Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg kills 1 and hits oil and logistics sites
Governor Alexander Beglov said one person was killed and five others were hospitalised after the overnight drone attack on Saint Petersburg, while fires were reported at the St Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchyi oil depot. The strike also damaged a logistics centre belonging to Ozon and a data centre used by VKontakte, widening the impact beyond the city's energy infrastructure. Flights at Pulkovo Airport were restricted during the attack, and officials said 12 apartment blocks and two homes were damaged.The wider Leningrad region governor, Alexander Drozdenko, said air defences shot down 144 Ukrainian drones, while Russian state media described... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 13:59 LONDON
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Trump says the U.S. was scammed in the Ukraine impeachment narrative
President Donald Trump made multiple posts on Truth Social in the last hour: - "France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country. Close your Borders and take control, before it is too late!" Our Country was scammed, and we now have the proof. You have not heard the last of this! President DJTThe six largest boomerangs from the 2019 Ukraine impeachment narrative so far: https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/6-biggest-setbacks-2019-ukraine-impeachment-narrative" - "Heading to Kentucky! In fact, it's so good, that I don't want to leave Air Force One. Senate!"... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 13:30 LONDON
US says Ukraine's Starshield request is under discussion
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Ukraine does not currently have access to Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink, but that Kyiv's request for it is under discussion. He said the system is being treated differently from the commercial Starlink service and stressed that Starshield is a defence product used for military purposes. The comments add a new official clarification to an already sensitive debate over Ukraine's battlefield communications and long-range strike capabilities.Rubio said Ukraine had asked for access to Starshield in order to carry out deep strikes inside Russia, but that the request had not been approved.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 11:02 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Russia escalates strikes on Ukraine as global unrest and security tensions spread
Russia has intensified missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities, with civilian infrastructure among the targets, as the war enters another dangerous phase for the capital and beyond. 🔗In Washington, Donald Trump has suspended planned sanctions on countries buying Russian oil or gas, a move that reverses an earlier threat and has drawn criticism, while Marco Rubio said the waiver on sanctions and tariffs will last 60 days as the administration reviews the impact. 🔗 🔗Security tensions in the Gulf also rose after Iran said two oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 18 Oct 2026 08:42 LONDON
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Trump pauses Russia sanctions and tariffs for 60 days amid backlash
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the waiver of sweeping sanctions and tariffs on Russia will last 60 days while the administration assesses their impact on the global economy and on the United States. He said the president wants time to analyse what the restrictions would mean for energy prices and broader economic conditions. Trump said the decision would benefit the United States, although he also suggested the matter was still being worked through.The pause follows an executive order signed on Friday that exempted Russia from economic restrictions adopted by Congress last month and due to take effect two... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 04:02 LONDON
Trump suspends planned sanctions on Russia's trading partners as criticism grows
US President Donald Trump has suspended sanctions that were due to take effect within 48 hours against countries buying Russian oil or gas. The move reverses a measure approved by Congress about a month earlier and was intended to increase pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. The decision has drawn criticism from lawmakers in the United States and from Ukraine.According to the supporting material, Trump signed a decree halting the sanctions shortly before they were due to begin. In the document, he said the decision was in the interests of the United States, but did not explain why.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 02:59 LONDON
Ukraine faces intensified Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other cities
Russia has intensified missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities, with civilian infrastructure among the targets cited in the supplied material. The latest wave is described as part of a broader effort to make life in Ukrainian cities increasingly difficult. The attacks have affected the capital and other locations including the Kyiv region and the Odessa region.The supplied row says the strikes have hit schools, hospitals, hotels, data centres, trains and bridges. It gives several recent examples: drones damaged two shops near Kyiv on 30 September, a drone hit a school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 20:29 LONDON
Ukraine says Russian strikes hit more than 15 energy sites as Starlink limits hamper interceptors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces carried out a large overnight strike on the country's energy infrastructure, hitting more than 15 sites across Ukraine. He said the attack came as interceptor systems were being hampered by speed restrictions linked to Starlink, limiting Ukraine's ability to stop incoming drones. The comments point to two pressures unfolding at once: damage to critical infrastructure and constraints on air defence.Zelenskyy said the system worked at higher speeds when tested in European Union territory, and that Ukrainian officials had been told the restrictions were tied to technical issues. He added that he was discussing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 15:29 LONDON
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Ukraine rejects Russian claims of major territorial gains in Donetsk as fighting intensifies
Ukraine has rejected Russian claims that its forces have made major territorial gains in eastern Donetsk, saying the reported advances are false. The dispute centres on the towns of Dobropillia, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, which remain strategically important in the industrial east. Both sides are also continuing intensified air operations as the front line remains largely static in many areas.Russia's chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov, told President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces had captured 92 Ukrainian settlements and made significant gains since the start of last month. Ukraine's General Staff spokesman, Andriy Kovaliov, dismissed the claims as an attempt to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 15:01 LONDON
