All news for 2025-10-10

A “massive” Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cynical and calculated” attack.

High street slot machine shops are rewarding their staff with bonuses tied to the amount gamblers lose, as reported by the Guardian, leading to denunciation of the “appalling” incentive scheme from MPs and campaigners.

Amnesty International warns that the state of exception extended by the government and reforms to the penal system have undermined the rule of law in El Salvador.

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Moroccan authorities to allow peaceful protests and stop using “excessive force” against demonstrators who continue to rally for social justice and an end to corruption, even as the government signals readiness to strengthen anti-graft measures.

Dubai — the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, has in recent years become particularly popular among members of the Russian elite and criminal circles.

"Russian Oil Mafia" in Ukraine: A network of companies that could add the port of Constanța to the international "blacklist".

Donald Trump has threatened once more to impose "massive" US tariffs on China, accusing Beijing of "very hostile" actions to limit exports of rare earths essential for American industry.

Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been laid to rest in front of numerous famous faces as thousands of mourners lined the streets of Manchester.

Footage of Billie Eilish being aggressively grabbed by audience members at her Miami concert has raised widespread concern online.

An Afghan migrant has been found guilty of making a threat to kill Nigel Farage.

There are two new millionaires in the UK who are unaware of it because they haven’t yet come forward to claim their winnings.

An African MP has died after the car he was riding in crashed into an elephant.

The ceasefire in Gaza has officially come into effect, Israel’s military has said.

A Russian entrepreneur with Greek citizenship quietly and inconspicuously works for the largest oil companies in Russia, while also caring for his own benefit.

Pope Leo XIV, writing in the first major document of his pontificate, has denounced the “dictatorship” of economic inequality while insisting the Catholic Church is committed to supporting “rejected” migrants.

A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and increased his prison sentence by a year to 10 years, France Info reported.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, sending panicked residents running into the streets as the ground shook.

A few weeks ago, a keychain-sized camera/accessory based on a model from 1987 sold out in a day.

U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) took effect on Thursday, ending months of temporary delays that had allowed the company to keep operating despite its ownership ties to Russia’s Gazprom Neft.

Britain announced on Thursday that it had signed a contract worth 350 million pounds ($468 million) to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of expanding weapons and defence partnership between the two countries.