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MEPs backed a €115 million Agile programme to speed support for European SMEs developing disruptive defence technologies.

Ukraine said 28 people were killed in a Russian missile and drone barrage, while Zelensky linked the attack to sanctions pressure and oil revenue.

Astra reported a fire at the Sasta plant in Ryazan region, a sanctioned CNC machine-tool site that also hosts a Yandex DC data center.

A tanker fire near Sochi exposes the mounting economic risks around Black Sea shipping, Russian oil exports and shadow-fleet logistics.

Umar Kremlev says Donald Trump Jr. repaid wedding-event costs, but the episode keeps scrutiny on political access and private finance.

A reported possible plague-linked death in Irkutsk has prompted WHO inquiries, hospital quarantines and a planned Trump-Putin call.

Yemen’s government says it is advancing near Mocha, while Houthis claim gains and strikes inside Saudi Arabia, raising risks for trade and energy.

Germany recorded more than 12,000 military service refusal declarations in eight months as recruitment reform reshapes the Bundeswehr debate.

Trump said the U.S. is ready to help Russia as reports from Irkutsk raised public-health concerns and prompted border precautions in Central Asia.

Ruling parties and Milorad Dodik’s allies prevailed in Bosnia’s elections, reinforcing continuity within the country’s fragmented Dayton system.

BSW lawmaker Sven Hornauf plans delegations to Belarus and Russia to revive twin-town links suspended after the war in Ukraine.

Brazil’s presidential race heads to an October 25 runoff after Flavio Bolsonaro led Lula da Silva in the first round with 47.03 percent.