Day News Recap: Russia and Ukraine trade fresh strikes as unrest and security fears spread
Russia and Ukraine exchanged fresh strikes on energy and logistics targets, with at least two people reported dead and 17 injured as the fighting again hit civilian infrastructure and power assets. 🔗 Russia also intensified missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, while a separate overnight Ukrainian drone assault set fire to oil and logistics facilities in St Petersburg. 🔗 🔗In Washington, President Donald Trump suspended planned sanctions on countries buying Russian oil or gas, first for 48 hours and then for 60 days, drawing criticism as the administration said it was still assessing the impact. 🔗... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 18 Oct 2026 18:29 LONDON
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West Bank settler violence escalates after diplomats attacked near Taybeh
The European Union has condemned an attack by masked Israeli settlers on a visiting delegation of European diplomats near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The incident took place during the olive harvest, when the group was accompanying Palestinian growers in an area east of Ramallah. The assault has added to diplomatic pressure on Israel at a time of rising violence against Palestinians, journalists and foreign visitors in the territory.According to the supplied material, diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland were in the convoy, along with representatives of the Catholic Church. A Belgian diplomatic vehicle had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 17:29 LONDON
France hit by violent protests, looting and mass arrests
France is facing one of its most serious public-order crises in recent years after violent protests across the country led to about 1,800 arrests over the weekend. The unrest spread through Paris and other major cities, leaving torched cars, smashed shopfronts and burnt debris in its wake. In Limoges, the 19th-century town hall was set on fire as the demonstrations escalated.Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said investigations are under way to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. Officials in Paris said 557 people were taken into custody in the capital alone, describing the scale of the violence as unprecedented.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 16:02 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: France unrest spreads as Canada base fire kills at least seven
France has seen more than 1,200 arrests as protests over the cost of living escalated into widespread violence, with damage reported across several major cities and unrest spreading nationwide. 🔗In Canada, at least seven people were killed in a fire and reported explosion at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, with casualties taken to hospitals in Edmonton as investigators continued to examine what happened. 🔗 A separate report said the blaze began around 4pm local time on Saturday and quickly became a major emergency at one of Canada's busiest military training sites. 🔗In Yemen, fighting intensified on multiple fronts, with... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 18 Oct 2026 12:27 LONDON
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France unrest intensifies as arrests rise and damage spreads nationwide
More than 1,200 people have now been arrested across France as protests over the cost of living escalated into widespread violence in several major cities. The unrest spread from largely peaceful marches into looting, fires and clashes with police, with damage reported in Paris, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Lille and Strasbourg. Officials said the violence also reached public buildings, including town halls, a police compound and a tourist office.Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 150 police officers were injured, while Paris Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said whole streets in the capital had been devastated. In Saint-Etienne, a 17-year-old lost his right hand... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 09:29 LONDON
Two in custody after Greenpeace protest disrupts Woodside offshore gas platform off Western Australia
Two people are in police custody after activists occupied a Woodside offshore gas platform about 200 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. The overnight protest disrupted operations at the rig, which is linked to the company's Scarborough natural gas project. The action was carried out by Greenpeace activists, who said they were targeting Woodside's planned gas project at Scott Reef.According to the supporting material, four protesters travelled to the platform early on Saturday morning. Greenpeace said two of them set up temporary hanging tents and remained on the structure for as long as possible. The group later said special... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 07:32 LONDON
Former Guatemalan prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa shot dead at Guatemala City sports complex
Guatemalan police say they have arrested two men after the killing of former prosecutor and anticorruption lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa at a sports complex in Guatemala City. The attack took place on Saturday at the Campo Marte sports complex, where Foppa was shot during a visit. Another man, Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, also died in the incident, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office.Police said they seized a carbine-style firearm and a motorcycle in connection with the case. The arrests were announced shortly after the shooting, but officials have not yet publicly detailed a motive. Foppa was 43 and had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Oct 2026 07:29 LONDON
Albanian anti-government protests intensify in Tirana for a fifth day
Police and anti-government protesters fought pitched battles in central Tirana on Saturday as demonstrations entered a fifth consecutive day. The unrest centred on the Education Ministry and later shifted to the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama on the city's main boulevard. Masked protesters, many of them high school and university students, threw rocks, petrol bombs, cobblestones and fireworks at riot police.Police responded with water cannon and repeated volleys of tear gas, and there were reports that rubber bullets were used for the first time. The clashes sent crowds scattering through the centre of the capital, where volunteers handed out... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 22:32 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Ukraine energy strikes deepen as Hormuz attacks, Yemen missiles and global unrest spread
