence and security services more closely, and make clear that those who collaborate with…
By Serguei Doubine & Euronews Russian Published on 01/10/2026 – 16:18 GMT+2•Updated 16:20 Russia expelled a group of Hungarian diplomats on Thursday after Hungary ordered 10 Russian diplomats out last month, marking a sharp break from the era of former Premier Viktor Orbán, who maintained closer ties with Moscow than any other EU leader. Hungary’s chargé d’affaires Gábor Gergics was summoned to Russia’s foreign ministry and informed that staff from the Hungarian embassy in Moscow and consulates in St Petersburg and Kazan had been ordered to leave within two weeks. Moscow described Hungary’s original 8 September expulsion as a “baseless and openly unfriendly”…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 10:56 GMT+2•Updated 11:14 Bad news keeps piling up for the government. France’s ten-year borrowing rate climbed to 4.94% at 10 a.m. on Thursday 1 October, up from 4.85% at Wednesday’s close. French government bonds on the secondary market last yielded a similar rate in 2002, when they reached 4.91%. More importantly, the borrowing rate has just seen its largest quarterly increase in almost four decades, as well as its sharpest monthly rise since 2022. This latest rise is a sign of investors’ growing mistrust of French debt, just as the government presents on Thursday the outline…
The remarks come after Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Wednesday warned that “weapons factories in European countries that produce arms for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia.” NATO chief Mark Rutte this week issued a strong rebuke of Moscow after Russia sent a note to the alliance threatening nuclear escalation over NATO activity near its border. This week, Estonia said Russian secret services were behind last month’s arson attack on arms contractor Milrem Robotics. Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia and other countries are also investigating similar suspicious incidents. An aide to Kubilius, granted anonymity to speak freely, confirmed that…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2•Updated 13:28 Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused power cuts in several regions, grid operator Ukrenergo said on Thursday, urging consumers to limit usage. Recent attacks have caused outages from the Kharkiv region in the east, Chernihiv and Sumy in the north, to Rivne in the northwest and Kirovohrad in central Ukraine, it said. “Where security conditions currently allow, emergency repair and restoration work is already under way,” a statement read. “Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all disconnected consumers as quickly as possible.” The cuts come after Russia…
A sperm whale struck an Australian-flagged yacht in the remote South Pacific, forcing its four sailors to abandon the vessel. The New Zealand Defence Force deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A surveillance aircraft to help establish radio communications and coordinate the rescue. From the air, the crew were seen waving from the yacht before being transferred to safety. The sailors climbed a pilot ladder onto the 143-metre cargo ship MV Sofrana Surville, which came to their aid. Footage released by the New Zealand Defence Force shows the yacht sinking in the open sea shortly after the rescue. The…
The average price of diesel at the pump across the EU has hit a record of €2.24 per litre, compared with €1.59 before the war erupted in the Middle East, according to European Commission data published on Thursday. Twelve EU member states recorded fresh all-time highs, including Belgium, Italy, Romania and Poland, according to AFP. The increases are putting further pressure on household budgets. A new Euronews analysis found that filling a 50-litre tank with diesel now costs the equivalent of more than 15% of the gross monthly minimum wage in Bulgaria. The latest Commission figures show that the price…
While we’re barely in October, the travel industry has already begun to turn its head towards 2027 and beyond. And Euronews Travel is not excluded from that statement, having shared our own trends and predictions for next year earlier this week. The latest company to look into the crystal ball is Hilton, with the release of its 2027 Trends Report. Based on a survey of nearly 15,000 travellers from the UK, Germany, Türkiye, the US, Australia and more, the hotel brand has identified five key trends that are set to hit the big time as part of a wider shift…
While the protests have been largely peaceful, some have seen trash cans set on fire outside school entrances and buildings vandalized. The head of the greater Paris region, Valérie Pécresse, said Thursday that more than 200 schools were affected and the damage had exceeded €1 million, Le Monde reported. Protesters and their supporters have accused the police of using excessive force to disperse gatherings. The protests have also sparked political finger-pointing. The far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his France Unbowed party have attended demonstrations in their constituencies, saying they were there to show support and protect minors from confrontations…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Finnish authorities said on Thursday they were investigating a slew of suspected break-ins at the homes of members of parliament, which President Alexander Stubb said would be “an attack on democracy” if confirmed. Following media reports of the break-ins, speaker of parliament Jussi Halla-aho confirmed that parliament had been made aware of a “significant” number of break-ins and signs of attempted intrusions at the homes of several politicians. “I cannot comment precisely on the number of suspected cases known to us, but in any event, it is significant,” Halla-aho said at a press conference.…