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RussoDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)

More on army, less on schools: What we know about Russia's 2027 budget

Russia plans to sharply increase defence spending, cut funding for education and raise taxes next year as costs mount in its war with Ukraine, draft budget documents show.

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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...

RussoDaily 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 infrastruc...

DarwinDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Judge pauses construction of border project in Texas national park

A US federal judge on Friday issued an emergency injunction blocking President Donald Trump's administration from restarting borde...

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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.

RussoDaily MISSILES Sep 30, 2026 (AFP)
Russian attack kills two, wounds four in Kyiv

Russian strikes killed two people and wounded four others in the Ukrainian capital overnight, officials said Wednesday, as explosions rang across Kyiv after a ballistic missile ale...

PolicyDaily ENVIRONMENT Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort to win voters ahead of Sunday's election in Brazil, where the US suspen...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Battle in Yemen's Taiz kills scores of combatants: sources to AFP

Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area near a waterway crucial to global energy flows, killing 80 combatants over the past day, sources on both sides told AFP ...

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DarwinDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
After hottest summer, weeds turn historic Belgian canals green

A bright green film carpets the historic canals in the medieval Belgian town of Ghent, as tourists and student...

DarwinDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Tourist killed by lightning amid Greece storms

A 58-year-old German tourist died after being struck by lightning on the Greek island of Rhodes, reports said ...

PolicyDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan receives its first US-made F-16V fighter jets

Taiwan received its first F-16V fighter jets made by the United States on Friday, as the island democracy upgr...

DarwinDaily Oct 02, 2026 (AFP)
World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see t...