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Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine

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Overnight strikes hit Ukraine's Volyn region, on the border with Poland, cutting electricity to 370,000 people. Poland's armed forces said no violation of its airspace was recorded.

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Russians who fled the war are being sent back by the West

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Removals of Russians from the US rose from 222 in 2023 to more than 1,200 in 2025. Activists say the deportees included dissidents and army deserters, some jailed or sent to war after their return.

France braces for 200,000 protesters as its prime minister decries violence

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“That no longer looks like a high school movement; now we have a movement of urban violence.”

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Russia restarts diesel exports after a deal with Trump

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US President Donald Trump said on Oct 9 that Vladimir Putin agreed to release Russian diesel to the US and global markets. The deal required Trump to lift some US sanctions he had imposed on Russia himself.

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Albania's prime minister refuses to resign as student protests turn violent

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Protests that began Tuesday over education costs and the cost of living have spread from Tirana to cities across Albania, with protesters setting fire to part of the education ministry.

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Ethiopia installs an interim government in Tigray after retaking the region

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a six-month administration on Friday and pledged free elections afterward. Five officials, including the mayor of Mekelle, will carry out directives from the federal government.

Bolsonaro keeps a slight lead over Lula before Brazil's run-off

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The latest polls put Senator Flávio Bolsonaro slightly ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. All fall within a 2 per cent margin of error, so many experts call the race a toss-up.