Ukraine said Russian strikes hit more than 15 energy sites in a large overnight assault, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that limits on Starlink were hampering interceptor operations and that Moscow was intensifying pressure on the power grid. He also said Donald Trump’s pause on a new sanctions package would encourage Russia to step up the war. 🔗 🔗Fighting in eastern Ukraine remained contested, with Kyiv rejecting Russian claims of major territorial gains in Donetsk, while a separate Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed two people during Zelenskyy’s talks with European leaders in Brussels. 🔗 🔗In the Middle East, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 17 Oct 2026 18:26 LONDON
Thousands rally in Tunis against President Saied over freedoms and living costs
Thousands of people marched through the Tunisian capital on Saturday in what was described as the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years. The demonstration took place in central Tunis and focused on worsening living conditions, political restrictions and demands for the release of detained critics. Police were deployed across the city and several surrounding roads were closed as the crowd gathered on Habib Bourguiba Avenue.The protest was led by the Tunisian General Labour Union, known as the UGTT, alongside opposition parties and civil society organisations. According to one news agency report cited in the source material, more than... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 16:30 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Hormuz tanker fire, Yemen strikes and Trump eases Russia sanctions pressure
A super tanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, raising fresh alarm over one of the world's most sensitive shipping lanes. 🔗In Yemen, the internationally recognised government said Houthi missiles hit the Al-Maashiq Presidential Palace in Aden and later landed near the city's international airport, as the death toll from the attacks rose. 🔗Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces traded claims after a series of air and drone strikes in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, with both... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 17 Oct 2026 12:26 LONDON
Israeli raids and detentions in southern Syria leave families searching for missing relatives
Families in southern Syria are searching for relatives after a series of Israeli checkpoints, raids and arrests in the area, according to accounts gathered from survivors and local residents. One man identified as Ahmed said he was stopped at a checkpoint in his village, taken away and later held in Israel for more than a year. The reporting says at least 51 Syrians are still detained inside Israel, while a small number have been released.Ahmed described being told he would be taken away for only five minutes before being returned, but said he was instead held for an extended period.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 09:00 LONDON
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Christina Block trial in Hamburg deepens as former intelligence chief is arrested in related espionage fallout
Christina Block is on trial in Hamburg over allegations that she ordered the violent abduction of her children from Denmark. The case has drawn intense attention in Germany because it is linked to what investigators describe as the country's biggest espionage scandal in recent history. A separate arrest this month of former intelligence chief August Hanning has added to the fallout, although officials say his case is not part of the Hamburg trial itself.Block, 53, denies knowing about the planned abduction. Prosecutors allege that she and a family lawyer, Andreas Costard, organised the forcible removal of two of her children... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Oct 2026 00:32 LONDON
Trump-Vance Administration promotes anti-fraud pledge across federal and state agencies
The Trump-Vance administration says it is leading a nationwide coalition against fraud, waste, and abuse, with Vice President JD Vance pressing officials at every level of government to sign a pledge tied to the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The pledge, as described in the source, calls for protecting vulnerable Americans, keeping taxpayer-funded benefits for Americans only, stopping fraud before money goes out, and holding fraudsters accountable. The text frames the effort as a coordinated government push spanning the Cabinet, states, Congress, and federal oversight offices. It does not describe a single enforcement operation or one discrete incident.... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 20:30 LONDON
U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Election Integrity Plan for Nevada Voting
Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada announced a comprehensive election integrity strategy in Las Vegas, working in coordination with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The office said the plan is intended to oversee federal voting protections and investigate potential election fraud. The announcement was made as early voting begins in Nevada for the 2026 midterm elections. The source says the strategy covers federal voting protections and election fraud inquiries, but gives no further operational details, enforcement actions, or named cases. The release frames the effort around the opening of early voting in Nevada and places the U.S.... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 19:02 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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Noontime News Recap: Yemen strike kills five as floods, fires and Ukraine oil attacks deepen global strain
Yemen's health minister said five people were killed and 16 others injured in a Houthi missile attack on the presidential palace area in Aden, in a fresh escalation around the interim capital. 🔗Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after a so called energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv collapsed, reviving pressure on Russia's fuel infrastructure. 🔗In Turkey, torrential rain triggered severe flooding in Istanbul, where at least three people have now died and five others remain missing as rescue teams continue searching affected areas. 🔗Indonesia's wildfire crisis in East Java has worsened, with the death toll rising to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 16 Oct 2026 12:27 LONDON
