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Published on 16/10/2026 – 12:58 GMT+2 Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine caused emergency power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and damaged numerous homes, wounding at least 15 people, officials said on Friday, as civilian casualties from Moscow’s full-scale invasion climb steeply. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The latest aerial strikes on civilian targets came as fears mount that a sharp deterioration in relations between Kyiv and Washington this week could leave Ukraine further exposed to Russia’s escalating aerial attacks as the bitter winter approaches. Russia’s heavy bombardment of the power grid before winter sets in has been an annual…

EU leaders have called for a coordinated European response to the energy crisis, urging the European Commission to introduce targeted, temporary measures to ease the burden on households and businesses, including extending financial support to industries hardest hit by soaring energy prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After European Council summit negotiations that went into the night on Thursday, the leaders also raised concerns about the security of energy supplies, asking the Commission to improve the capacity and efficiency of European oil refineries, which have been in decline since 2009. They also expressed interest in exploring voluntary joint energy purchasing, similar to the…

EPP MEP Dirk Gotink believes the European Union should stop issuing the “full range of visas” to Russian citizens while Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Gotink said the EU should “go further” in signalling to Russian elites that the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is “also their problem”. He argued that they should not be allowed to continue “their lives on European islands drinking margaritas while their political leader is bombing everyday civilians in Ukraine”.

Zelenskyy’s plea: After a bruising week that has seen tensions between the Ukrainian leader and US President Donald Trump boil over once more, Zelenskyy is aiming to shore up further military assistance, strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and protect its energy infrastructure as he joins EU leaders for talks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an exclusive interview with our correspondent Sasha Vakulina ahead of the summit, Zelenskyy’s deputy chief of staff Ihor Zhovkva called forthe development of European alternatives to US anti-ballistic missile defence capabilities and Starlink satellite communications, both of which have been undermined by uncertainty over continued US support. Watch. Zelenskyy’s…

Published on 15/10/2026 – 20:57 GMT+2 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has asked a judge to order US President Donald Trump to set a firm date to give sworn testimony in his $10-billion (€8.6 billion) defamation lawsuit against the network, court filings showed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Nearly eight months into discovery, after seven depositions of BBC witnesses, and with only two months of discovery remaining, the BBC still has not been able to depose, and does not even have a schedule to depose, the most central figure in this case: Plaintiff himself,” the BBC’s lawyers wrote. The BBC’s lawyers asked a…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Budapest next week after being invited to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, his deputy chief of staff, Ihor Zhovkva, confirmed to Euronews in an exclusive interview. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The planned visit, which has yet to be confirmed, would come amid efforts to reset relations between Kyiv and Budapest after years of diplomatic disputes that have repeatedly obstructed Ukraine’s path towards EU membership. “We have received an invitation. On 23 October, an event will be held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution,” Zhovkva said when asked whether…

Published on 15/10/2026 – 22:15 GMT+2•Updated 22:59 A collision between a minibus and a shuttle train at the Eurotunnel site in northern France left 19 people injured on Thursday evening, local authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “An accident involving a minibus transporting heavy goods vehicle drivers who were about to board a Le Shuttle shuttle occurred this evening, at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel site,” the Pas-de-Calais prefecture wrote on X. According to French broadcaster TF1, the minibus struck the departing shuttle train for reasons that remain unclear. Authorities confirmed that the vehicle did not overturn. The minibus driver was…

US President Donald Trump’s deal to lift restrictions on Russian diesel sends a “very bad signal” and is driven by dubious business motives, MEP Rihard Kols told Euronews’ Special Report. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kols is among more than 100 MEPs calling on the EU in a signed letter to maintain its support for Ukraine and impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas imports into the bloc. He also told Euronews that EU member states continuing to import Russian energy lack moral standing.

EU leaders have refused to budge on the bloc’s next long-term budget and openly cast doubt on whether a deal can be sealed by the end of the year, a slippage that would mean significant delays and a collision with a string of national elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Until now, capitals were committed to reaching a final agreement by December 2026. But at Thursday’s summit in Brussels, where talks dragged longer than expected, a growing number of governments are asking whether that is really necessary. “We are not reaching an agreement this month. Not next month. I don’t know even if…

Housing rights protesters have denounced what they describe as a violent police operation early Thursday morning, when officers attempted to remove people camping in Praca D. Joao I, a square in central Porto, Portugal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The most tense moments reportedly occurred at around 3 am, after police arrived to disperse the demonstrators. The Housing Movement condemned the police intervention, describing it as “disproportionate and unjustified”. “The movement strongly denounces the use of extreme, disproportionate and unjustified force during the police operation at the camp, which remained peaceful from the outset and never incited violence,” it said in a statement,…