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Ukraine's Drone Swarm Sets St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Ablaze in Overnight Assault
Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone attack on St. Petersburg on October 18, 2026, hitting the city's oil terminal, a VKontakte data center and a bridge. Fires broke out in four districts as Russian officials said more than 120 drones were intercepted in the region.
The Grand Condé Goes Public Again: France's Nine-Carat Pink Diamond Returns 100 Years After an Overnight Heist
The nine-carat, pear-shaped Grand Condé — a rare pink diamond stolen from the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and hidden inside a hollowed-out apple — has gone on public display for the first time in nearly a century, at the very museum it was taken from.
Drone Strikes Set Two Tankers Ablaze off Romania; Seven Sailors Missing
Two chemical tankers were struck by drones overnight near Romania's Black Sea coast, leaving seven sailors missing and raising alarm among NATO allies. One vessel burned inside Romanian territorial waters — the most serious escalation yet in a wave of attacks on Black Sea shipping.
Mauritius Imposes Curfew After Night of Unrest Over Police Shooting of Élodie Thomas
Mauritius has imposed an overnight curfew on Port Louis and other major population centres after protesters burned tyres and blocked roads in response to the police shooting of 27-year-old Élodie Thomas. A police sergeant has been provisionally charged, and the cabinet meets on Wednesday to assess the situation.
Russia Fires 39 Ballistic Missiles at Ukraine's Power Grid, Killing at Least Six
Overnight ballistic missile strikes battered Ukraine's energy infrastructure, killing at least six people and cutting power to more than 600,000 — just days after Donald Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire' Kyiv says Moscow is ignoring.
Cyberattack Turns French Supermarket Fridges Into Ovens, Spoiling Food in Hundreds of Stores
Hackers hijacked Danfoss refrigeration control systems in French supermarket chains, forcing fridges and freezers into defrost mode at 50°C overnight. Hundreds of stores were hit, food was discarded, and some fires broke out — prompting a Paris prosecutor's probe and ANSSI investigation.
Massive strikes hit Kyiv overnight, fire kills at least two as attacks on the capital intensify
Kyiv came under what officials described as massive strikes overnight, with at least two people killed in a fire triggered by the attacks. The strikes continue an intensifying Russian campaign against the Ukrainian capital's infrastructure.
At least 24 killed as Russia launches massive overnight attack on Ukraine
Russia unleashed one of the war's largest overnight barrages — 130 drones plus 48 cruise and ballistic missiles — killing at least 24 people across several Ukrainian regions, including four children in the northern city of Pryluky.
Salvador Dalí's 150-Kilogram Bronze 'Book of the Apocalypse' Stolen From French Museum
A 210-kilogram 'Book of the Apocalypse' designed by Salvador Dalí — its bronze, gold and gemstone cover alone weighing 150 kg — was stolen overnight from a contemporary art centre in Issoire, central France. Prosecutors describe the piece as 'highly valuable' in the latest of a wave of French museum heists.
Ukrainian Drones Kill Two and Hit Major Fuel Hub in One of the Biggest Attacks Yet on Moscow
Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone assault on Moscow and its region on October 6, 2026, with Moscow claiming nearly 900 drones were launched. Two people were killed, homes damaged, and a major fuel depot supplying Moscow's three airports reportedly caught fire.