Syria arrests alleged commander linked to 2013 Bayda and Baniyas massacres
Syrian authorities say they have arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, a former militia commander accused of involvement in the 2013 killings in Bayda and Baniyas. State media said the General Intelligence Directorate detained him as he allegedly tried to flee the country. The report adds a new detail to a long-running case tied to some of the deadliest violence on Syria's coast during the war.According to the material provided, Kayali is accused of commanding armed groups that operated alongside forces loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited unnamed sources saying he... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 09:29 LONDON
Two Syrian pipelines damaged in separate attacks on energy infrastructure
Two pipelines carrying oil products and gas were damaged in separate incidents in Syria, according to state media, in the latest disruption to the country's energy network. The incidents were reported on Thursday and affected infrastructure in the west and north-east of the country. Officials said one line suffered a fuel leak near Homs, while another caught fire in Hasakah province.The Syrian Petroleum Company said an explosion struck the Jbessa gas pipeline in southern Hasakah in the late afternoon. Hours earlier, damage had been found in a pipeline carrying oil products from the coastal city of Baniyas to Homs, where... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Oct 2026 01:00 LONDON
Russia detains Swedish national and Japanese journalist amid prisoner-swap talk
Russian authorities have detained a Swedish national in the Pskov region and a Japanese journalist on Sakhalin Island, according to the Federal Security Service. The two arrests were announced as former president Dmitry Medvedev called for Moscow to replenish its pool of Western citizens for possible future prisoner exchanges. The cases add a new cross-border dimension to Russia's handling of foreign nationals amid the war in Ukraine and wider tensions with countries seen by Moscow as unfriendly.The security service said the Swedish citizen was arrested in the Sebezh district of Pskov region, close to the borders with Belarus and Latvia.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Oct 2026 12:02 LONDON
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Bangladesh arrests two over alleged trafficking of locals to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Bangladesh police have arrested two men they say were part of a trafficking network that lured at least 30 Bangladeshis to Russia with false promises of high-paying jobs and then handed them over to the Russian military. The case is linked to the war in Ukraine and to allegations that some of the victims were used in combat after being taken abroad. Police said the suspects were identified as Mizanur Rahman and Abu Taher.Mohammad Asaduzzaman, commander of the Special Response Battalion, said the men were arrested on Wednesday. He said the victims' passports and phones were taken once they arrived... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 20:30 LONDON
Two Iranian security personnel killed in separate attacks near Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan
At least two Iranian security personnel have been killed in separate incidents in Sistan-Baluchestan province near the border with Pakistan, according to Iranian reports. The killings took place in Mehrestan district, an area that has seen repeated attacks in recent weeks. The incidents add to growing security concerns around the Chabahar port region, which sits on Iran's eastern flank.One of the victims was an officer who commanded a women's unit in the Basij paramilitary force, which is part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. She was shot dead outside her home in Mehrestan on Wednesday, according to the report. In... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 18:00 LONDON
Mauritius imposes overnight curfew after worst riots in decades
Mauritius has imposed an overnight curfew after protests over water shortages and the high cost of living escalated into the worst riots the island has seen in decades. The unrest, which began as peaceful demonstrations a week earlier, turned violent on Friday after a woman was shot and wounded by police at a roadblock. Police stations and other public infrastructure were vandalised as protesters burned tyres and blocked roads.Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam ordered the curfew on Tuesday and warned against people he said were acting against the interests of the country. In an address to the nation, he said those... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Oct 2026 13:00 LONDON
UK says Iran is stepping up targeting of military bases after RAF Fairford incident
MI5 chief Ken McCallum has said Iran is increasing attempts to target sensitive military sites in Britain, linking the warning to a series of incidents at airbases and to what he described as a major shift in Tehran's approach this year. In his annual speech, McCallum said Iranian ambitions were moving toward harder targets, including military sites, while stressing that he could not comment on the RAF Fairford case because it remains under investigation. His remarks add to the government's public attribution of the Fairford incident to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The warning follows the suspected plot at RAF Fairford... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 17:34 LONDON
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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
Poland detains suspect in alleged plot against Tusk and defence minister
Polish authorities have detained a man suspected of planning an assassination attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The arrest took place in the Lower Silesia region, according to officials cited in the latest update on the case. Tusk thanked police for what he called their swift and decisive action.Interior Ministry officials said police had received credible information about possible attacks against the two senior ministers, prompting a special security meeting on Sunday. A spokesman for the special services coordinator said the threat was being treated as deadly serious and that there was a strong likelihood... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Oct 2026 18:59 LONDON
