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CONFLICTOct 7Zelensky calls on world to increase pressure on RussiaUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7Missile attack on Kremenchuk: Two killed, injury toll rises to 41Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7WHO questions Russia on reported second plague lab deathThe World Health Organization is pressing Russia for more information about the unexplained death of a worker at a Siberian plague research institute — and a potential second incident.wivb · united states of america
HEALTHOct 7Russia dismisses transparency calls amid reports of second Siberia plague caseRospotrebnadzor said nearly 5,000 tests found no dangerous pathogens and saw "no epidemic risk," while the Kremlin called most media reporting "false" and said it had no knowledge of a US demarche formally requesting additional information.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHOct 7The world is talking about a possible plague outbreak in Russia, and Trump even plans to call Putin about it. Is it really that serious?Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Deadly drone attacks raise questions over Europe’s Black Sea defencesThe European Union has a plan to safeguard the Black Sea. But days after drones wreaked havoc along Romania and Bulgaria’s coast, sinking commercial vessels and killing two people, questions loom over how Brussels can protect the sea.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHOct 7US formally requests more information on death at Russia plague labThe Hill
CONFLICTOct 7Drone debris falls on residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, leaving two injuredUkrinform [en]
BUSINESSOct 7Sanctioned Belarus Trucks And A Mystery Logo: 'HAL' Vehicles Spotted In MinskBelarus’s Minsk Automobile Plant is under Western sanctions, limiting who can buy the vehicles produced there. That may be the reason trucks branded with the previously unknown “HAL” badge have been spotted amid strengthening trade relations between Belarus and Indonesia.RFE/RL
DISASTEROct 7Ten injured in stabbing at school in Poland, suspect (19) arrestedNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 7Hungary greenlights opening of EU accession negotiation clusters 2 and 3 – SybihaHungary has given the green light to opening negotiation clusters 2 and 3 on Ukraine's accession to the European Union.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7Russia calls suspicions of a second plague case "fake news" while the US asks its citizens not to travel to the countryEl Mundo
WORLDOct 710 injured in knife attack at school in northeastern PolandTen people were injured in a knife attack at a ‌school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, the town’s mayor said, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, shortly after the incident. Masovian Regional Governor Mariusz Frankowski told reporters that nine people had been taken to hospital but that none of them was in a ⁠life-threatening condition. “The injured ⁠included five students, two teachers and two bystanders, as well as the perpetrator, ‌who...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Putin turns 74 today. Officials and kindergarteners across Russia were forced to wish him a happy birthday.Kindergarten children in several Russian regions were enlisted to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his 74th birthday, while officials received detailed instructions on how to phrase their messages, according to the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo and the independent Russian news outlet Verstka.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7EU hopefuls fear new safeguard plans could create second-class membersEU candidate countries fear safeguards designed to prevent democratic backsliding, like a planned 15-year probation period, could create second-class membership and be used to exert political pressure.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHOct 7MFA currently sees no threat to Ukraine from possible plague outbreak in RussiaThere is currently no threat to Ukraine from the possible emergence of plague in Russia.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7Russia downplays plague fears after lab researcher's deathThe World Health Organization is asking Russia to release more information after a 28-year-old plague lab researcher died. Russia said the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin and denied any further infectious disease cases. CBS News' Leigh Kiniry reports.CBS News
CONFLICTOct 7Russia decided to increase war spending after Putin’s meeting with Trump in Alaska, Bloomberg reportsMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on landmines promoted by AzerbaijanThe UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution concerning landmines, a measure that was promoted by Azerbaijan.azertag_az · azerbaijan
CONFLICTOct 7Russian strike on apartment building in Pryluky: Death toll rises to 16, 55 injuredUkrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7What we know about Russian plague lab worker’s death after Trump pushes Putin for answersLocal media said nearly 200 people have been quarantined and several hospitals closed after the death of Darya ShipilovaThe Independent World
BUSINESSOct 7Russia’s Wildberries Finding Fertile Ground in Central AsiaThe Russian e-commerce retailer has announced yet another new logistics facility, this time in Uzbekistan.The Diplomat
HEALTHOct 7Rand Paul concerned Russian plague could be ‘weaponized’Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) raised concerns that Russia could potentially be conducting biological weapons research involving the plague as global health officials seek more information about the mysterious death of a worker at a Siberian lab. The 28-year-old worker died on Oct. 2 after being hospitalized from a severe case of pneumonia, prompting the World…The Hill
POLITICSOct 7On holiday: Czech presidential couple under fire for missing local electionsPresident Petr Pavel and his wife Eva are facing criticism for being on vacation during this weekend’s municipal elections.expats_cz · czech republic