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Russian Jet Drone Strikes Dnipro Train Station, Killing 14
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Russian Jet Drone Strikes Dnipro Train Station, Killing 14

A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 14 others. The attack occurred as a commuter train was preparing to depart for Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia confirmed the strike, noting an elevated threat level had been in place, but many people remained on the platform. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack "horrific," stating that the Russians had targeted a platform "where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing."

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Serbia’s Vucic Concedes Election to Student-Led Movement
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Serbia’s Vucic Concedes Election to Student-Led Movement

Serbia’s long-serving leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat on Sunday to a student-led opposition movement in a snap parliamentary election that marked a seismic political shift. Vucic, whose Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) had dominated Serbian politics for 14 years, said his opponents in the Students’ List were projected to win between 135 and 140 of the 250 parliamentary seats. “The Students’ List has won,” Vucic said at his party’s election night event, though he blamed “independent media,” “unnamed European countries,” and an “American deep state” for the loss.

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Bulgaria’s presidential election heads to runoff after record-low turnout
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Bulgaria’s presidential election heads to runoff after record-low turnout

Bulgaria’s presidential election will go to a runoff on November 1 after no candidate won a majority and turnout fell to a record low of under 40%. Exit polls showed incumbent President Iliana Yotova with 35–47% of the vote, and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov with 28–33.5%. The vote was held amid rising economic hardship, inflation, and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping that killed at least two dozen international seafarers. The government said the attacks “benefit Russia,” but has not directly blamed Moscow. Both candidates condemned the strikes and called for stronger maritime security, with Bulgaria seeking assistance from its allies.

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