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MILITARYOct 6Operation “Tigers”: Odesa National Guard troops use drones to evacuate cats from OleshkyService members of the “Bolharychi” Special Forces Company (RUBpAK) of the Special Forces Battalion (BBS) of the 11th M. Hrushevsky Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine carried out a unique operation to rescue cats from Oleshky.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 6Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low riskWHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.CNBC
CONFLICTOct 6Russian attack destroys pharmaceutical plant in Sumy, employee killedUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 6FT: Hungary may lift veto on next stage of Ukraine's EU accession talks this weekHungary is expected to lift its veto this week on the technical stage of Ukraine's EU accession process.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDOct 6Russian bio-leak secrecy follows Chernobyl playbook, ex-CIA officer warnsVladimir Putin faces compounding crises as a Siberian plague researcher's death adds to the Ukraine war toll and Russia's faltering economy.Fox News World
HEALTHOct 6Medical expert on reported plague lab death in RussiaCBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder shares her thoughts and breaks down what we know about a reported plague lab death in Russia.CBS News
POLITICSOct 6Police clash with Kosovo protesters over bid to curb Hague war crimes courtThe political dispute over the court has become a factor in negotiations to hold a new presidential election.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHOct 5The earliest known plague outbreak happened in what is now Russia 5,500 years ago. Scientists found the evidence in ancient teeth.About 5,500 years ago, several dozen hunter-gatherers died near Lake Baikal. DNA from the bacterium that causes plague survived in their teeth. Science journalist Ilya Kabanov, who runs the Telegram channel Laiflong Muki, explains how a study of ancient burial grounds became something of a detective story — and why the discovery changes our understanding of the history of epidemics.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5Ukraine's EU Accession: Kos hopes two more clusters to open next weekThe European Union is closely monitoring the work of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, particularly the adoption of expected amendments to legislation concerning national minorities.Ukrinform [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion tradeThe surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.CNBC
HEALTHOct 5Mystery death in Russian labU.S. officials are closely monitoring a situation in Russia after a woman died last week. Authorities say she worked at a lab that studied the plague. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has the story.NBC News
CONFLICTOct 5Police, Protesters Clash In Pristina As Lawmakers Debate Bill On War Crimes CourtPolice fired tear gas at protesters outside the parliament building in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, on October 5. The protesters were demanding that lawmakers pass legislation that would limit the decisions of a special war crimes tribunal by imposing caps on prison terms for convicted criminals, among other changes. The unrest follows last month's war crimes convictions of four former guerrilla leaders, including ex-President Hashim Thaci.RFE/RL
CONFLICTOct 5New information on FlyDubai cockpit flight; Russia continues attacks on KyivCBS News
POLITICSOct 5Russia arrests the director of its military-themed Patriot Park on suspicion of bribery. (His predecessor was jailed for embezzlement.)Igor Vasilyev, director general of Patriot Park, has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe classified as especially large under Russian law, law enforcement sources told TASS.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 5Romanian president signs law regulating bear population cullIn recent years Romania has increasingly seen bears wandering into towns and villages, and the number of bear attacks has risen sharply.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Ukraine and Germany to deepen partnership to support war-affected businessesUkraine’s Minister of Economy and Environment Oleksandr Kravchenko met on October 4 with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche during her visit to Kyiv.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 5Trump says Russia plague reports concerning: Microbes ‘stronger and smarter’President Trump said Monday he is concerned about the suspected plague case in Russia, saying the U.S. is “looking at it very strongly.” The State Department said Monday it was monitoring the suspected case of pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. “I hate to see them having it,” Trump told reporters before departing the White…The Hill
WORLDOct 5Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and CzechiaThe number of Russian citizens holding valid residence permits in EU countries rose by nearly 105,000, or 14%, from 772,000 at the end of 2021 to 877,000 at the end of 2025. The Volna project reported the figures, citing Eurostat data.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Trump says US ready to aid Russia with plague outbreak in SiberiaAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Russian strike on Kharkiv death toll rises to six, with 59 people injuredUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Macron and Zelensky discuss assistance to Ukraine in intercepting Russian dronesFrench President Emmanuel Macron discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky what assistance Paris could provide to intercept Russian drones.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 5Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreakPresident Trump said Monday that the United States will help Russia amid a potential case of pneumonic plague, though he hasn't spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about it.Why it matters: International concern spiked over the weekend over the news that a Russian lab worker had died from a possible case of pneumonic plague, reminding some of how the COVID-19 epidemic began.Trump's comments came after a question about the reported death of Darya Shipilova, who was potentially exposed to plague bacteria while working at the Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia.There has been no offAxios
POLITICSOct 5Diplomat is Romania’s fourth prime ministerial candidate in five monthsPresident Nicușor Dan gives Luca Niculescu the job of trying to break the deadlock and form a government in Bucharest, amid calls for fresh elections.Politico Europe
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian watersAl Jazeera [en]