Zelenskyy warns Trump sanctions pause will embolden Russia as power grid strikes intensify
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Donald Trump's decision to pause a new sanctions package on Russia will encourage Moscow to intensify its war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president said the move amounted to a "reward" for Vladimir Putin and argued that easing pressure on the Kremlin would only prolong the conflict. His comments came as Russia carried out one of its most severe recent attacks on Ukraine's power plants and energy infrastructure.Zelenskyy said on Saturday that he expected further sanctions relief for Russia in the future and urged Europe to open its own negotiations with Moscow if Washington continued seeking... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 14:59 LONDON
Man convicted in Starmer-linked arson case deported from the UK
A man convicted over arson attacks linked to Sir Keir Starmer has been deported from the UK, according to the Home Office. Stanislav Carpiuc, 28, was one of two men found guilty over the attacks, which targeted a car and two houses connected to the former prime minister. The Home Office said he had been removed from the country, but did not say where he had been sent.Carpiuc, described in court as a Ukrainian-born Romanian national, was sentenced to two years in prison in June. His co-defendant, Roman Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, received a seven-year prison sentence in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 09:03 LONDON
Day News Recap: Gaza hunger deepens as regional violence, Ukraine tensions and market turmoil spread
Gaza's hunger crisis has reached catastrophic levels, with the Palestinian health ministry warning that malnutrition and starvation are now at extreme levels, while UNICEF said more than 340 children have been killed and hundreds more injured since the ceasefire agreement was announced. Israel also said commercial goods have been blocked from entering Gaza for a second day amid a tax dispute, adding to the pressure on civilians. 🔗 🔗 🔗Violence in the wider Middle East also intensified. In Yemen, five people were killed and 16 injured when a Houthi missile hit the presidential palace area in Aden, while in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 16 Oct 2026 18:27 LONDON
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Pope Leo XIV speaks with Putin and urges humanitarian pause in Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has spoken by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, in a direct Vatican intervention focused on humanitarian access. The call took place on Friday, according to the Vatican, and the Kremlin confirmed that the conversation happened. The pontiff asked for a pause in attacks so that food and supplies could reach affected areas and so that civilians could leave voluntarily from regions caught in the fighting.The Vatican said Leo XIV also expressed grave concern about the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, a city in southern Ukraine occupied by Russia. In its account of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 17:02 LONDON
Meloni tells Senate Europe faces war, energy pressure and security threats
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed the Senate ahead of the European Council meeting on 15-16 October, setting out Italy's position on competitiveness, energy policy, Ukraine, and wider European security concerns. She said Europe is being forced to make increasingly numerous and complex choices to protect its competitiveness, security and global influence. In her account, the war in Ukraine is continuing, the Middle East remains unstable, and both developments are affecting Europe beyond their immediate regions. Meloni said global economic competition is becoming more aggressive. She added that geopolitical tensions are affecting supply chains, fuel prices, the cost of living... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 15:01 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Oregon school shooting shocks as Middle East tensions and market swings deepen
Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, after police said the suspect was a 16 year old. The attack has again put school safety and gun violence at the centre of the US debate. 🔗In the Middle East, Yemen's Houthis struck the presidential palace area in Aden again, killing five people and injuring 16, while Lebanon said security forces were confiscating illicit arms after a truck carrying 780kg of explosives was intercepted on a highway between Beirut and the south. 🔗 🔗Maritime security concerns also intensified after drones struck... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 16 Oct 2026 08:40 LONDON
Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast
Romania has reported seven sailors missing after drones struck two tankers near its Black Sea coast, setting both vessels ablaze and intensifying concern over commercial shipping in the region. The attacks took place inside Romanian territorial waters, close to a route used by cargo linked to Ukraine. One of the tankers, the Wine Trader, was travelling from Tunisia to Romania when it was hit.A NATO military source said the drones that caused the fires on board the two tankers were of Russian origin. Romanian President Nicușor Dan said the situation in the Black Sea was serious and described attacks on... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Oct 2026 18:29 LONDON
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Russia says it struck Izmail port and cargo vessels in Black Sea area
Russia said it struck Izmail port in Ukraine's Odesa region and hit two cargo vessels en route to Odesa, according to a statement from its defence ministry. In a separate statement, it said it also hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea's Bug estuary and another in the port of Chornomorsk. The ministry said the vessels were being used for military purposes, but the claims could not be independently verified.The reported strikes come amid continuing disruption to maritime traffic in the Black Sea, a key corridor for Ukrainian exports and wartime logistics. Izmail is one of Ukraine's important Danube-linked... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Oct 2026 08:30 LONDON
Zelensky meets Andy Burnham at Downing Street amid Ukraine support push
