Macron says France accelerating missile deliveries to Ukraine, offering satellite data support – Ukrinform

  1. Macron says France accelerating missile deliveries to Ukraine, offering satellite data support  Ukrinform
  2. Crucial to give Ukraine all means needed to defend population, infrastructure, France's Macron says  Reuters
  3. Ukraine's backers will 'be looking at' Kyiv's €70 billion request, Macron says  France 24
  4. SCALP, AASM Hammer, and Aster 30: France Has Granted Ukraine All the Promised Licenses  Мілітарний
  5. Zelensky: Ukraine has completed its part of the Freya anti-ballistic project  Mezha.net
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Exclusive: Romania president calls for NATO oversight in the Black Sea – Euronews.com

  1. Exclusive: Romania president calls for NATO oversight in the Black Sea  Euronews.com
  2. Putin brings war into Nato’s waters  The Telegraph
  3. Bulgaria seeks NATO anti-drone systems, says defence minister  Reuters
  4. Russia's war reaches Bulgaria's shores, putting Radev's Moscow-friendly stance to the test  The Kyiv Independent
  5. NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping  Ars Technica
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Hijab ban at schools in Azerbaijan: What’s behind the rare wave of protests? – dw.com

  1. Hijab ban at schools in Azerbaijan: What's behind the rare wave of protests?  dw.com
  2. Muslim country bans hijab in schools  The Telegraph
  3. School headscarf ban sparks rare protests in Azerbaijan and row with Turkey  BBC
  4. Azerbaijan’s school hijab ban: What’s behind it, and what’s next?  Al Jazeera
  5. On Netanyahu's leash: Antisemitic campaign targets Azerbaijan's president over hijab restrictions  Ynetnews
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“We Will Strike Strategic Bridges”: Russia Threatens to Split Kyiv in Two – UNITED24 Media

  1. “We Will Strike Strategic Bridges”: Russia Threatens to Split Kyiv in Two  UNITED24 Media
  2. Power plant attacks reflect Russian blueprint to make Ukrainian cities unlivable  The Guardian
  3. Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter  The New York Times
  4. Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns  Reuters
  5. Russian General Staff announces start of massive strikes on Ukraine's energy grid  Українська правда
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Budget, Ukraine, migration: Five takeaways from the EU leaders’ summit – Euronews

  1. Budget, Ukraine, migration: Five takeaways from the EU leaders’ summit  Euronews
  2. EU leaders kick off summit with wrangles over high energy prices and spending  Reuters
  3. EU resists bid to weaken emissions rules as leaders spar over energy costs  Financial Times
  4. Costa angers EU leaders as splits mar summit  POLITICO.eu
  5. Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the European Council meeting of 15-16 October 2026  Consilium.europa.eu
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Putin says Russia is building non-negotiable ‘security zone’ in Ukraine along border – Reuters

  1. Putin says Russia is building non-negotiable 'security zone' in Ukraine along border  Reuters
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Russia building non-negotiable ‘security zone’ inside Ukrainian border, Putin declares  The Guardian
  3. Putin touts military gains over Ukraine | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News  NHKニュース
  4. Visit to the Joint Force auxiliary command post  Президент России
  5. Putin Calls for Widespread Attacks on Ukraine’s Logistics Hubs  8AM Media
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Italy secures EU deal to lower its electricity prices – Financial Times

  1. Italy secures EU deal to lower its electricity prices  Financial Times
  2. Italy clinches deal with EU over measures to limit impact of gas prices on electricity costs  Reuters
  3. The Bitcoin Mining Dilemma in Italy’s Energy Scene  OneSafe
  4. President Meloni’s address to the Senate ahead of the European Council meeting on 15-16 October  www.governo.it
  5. Meloni says reference to ETS in summit conclusions is a positive step  ANSA
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The Victory of Asymmetry in the Iran War – Council on Foreign Relations

  1. The Victory of Asymmetry in the Iran War  Council on Foreign Relations
  2. Securing a military victory is not easy. What Iran is teaching America.  The Christian Science Monitor
  3. US-Iran stalemate: What are Trump’s next military options?  Al Jazeera
  4. Military signals building: Is the US-Iran war about to escalate?  Euronews.com
  5. Trump’s Searching for a ‘Win,’ but Is the Iran War Destined to Fail?  Inkstick Media
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NHS staff may have breached tiger attack victim’s medical records – BBC

  1. NHS staff may have breached tiger attack victim's medical records  BBC
  2. Trump Shares Bizarre AI Tiger Video In Late-Night Spree After Posting Fatal Attack Footage  Forbes
  3. Man killed by tiger at Yorkshire zoo had bouts of psychosis, inquest hears  The Guardian
  4. Man killed in tiger attack identified as William Chapman  BBC
  5. ‘Take the phone away’: Luke Russert and Symone Sanders Townsend slam Trump’s ‘weird’ late-night posts  MS NOW
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Brazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16

Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambit

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced that he now supports lowering the age of criminal responsibility for “heinous” crimes from 18 to 16, reversing a longstanding policy in what is widely seen as a desperate electoral gambit.

The U-turn, which Lula announced during a Thursday night interview with TV Globo, comes with the presidential runoff in just over a week. The incumbent faces an uphill battle to overturn the first-round victory of his opponent, the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who remains slightly ahead at the polls.

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