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10 crew still missing after drone strike. Plus: Kyiv's power plant hit, grocery prices rising — 6 stories
Six crew members are rescued but 10 are missing after a merchant ship was sunk overnight, Bulgaria says.
10/13/2026 October 13, 2026 Bulgaria has seen the second spate of drone attacks on merchant ships off its coast in the past week. Russia has been accused of repeatedly targeting…
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Food manufacturers warn of impact on consumers ahead of midterm elections
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A key energy facility supplying Kyiv with heating and electricity has been hit in a Russian ballistic missile attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Darnytska CHP-4, or CHPP-4, and a residential building were hit in a strike the president said came…
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Despite the US president announcing energy infrastructure would not be targeted strikes have continued, Ukraine says.
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City-state’s GDP expands 5.4 percent in July-September quarter, according to advance
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Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes almost 300 homes Hundreds of people displaced in Bangka Belitung with conditions described as worst in a decade with wildlife also badly hit
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