Volodymyr Zelensky met Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Downing Street on Wednesday as Ukraine sought to shore up support from European allies five years into Russia's war. The meeting took place at No 10 and included a military ceremonial guard for the Ukrainian president, which was described as thought to be a first for a foreign leader. Burnham used the meeting to signal continued British backing for Kyiv at a time of renewed pressure on Ukraine's energy system and wider diplomatic strain.Burnham told Zelensky that Britain would "forever stand by you" and said he was accelerating the delivery of air... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 22:59 LONDON
Kyiv hit again as Russian overnight strike kills one and damages power infrastructure
At least one person was killed and more than 20 others injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv, according to the supplied report. The strike hit Ukraine's capital as residents were sleeping and caused a large fire in a residential building. It also damaged key energy infrastructure, adding to pressure on the city's power system.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Darnytska CHP-4 plant, which supplies Kyiv with heating and electricity, was targeted by a ballistic missile. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region came under a massive ballistic missile strike and that there were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 17:32 LONDON
Nord Stream trial opens in Hamburg as prosecutors allege organised sabotage plot
The first trial over the Nord Stream pipeline explosions has opened in Hamburg, with a Ukrainian suspect accused of helping organise the sabotage operation. The hearing is taking place under tight security at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, and the defendant has been identified by German prosecutors as Serhii K. He is the first suspect to face a German court over the blasts that damaged the pipelines in September 2022.Prosecutors allege that the 50-year-old helped lead a team that included divers, a boat captain and an explosives expert. They say the case involves offences linked to the explosions, property damage,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 15:29 LONDON
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Ukraine landmine contamination expands as deminers turn to drones and AI
Ukraine's landmine contamination is widening as demining teams adapt to a battlefield shaped by drones, missiles and shifting front lines. A report published on Wednesday describes fields in eastern Ukraine where civilians are trying to make land usable again after Russian occupation and repeated fighting. It says the country remains among the most mine-contaminated in the world, with the problem now extending beyond traditional mine belts.The report says deminers are increasingly using drones and artificial intelligence to identify and clear explosive hazards more safely and quickly. Paul Heslop, the programme manager for mine action at the United Nations Development Programme... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 05:29 LONDON
NATO outlines new defence plan amid Russia threat and US troop drawdown
NATO's top military commander has outlined a new defence plan that puts low-cost drones, artificial intelligence and rapid strikes at the centre of the alliance's deterrence posture. The remarks were delivered as NATO continues to adapt to a planned withdrawal of thousands of United States troops from Europe. The message also comes amid renewed concern among alliance members about the threat from Russia.The plan was presented as a common vision for how NATO would deter an attack on member states, with the alliance saying it does not want war but is prepared to fight if necessary. The emphasis on drones... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 21:34 LONDON
Drone attack off Bulgaria sinks ship as 11 remain missing, officials say
Bulgarian authorities have reported a fresh maritime security incident in the Black Sea, saying two merchant vessels were struck off the country's coast and one later sank. The developments have intensified concern over spillover from the war in Ukraine into waters used by commercial shipping. Officials said the incident took place on Tuesday near Bulgaria's shoreline, with one ship hit east of Byala and the other sinking further north near Krapets.The presidency said the Ukrainian-owned cargo ship Chelsea 3 was hit by three aerial drones, and all 15 crew members aboard were rescued. The Bulgarian interior ministry said the second... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 17:29 LONDON
Poland says two Turkish citizens detained in Germany over Russia-linked Starlink station fire
Poland says two Turkish citizens have been detained in Germany over a fire at a Starlink station in central Poland that officials describe as sabotage carried out on Russia's behalf. The fire took place about a month earlier in Masovia, in eastern Poland, and damaged the station's power system and backup generator. Polish officials say the case is now moving into the criminal process in Poland.Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said the two men will face sabotage charges in Poland and accused them of acting on the instructions of a foreign intelligence agency. Special Services Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said he had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 23:59 LONDON
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Allegations that Russian medics helped torture Ukrainian prisoners
A Nobel Peace Prize-linked human rights group has alleged that Russian medics were involved in the torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war. The claims were presented as part of a wider effort to document abuses and increase pressure on Russia to save lives. The allegations include denial of medical care, the use of tasers, and branding detainees with pro-Russia messages.Oleksandra Matviichuk, who leads the Center for Civil Liberties, said the group wanted to share the information to put pressure on Russia because people were dying. She said the conditions described were inhuman and beyond human imagination. According to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 17:30 LONDON
Diesel prices surge as Iran war and Ukraine refinery strikes squeeze global supply
Global diesel markets are under renewed pressure as supply disruptions linked to the war involving Iran and Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities continue to reduce exports. The latest reporting says the fall in diesel shipments has helped push prices higher in the United States, the United Kingdom and other markets. The issue has become a wider economic concern because diesel is central to road freight, shipping and other parts of the supply chain.The supplied material says United States President Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries for part of the global reduction in diesel exports, while... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 16:32 LONDON
The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
