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Daily News · October 10, 2026 October 10, 2026 · 6:17 · With Maya and Alex
In this bulletin: Russian strike kills civilians in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region; US and Russia announce a diesel deal as Ukraine objects; Hundreds detained before a protest in Delhi; Hurricane Isaias leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Maya This is Slow English FM. I’m Maya, with your international news. Thank you for listening. Here are the headlines. Maya A Russian attack on residential buildings in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region has killed at least 15 people, including children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, cited by the Associated Press. Maya Indian authorities detained protesters ahead of a planned demonstration in New Delhi on October 10. Maya The United States and Russia are promoting a deal to resume diesel fuel flows and ease sanctions. Maya South African judge and human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Maya Hurricane Isaias has left hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and Alabama after striking the US Gulf Coast and moving inland. Maya A Russian attack on residential buildings in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region has killed at least 15 people, including children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, cited by the Associated Press. More people may still be trapped in the rubble of a large apartment building, BBC News reports. Alex The reported death toll changed as more information came in. ABC News reported an earlier figure of 12, citing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The later figure from Ukraine’s emergency service is at least 15. The Associated Press says the attack involved five glide bombs. A glide bomb has a guidance system that helps it steer toward a target after it is released from an aircraft. Maya The attack took place during Russia’s wider air war against Ukraine. The Associated Press says the armies remain largely deadlocked along the front line. In Zaporizhzhia, the attack hit residential buildings and killed at least 15 people, including three children. Maya Indian authorities detained protesters ahead of a planned demonstration in New Delhi on October 10. The protest was organized by the Cockroach movement. The Associated Press reports that thousands were detained. The Indian Express reports that 2,000 people were detained during the crackdown. Alex The two reports give different totals, so the exact number is not clear from these accounts. Both describe detentions ahead of the same demonstration. The Associated Press says movement leaders were detained after arriving at Delhi airport. The Indian Express says leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party were taken from an aircraft, citing the party. Maya The reports describe extensive action by authorities before the protest. They also place the movement’s leaders among those detained. Maya The United States and Russia are promoting a deal to resume diesel fuel flows and ease sanctions—government penalties that can limit trade or financial dealings. NPR reports that few details have been made public. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the deal would give Russia more money to continue its war. Alex Al Jazeera also reports Zelenskyy’s criticism. The dispute comes amid opposing views about Russian oil and the war. Ukraine says Russia’s oil industry helps fund and fuel its invasion. The United States and Russia have presented the diesel deal as a way to reopen fuel flows, but NPR says questions remain about its terms and possible effects on prices and US policy. Maya The European Union banned Russian diesel and other refined oil products in 2023. Al Jazeera reported that the measure was intended to reduce Russia’s energy earnings while still allowing Russian diesel to reach other countries. The new US-Russia deal could change how those fuel flows and sanctions work, but the available reports do not yet set out the full terms. Maya South African jurist Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized her work to promote peace and international law, according to BBC News. Alex Pillay’s career has included work at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and leadership of the United Nations human rights office, according to The Guardian. The committee said her work helped strengthen international law and showed how legal measures can help prevent war and violence. Maya The prize comes as institutions of international law face political pressure. PBS News reported that the US administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court on the day the award was announced. Pillay had served as a judge at that court, France 24 reports. Maya Hurricane Isaias has left hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and Alabama after striking the US Gulf Coast and moving inland. CBC News reports flooded roads and fallen trees in the storm’s path. BBC News says the storm was downgraded after making landfall in Florida. Alex The outages were reported early Saturday in Alabama and Florida’s Panhandle, according to CBC News. The storm continued across the southeastern United States, BBC News reports. Maya That’s the news. Stay with us on Slow English FM.