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RussoDaily Oct 03, 2026 (AFP)

Moldova summons Russia envoy over drone, missile incursions

Moldova on Saturday summoned the Russian ambassador after what it said were the latest incursions by missiles and drones into its airspace from the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

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RussoDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Latvia election expected to keep EU course as Russia looms

Latvians vote Saturday in an election dominated by the threat from Russia, and despite progress made by populist and protest parti...

RussoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Russia summons Danish envoy over helicopter incident

Russia summoned Denmark's ambassador on Wednesday to protest what it described as the "dangerous manoeuvres" of a Danish helicopte...

RussoDaily Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Russia targets Kyiv power supply as freezing winter approaches

Russia hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure in a wave of deadly drone and missile strikes on Wednesday, prompting an urgent call fo...

SkyNightly Oct 05, 2026 (SPX)
Lunar dust control moves from lab to Moon as crewed landings near

Engineers preparing for long stays on the Moon now have flight data showing that electric fields can clear lunar dust from hardwar...

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RussoDaily MISSILES Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine power operator announces power cuts after Russian strikes

Ukraine's energy company on Wednesday said it had made some emergency power cuts in Kyiv after Russia hit the country's infrastructure in a wave of deadly drone and missile strikes...

RussoDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Bulgaria pushes Ukraine talks with Moscow, citing nuclear 'risk'

Europe must launch talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Wednesday, urging it to take the nuclear risk posed by Moscow seriously.

RussoDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Kremlin says in talks on moving Russian missile systems from Turkey

The Kremlin said Wednesday work was under way on rebasing Russian-made missile-defence systems from Turkey to another country, a move that could pave the way for Ankara to regain a...

RussoDaily MILITARY Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
What we know about the North Korean POW dispute

The transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine to South Korea has sparked a rare public diplomatic row between Seoul and Kyiv.

OilGasDaily UAV NEWS Oct 05, 2026 (SPX)
Four decades of development stand behind Iran drone industry

The drones Iran has launched in the thousands at Gulf states and US bases since the Middle East war began on February 28, 2026 come from an industry that has been under constructio...

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In the search for life beyond Earth, rocky planets with atmospheres are the natural first targets, since a planet without an atmosphere cannot hold surface water. Yet of the more t...

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PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen presidency announces military drive to retake all Houthi territory

Yemen's leader announced on Sunday the start of a new military operation to retake all territory held by the H...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iran airlines resume flights to Iraqi holy city after US exemption

Iranian airlines resumed flights to Iraq's Najaf on Sunday after the United States granted Baghdad an exemptio...

DarwinDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil votes in nail-biter polls closely watched by Trump

Brazilians started voting Sunday in a knife-edge race between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio B...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis target Aramco sites in Saudi capital, Khurais area: statement

Yemen's Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree on Sunday said the group launched a ballistic missile and drone ...