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WORLDSep 30Kanye West’s St. Petersburg concerts are officially canceled. Ticket refunds begin October 12.Concerts by rapper Ye (Kanye West) scheduled for October in St. Petersburg will not go ahead, event organizer Say Agency said.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 30Konoba Zijavica Moscenicka Draga , Croatia - The Economic TimesThis article from The Economic Times mentions Konoba Zijavica in Moscenicka Draga, Croatia.economictimes.indiatimes.com · India
WORLDSep 30Uzeyir Hajibeyli festival celebrates a lasting musical legacyUzeyir Hajibeyli’s musical legacy continues to bring different traditions together, inspiring an international festival spanning concerts, culture and musical exchange.EuroNews [en]
WORLDSep 30Bosnia Mourns Wartime Co-Inventor of Limb-Saving Medical DeviceEnes Baralic, co-inventor of the ‘Sarafix’, an innovative tool used to save countless limbs from amputation during the Bosnian war, has died aged 84.Balkan Insight
WORLDSep 30Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev urges European dialogue with Russia to avert nuclear attackEuroNews [en]
WORLDBREAKINGSep 30Bulgarian football club owner shot dead at homeIliyan Filipov was the owner of one of Bulgaria's ⁠largest transport and logistics ​companiesThe Independent World
WORLDSep 30Ukraine forecast to see temperatures from 0°C to +20°C on last day of SeptemberOn Wednesday, September 30, partly cloudy weather was expected across Ukraine, with no precipitation. Only in the Sea of Azov region and Crimea could there be occasional short-term rain.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDSep 29Moscow is about to ‘restore’ its landmark 1922 Shukhov radio tower — by dismantling it and replacing almost all of its original steelThe Shabolovka Tower is engineer Vladimir Shukhov’s best-known structure. Once the Soviet Union’s main radio and television transmitter, it was a landmark engineering achievement of the New Economic Policy era and remains a defining feature of Moscow’s Shabolovka neighborhood. This fall, its owner, the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS), plans to dismantle almost all of it and replace it with a replica by 2028. Specialists say that would be tantamount to destroying Shukhov’s work: preserving the original metal matters as much as preserving the tower’s shape. Architecture Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 29Search teams complete exhumation work at Holosko cemetery in LvivFor more than a month, Ukrainian and Polish specialists have been examining a burial site at the old Holosko Cemetery in Lviv where servicemen of the Polish Army and soldiers of the German Wehrmacht who fell in the fighting for Lviv in September 1939 were buried.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDSep 29Soviet and Russian actress Alla Demidova, who turns 90 today, built a career on firsts. One of them was speaking the word ‘erection’ on a Russian stage.Alla Demidova turned 90 on September 29. An actress, writer, and scholar of Russia’s Silver Age, she has always worked in film and theater with top-tier directors from Russia and abroad, including Andrei Tarkovsky, Kira Muratova, Yuri Lyubimov, Anatoly Efros, Roman Viktyuk, Kirill Serebrennikov, Giorgio Strehler, and Theodoros Terzopoulos. She has also brought new, sometimes radical writing to the stage, pursued literary research, and founded one of the Soviet Union’s first independent theaters. In an article for the independent journalists’ cooperative Bereg, theater critic Alla Shenderova exMeduza [en]
WORLDSep 29Knife-wielding schoolboy kills teacher, injures two in SlovakiaAl Jazeera [en]
WORLDBREAKINGSep 29Teacher killed in student attack at an elementary school in Slovakia, 2 others injuredThe Independent World
WORLDSep 29Ukraine grain crisis could cost $60 billion globally, minister warnsThe situation in the Black Sea is "critical", Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Taras Vysotskyi, tells Europe Today, warning of far-reaching implications for global food prices.EuroNews [en]
WORLDSep 29The Russian invasion of Thailand : Desperate to escape conscription and protect their wealth from Putin crumbling economy , IAN BIRRELL reveals how thousands are buying homes on the paradise island of PhuketThousands of Russians are reportedly buying homes in Phuket, Thailand, seeking to avoid conscription and protect their assets from Russia's declining economy. This mass migration is driven by current geopolitical and economic pressures in Russia.dailymail.com · United States
WORLDSep 28Why the Week’s Most Important Story Went UnwrittenWelcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together formingWar on the Rocks
WORLDSep 28Russian court sentences serial killer Alexei Gaskov to life for murdering nine women and one man outside MoscowThe Moscow Regional Court sentenced serial killer Alexei Gaskov to life in prison after finding him guilty of murdering nine women and one man. The court also ordered him to pay 3 million rubles.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 28South Korea demands an apology from Ukraine for disclosing the secret transfer of two North Korean prisonersSouth Korea’s presidential office demanded that Ukraine apologize for disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners to Seoul. In a statement quoted by Reuters, the office also accused Ukraine of falsely claiming that “there had not been a non-disclosure agreement.”Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 28Monday Briefing from the Balkans: September 28, 2026Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.Balkan Insight
WORLDSep 27Azerbaijan observes nationwide minute of silence to honor martyrs on Remembrance DayAzerbaijan is observing a nationwide minute of silence to commemorate martyrs on Remembrance Day. This event honors those who lost their lives.en.apa.az · Azerbaijan
WORLDSep 27New Georgian Publication Captures The Caucasus As It Was, Two Centuries AgoTwo hundred years after the publication of a book by Jacques Francois Gamba that captured life in the Caucasus in the early 1800s, the work has been published in the Georgian language for the first time.RFE/RL
WORLDSep 27Russian - born businessman elected as new world chess chiefA Russian-born businessman has been elected as the new head of the world chess organization. This matters as it signifies a change in leadership for an international sporting body.calcuttanews.net · India
WORLDSep 26Ukraine to see up to 21°C tomorrow, with rain possible in some eastern areasOn Sunday, September 27, most of Ukraine will remain dry, while some parts of the east and southeast will see brief showers. Fog is expected in some western areas overnight and in the morning.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDSep 26F1 live updates: Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku City CircuitOscar Piastri starts from the second row of the grid as the Formula 1 circus moves to Azerbaijan for the always entertaining race around the Baku City Circuit. Follow live.nzcity · new zealand
WORLDSep 26Ljubljana vs Zagreb: Which Central European capital should you visit next?The capitals of Slovenia and Croatia are overlooked in favour of lake and coastal destinations elsewhere – here’s why it’s time for you to change that.EuroNews [en]