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Serbia arrests 11 for vandalizing Paris Jewish sites at behest of foreign intelligence

Serbian authorities say a foreign intelligence service ordered attacks on Jewish and Muslim sites, including synagogues and the Shoah Memorial in May.

 A synagogue in france that was vandalized with green paint, May 31, 2025.
 FSB officers shoot a terrorist reportedly attempting to bomb a Jewish site in Moscow

FSB arrests three men accused of planning synagogue bombings, arson

 A car burns in front of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian drone and air strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine October 5, 2025.

Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft

A damaged drone lies after falling in the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka, in this picture obtained from social media, in Czosnowka, Poland, September 10, 2025

Northern Europe’s drone jitters: Airports, NATO posture, and a fast-evolving threat


Russian air attack wounds six, sparks fires in Kharkiv, Ukraine says

This comes as the European Union discussed proposals for a "drone wall" to protect the continent at a summit on Wednesday in Copenhagen.

A service member of a mobile air defence unit of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade loads cartridges into an M2 Browning machine gun during a combat shift on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 15, 2025.

Europe must adopt a wartime mindset as conflict with Russia becomes inevitable - opinion

The European states, as in the 1930s, refuse to see the danger standing at their threshold.

NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL Mark Rutte (right) and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speak to the media as a meeting is held on the latest developments in Ukraine and security in Europe, in Rome, in June. Europe faces dangers on its doorstep, the writer warns.

Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference

Power in the former Soviet republic has swung for decades between pro-European and pro-Russian groups.

A woman votes as members of a local electoral commission visit her home during Moldova's parliamentary elections in the town of Durlesti, Moldova September 28, 2025.

Russia launches major drone, missile attack on Ukraine, still ongoing

Some residents fled to metro stations deep underground for safety. Many regions across the country were under air raid alert.

Emergency workers operate at an impact site in a residential neighbourhood after Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 28, 2025.

'Israel is trying to blow up the Middle East,' Russian FM Lavrov alleges at UNGA

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also accused Israel of attempting to bury “UN decisions on the creation of a Palestinian state.”

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025.

UN reinstates arms embargo, other sanctions on Iran

The E3, Britain, France, and Germany, confirmed that the sanctions will return over accusations that Iran violated the 2015 deal that aimed to stop it developing a nuclear bomb.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

Russia and China fail to delay UN nuclear sanctions on Iran

A resolution intended to delay the UN from imposing nuclear "snapback" sanctions on Iran failed after being voted on at the United Nations Security Council.

China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang speaks to delegates after voting on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York

Dutch teenagers arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, report says

The Telegraaf reported that the boys had been contacted by pro-Russian hackers on Telegram.

An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025.

White House shifts tone on Ukraine as NATO disucsses Russia incursions

Trump signaled at UNGA that he believes that NATO members should shoot down Russian jets if they encroached on their airspace, which the alliance discussed on Tuesday.

Service members of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen in a trunk of a pick-up truck in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 21, 2025. I

Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters

Moldova’s Orthodox clergy, after all-expenses-paid pilgrimages to Russia, spread anti-Western messages online, influencing the country’s pivotal elections with Russian backing.

Archbishop Marchel celebrates Mass at a church in Slobozia-Magura, Moldova, September 6, 2025.

FBI ex-chief Comey criminally charged as Trump targets critics

Former FBI director James Comey indicted on criminal charges as Trump’s Justice Department escalates campaign against political critics.

Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, June 8, 2017