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Monday, 12 October 2026
Russia
State actors used Claude for missile guidance, bioweapon research, and mass surveillance, Anthropic report reveals31dRussia sends medieval prince's relic to frontline troops as Orthodox Church deepens war role31dRussia opens new cultural centres across eight African countries32dUkrainian drones strike Russian energy infrastructure thousands of kilometres inside territory in record-range attacks32dXi and Putin pledge to deepen strategic ties with North Korea on its founding anniversary33dRussia and North Korea open first road bridge across shared border[Updated]33dSerbia and Montenegro host front companies obscuring Russian cybercrime infrastructure33dAlbanian port blocks Russian-linked shadow fleet oil tanker33dUS envoys visit Kyiv for first time as peace talks cautiously resume[Updated]33dRussian drone strike on Kyiv TV channel kills five as peace talks stall33dHungary expels 10 Russian diplomats in sharp foreign policy shift33dAvalanche kills at least 11 climbers in southern Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region34dAfghanistan and Iraq wars reshaped Russia and China's geopolitical ambitions, analysts say35dTrump sends Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with new peace plan for Ukraine[Updated]35dEurope struggles to counter Russia's hybrid warfare as defence readiness gaps widen36dRussia's Africa Corps helps Niger junta repel mutiny, cementing role as protector of Sahel governments37dRussia strikes Ukraine's intelligence headquarters in major escalation ahead of US peace talks37dGermany blames Russia for explosive drone found at Leipzig airport[Updated]38dGermany blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack and imposes sanctions package[Updated]38dGerman closure of Berlin 'Russian House' reignites debate over Kremlin cultural influence in Europe39d