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Belarus bars entry to some goods from Latvia

Latvian special unit Border Guard officer patrols along the fence at Latvian-Belarus border near Robeznieki, Latvia August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Latvian special unit Border Guard officer patrols along the fence at Latvian-Belarus border near Robeznieki, Latvia August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Ukraine’s Zelensky says US decisions on Ukraine hard to explain

The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv was willing to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Washington supplied Ukraine with interceptors for the Patriot anti-missile system.
The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv was willing to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Washington supplied Ukraine with interceptors for the Patriot anti-missile system.

Schools in UK, Hungary, Serbia sent hoax bomb warnings

The authorities said some schools in Northern Ireland were forced to close after receiving emails containing a generalised threat.
The authorities said some schools in Northern Ireland were forced to close after receiving emails containing a generalised threat.

US officials plan to travel to Norway, Russia for Ukraine talks, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Trump says Zelenskiy should get somebody else to negotiate to end war

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal

A yak grazes on a grass patch some 3,000 metres (9,842 feet) above sea level in the mountains outside Almaty November 1, 2009.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
A yak grazes on a grass patch some 3,000 metres (9,842 feet) above sea level in the mountains outside Almaty November 1, 2009.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo

France announces curfews as government grapples with unrest

Protesters walk among tear gas during a demonstration to protest against high cost of living, in Lille, northern France, on Oct 17, 2026.
Protesters walk among tear gas during a demonstration to protest against high cost of living, in Lille, northern France, on Oct 17, 2026.

Pope Leo urges Zelensky to cooperate with Russia on aid for Oleshky

A dog looks on while women hold posters in Kyiv as they participate in a rally demanding the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to evacuate Ukrainian civilians from the town of Oleshky in Kherson region, Ukraine, on Oct 6.
A dog looks on while women hold posters in Kyiv as they participate in a rally demanding the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to evacuate Ukrainian civilians from the town of Oleshky in Kherson region, Ukraine, on Oct 6.

Bulgarian court approves arrest warrant for two Germans over Starlink fire

Bonfires of electric bikes burn in Paris riots

FILE PHOTO: A protester throws a bicycle onto a burning car amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the \"Yellow Vests\" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026.   REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A protester throws a bicycle onto a burning car amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the \"Yellow Vests\" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026.   REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

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