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No pathogen detected in immediate circle around 28-year-old researcher who died at Siberian plague institute
Russian authorities say almost 5,000 laboratory tests found no dangerous pathogen among those who had contact with a 28-year-old researcher who died at a Siberian plague institute, with the regional governor attributing her death to unrelated pneumonia


Mitsotakis at MED9: Europe must answer energy costs with joint initiatives
Speaking at the MED9 summit in Split, the Greek prime minister called for joint European initiatives to ease energy costs while protecting fiscal stability, and welcomed Brussels' positive response to Greece's proposed emergency migration mechanism
Europe’s €100 billion winter problem: how the energy crisis is pushing up costs for households and businesses
The European Commission foresees no supply shortages, but Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen warned of a difficult season, with Brussels weighing measures to curb transport fuel costs as energy poverty threatens to spread across the bloc

Ozone pollution: More than a third of the world’s population exposed to dangerous levels in 2026
Copernicus says heatwaves and wildfires drove the exposure, with 53% of Asia's population affected in the first eight months of the year, while the European Environment Agency links air pollution to 180,000 premature deaths annually

Israeli Prime Minister orders ICC case drawn up against Turkish President over Kurds and Hamas
The move follows Ankara's request for an Interpol red notice against Netanyahu, though sources say the legal file may never be submitted and is chiefly intended to deter Turkish escalation, the Israeli broadcaster i24NEWS reported

Greek Prime Minister meets Canadian counterpart at UN General Assembly in New York
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Mark Carney discussed closer Canada-EU cooperation on artificial intelligence, space and energy, and Greece's presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2027, its first since 2014




