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EU proposes ‘flagship’ defence projects to counter drones, protect eastern border

16 Oct 2025

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission on Thursday proposed four flagship European defence projects, including a counter-drone system and a plan to fortify the eastern border, as part of a drive to get the continent ready to defend itself by 2030. The proposals, in a defence policy “roadmap”, reflect fears …

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Kremlin says Rubio and Lavrov to speak in coming days to prepare Putin-Trump summit

16 Oct 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak in the coming days to prepare a new summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday. The official, Yuri Ushakov, said the timing of the summit would depend on how the preparatory work …

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Trump says he will meet Putin again after “productive” talks

16 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine after a productive conversation on Thursday. No date for the meeting was provided, but Trump said in a social media post he believed “great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.” …

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Russian air attacks hit Ukraine’s gas sector, force Kyiv to import more gas

16 Oct 2025

By Anastasiia Malenko and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russian attacks have forced Ukraine to suspend activities at several major gas facilities this month, the state energy company said on Thursday, leaving Kyiv in need of more imports. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet U.S. Donald Trump on Friday, with potential U.S. energy procurement …

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Large Russian assault near town of Dobropillia repelled by Kyiv’s forces, says Ukraine brigade

16 Oct 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a large armoured assault on Thursday with more than 20 armoured vehicles near the eastern Ukrainian town of Dobropillia, Ukraine’s Azov brigade said, adding that its forces had repelled the attack. There was no immediate comment from Russian authorities on the reported assault. Ukraine’s General Staff made no mention of the …

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Russia says it continues to seek solution with Serbia over sanctioned NIS oil company

16 Oct 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is continuing to seek a solution with Serbia regarding the Serbia-based, Russia-owned oil company NIS after the U.S. imposed sanctions on it, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday. Washington announced sanctions in January against NIS, Serbia’s biggest oil importer and one of Russia’s last remaining energy assets in Europe, over Moscow’s …

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Russian street musician is jailed for 13 days after she played banned song

16 Oct 2025

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -A teenage Russian street musician was jailed for 13 days on Thursday after she played a banned anti-Kremlin song on St Petersburg’s central avenue. Diana Loginova, an 18-year-old music student who performs under the name Naoko with her band Stoptime, was arrested on Wednesday after her performance of the popular song “Swan …

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Pope Leo slams ‘ethical derailment’ of continued world hunger

16 Oct 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo made an urgent plea on Thursday for global leaders to end world hunger, saying in a speech to a United Nations agency that allowing millions to go without food each day represented “an ethical derailment”. In a visit to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in …

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French PM faces fraught budget talks after surviving no-confidence votes

16 Oct 2025

By Elizabeth Pineau and Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, winning a temporary reprieve for his days-old government and the chance to deliver a budget for 2026. Lecornu’s survival came at a hefty price. Earlier this week he pledged to suspend President Emmanuel …

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