Russia launched 130 drones and 48 cruise missiles at Ukraine overnight on October 7, killing at least 21 civilians including four children in one of the largest single-night attacks in months.
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Latvia’s United List Wins Record 41 Seats in Landslide Saeima Vote
Latvia’s centrist United List, led by PM Andris Kulbergs, won a record 41 of 100 Saeima seats with 35.3% of the vote — the strongest single-party result in Latvia’s post-restoration democratic history.
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Russia Warns NATO of Nuclear Response If Kaliningrad Is Cut Off
Moscow delivered a formal diplomatic note warning NATO it would use its full nuclear arsenal if any alliance member attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, raising Baltic security fears to their highest pitch in years.
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US Pushes to Restart Ukraine Peace Talks as Drones Kill Seven in Kyiv
Washington proposed UAE-hosted trilateral talks with Kyiv and Moscow on September 25, hours after Russian drone strikes killed seven people including a teenager in Ukraine’s capital.
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Canada Formally Applies to Join the UK-Led Joint Expeditionary Force
Canada applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force on September 21, citing Arctic security needs and Ottawa’s move to deepen European defence ties.
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Lavrov Rejects 51-Nation Ceasefire Demand at UN Security Council
Russia’s foreign minister rejected a 51-nation ceasefire demand at the UN Security Council, while Ukraine’s Zelenskyy called for trade restrictions against Moscow.
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US and Denmark Strike Greenland Security Deal
The US and Denmark reached a security agreement on September 18 giving Washington military control over Greenland without a formal sovereignty transfer.
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Tusk Warns Russia Is Planning Deliberate ‘Accidental’ Strikes on NATO States
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament on September 17 that allied intelligence shows Russia intends to stage drone and missile strikes on eastern NATO countries and present them as accidents to undermine Article 5.
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Russia’s Patrushev Warns Warsaw Would Cease to Exist if Poland Enters the War
Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev threatened that Warsaw would be destroyed within two to three days if Poland entered military action against Russia, escalating Europe’s sharpest rhetorical confrontation of 2026.
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NATO Downs Drone Over Lithuania in First Baltic Airspace Intercept
An Italian jet shot down a drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus on September 15, the first such interception in Lithuanian airspace, as a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter the day before.