In this bulletin: Ukrainian drone attack hits oil sites in St Petersburg; More than 1,800 arrested after violent protests in France; Settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank; Fire at Canadian military base leaves several dead or injured; Microsoft withdraws from planned UK AI data centre.
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In this episode
- Ukrainian drone attack hits oil sites in St Petersburg
- More than 1,800 arrested after violent protests in France
- Settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank
- Fire at Canadian military base leaves several dead or injured
- Microsoft withdraws from planned UK AI data centre
- Truck kills 13 at Hindu festival in India
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Sources
- BBC NewsOil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
- RechercheUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine’s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times in the week after Trump’s ceasefire announcement; the figure is his account.
- RechercheThe demonstrations concerned rising fuel prices and living costs, deteriorating public services, and school conditions.
- RechercheThe interior ministry estimated nationwide turnout at 550,000; the CGT trade union gave a higher estimate of 800,000.
- RechercheThe supplied coverage reports violent clashes and fires in Milan, Italy, and protests and an encampment in Lisbon, Portugal; it does not establish that French unrest spread to either country.
- BBC NewsEuropean diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank - BBC News
- Channel NewsAsiaIsraeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor - CNA
- Associated Press, carried by ABC NewsMasked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank - ABC News
- Deutsche WelleWest Bank: Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats
- BBC NewsSeveral dead or injured in major fire at Canada military base
- Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed ForcesIncident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright
- The Guardian‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say
- RechercheNscale said it remained committed to the Loughton project and was exploring alternative power sources. It said the grid issue did not affect its other contracts.
- RechercheA Reuters report says Microsoft recently terminated its agreement for the Loughton data centre, but says the Telegraph report it cites did not specify why Microsoft withdrew.
- Microsoft reportedly quits Nscale’s UK data centre weeks before its IPO
- Microsoft exits Nscale's UK site weeks before $35B IPO push | Dealroom News
- Microsoft Scraps UK Data Center Deal With Nscale Ahead of Its IPO — BigGo Finance
- RechercheOfficials said a speeding truck ploughed into a crowd at a Hindu festival in India, killing 13 people. President Droupadi Murmu described the deaths as “heartbreaking.”
- RecherchePolice said the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on Sheetlamata Mandir road in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The truck struck devotees waiting by the roadside; police reported nearly 40 injured, including four to five in serious condition.
- RechercheAs historical context, India recorded more than 183,000 road-traffic deaths in 2025, according to the roads ministry. The report says official data links many deaths to inadequate road infrastructure, poorly maintained vehicles and exhausted drivers.