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Estonia accuses Russian agents of ordering arson at Ukraine arms supplier
Estonia says Russian special services ordered an arson attack on Milrem Robotics, a defence company in Tallinn that supplies Ukraine with unmanned military vehicles. The accusation adds to concerns about alleged Russian sabotage across Europe, while EU and Nato leaders say such incidents will not weaken their support for Ukraine; Russia denies involvement. The fire…
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Evan Gershkovich recounts how Russia held him for a prisoner swap
US journalist Evan Gershkovich has recounted how he realised he was being deliberately framed as a hostage by the Russian state when arrested by FSB agents in 2023. The Wall Street Journal’s Moscow correspondent was detained at a restaurant in Yekaterinburg by masked security officials and subsequently sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage…
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Moment French riot cop shoots teenage protester in the face with a grenade launcher from a metre away ‘tearing his mouth apart’
A teenager was seriously injured when a French riot police officer fired a grenade at him from less than a metre away during protests outside a high school in Val-d’Oise on Monday. The incident has prompted outrage and two investigations, amid wider demonstrations over planned education budget cuts. Footage described in the article shows the…
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Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman’s eviction
Spain’s coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home. The measures, which must still gain parliamentary approval within 30 days, include a potential ban on evictions until 2030, contract rollovers until 2028, stricter regulation of short-term rentals, and a ban on housing…
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Russian embassy threatens Britain and NATO over fictional war scenario
Russia’s embassy in London has issued a nuclear threat to Britain and NATO following Sky’s television programme “The Wargame,” which depicted a fictional scenario of Russian military aggression against the UK with British retaliation against Russian territories including Kaliningrad. The programme, featuring prominent figures such as Michael Gove and former UK ambassador to the US…
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Ukraine uses unmanned ‘zombie cars’ packed with explosives to decimate Russian frontline positions for first time
Ukraine says it has recaptured 68 square miles of territory north of Lyman in Donetsk, capturing 250 Russian troops during a counter-attack called Operation Vivaldi. The operation matters because Lyman is a key defensive and supply hub, and Kyiv presents its gains as evidence that Russian advances in the region can be reversed. Ukraine’s 3rd…
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Child review – jump scares abound in twisty organ transplant fable that keeps horror at its heart
A Luxembourg-made horror film follows a separated couple, Greg and Anne, as they travel to an unnamed Eastern European country to acquire an organ on the black market for their critically ill son Leo, who awaits transplant. When their mission goes catastrophically wrong, they encounter a disfigured antagonist in a scenario that explores themes of…
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Documentary on Carlo Acutis draws 4.3 million Italian viewers
A documentary about Carlo Acutis, the teenager known as “God’s Influencer”, drew nearly 4.3 million viewers on Italian television, capturing almost 30 per cent of the audience. It tells the story of Acutis, who died of leukaemia aged 15 in 2006 and was canonised by Pope Leo in September 2025. Born in London and raised…
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Putin raises Russia’s military personnel total to 2.44 million amid troop losses
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding Russia’s total military personnel to 2.44 million, with active-duty troops increasing to 1.55 million. This expansion, following a similar increase in August, comes as Western intelligence reports Russia is losing 6,000 soldiers monthly more than it can recruit, whilst Ukraine estimates Russia has suffered over 1.5 million…
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AI agent failures and agentic ransomware surge as Florida targets OpenAI oversight
Meta’s shopping assistant exposed a seller’s home address; Microsoft revealed the first documented agentic ransomware attack destroyed cloud infrastructure; Florida seeks injunction requiring independent safety checks on OpenAI’s AI development.