00:01Seven people were killed in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine while the Kremlin accuses
00:06Kyiv of firing hundreds of drones across the border. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy
00:12says freezing the front line is the first step to a ceasefire as both Kyiv and Moscow agreed
00:17to resume trilateral talks with the US. Russia has released Stephen Hubbard who had been jailed
00:23for allegedly joining the Ukrainian military after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
00:30Seven people were killed across Ukraine in fresh Russian attacks overnight into Thursday,
00:36just hours after US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Vladimir Putin in
00:41St. Petersburg. Speaking after the meeting, Trump, in a bid to strike an optimistic tone,
00:48said that this is the closest negotiators have gotten to ending the war. The Russian barrage
00:53targeted many cities, including Sumy and Kharkiv in the northeast, Zaporizhia in the southeast,
00:59and Donetsk in the eastern industrial Donbass region. Officials in Kyiv also noted that the
01:05capital had come under shelling in the early hours of Thursday, where 15 people were injured in attacks
01:10on residential areas and civil infrastructure. Russia said two people were injured in Moscow,
01:16which was the target of what officials described as a huge barrage. Local officials said over 630 drones
01:23were fired into Russia, with some 163 bound for the capital.
01:31Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said halting the fighting along the current front line
01:37is the most realistic route to ending the war with Russia, opening the way to ceasefire talks.
01:44Zelenskyy was speaking with US broadcaster Fox News on Wednesday, saying,
01:49quote,
01:49Right now we have to freeze, and I think this is the real way to end this war.
01:55Zelenskyy added Ukraine was willing to negotiate in any format, but insisted that Kyiv must be directly
02:01involved. His comments came as US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Vladimir Putin in
02:08St. Petersburg. Meanwhile, Russia on Wednesday agreed to resume three-way negotiations next month
02:15with Washington and Kyiv, aimed at ending its war in Ukraine. According to a top Kremlin aide,
02:22Putin agreed, quote,
02:44Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher who had been jailed for allegedly
02:51joining the Ukrainian military after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
02:57A day prior, US President Donald Trump said he had spoken at length with Russian leader Vladimir
03:03Putin and urged him to free Hubbard. The White House said that unlike in previous releases,
03:09the US was not required to give up anyone in return. Hubbard was first imprisoned by Russia in 2022.
03:16He was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison following a closed-door trial in 2024.
03:23His release comes as US Envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Putin as Washington is trying to reach a deal
03:30to stop Russia's war in Ukraine. The talks concluded after more than three hours, local media reported.
03:37The Kremlin has now said it is ready to resume trilateral talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia in the
03:44next month.
03:47The UN leaders who met French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneur Wednesday left the nearly two and a half hour
03:55meeting,
03:56feeling disappointed. The unions had hoped for concrete responses to the social unrest in France.
04:02They also feel like their demands aren't being heard.
04:05L'heure est venue de franchir un nouveau cap dans la mobilisation. La grève doit prendre le relais.
04:12C'est pourquoi la CGT, avec l'intersyndicale, appelle à la mobilisation la plus large possible le 5 novembre.
04:21On nous demande de faire en sorte que les manifestations soient plus calmes.
04:26Mais la meilleure façon quand même pour calmer les manifestations, c'est d'avoir des premières mesures qui font tomber
04:32la colère.
04:32Et ça, aujourd'hui, on ne les a pas.
04:34Meanwhile, the justice system is hard at work across France.
04:38Many rioters are currently facing trial for violent acts last Saturday.
04:42Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin says around 2,500 people have been taken into custody.
04:49917 have appeared in court for a summary trial, and 174 have been incarcerated.
04:55Meanwhile, local curfews are now entering their third night, particularly in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Nice.
05:03These cities are maintaining the nighttime restrictions in place to prevent further unrest, while police remain on high alert.
05:11These measures could be extended until Saturday, when another nationwide day of protests is planned.
05:20Javier Millet has returned to Madrid.
05:22The Argentine president participated in the Nueva Economia Forum on Wednesday,
05:27during a visit marked by his attacks on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his close eyes to the Spanish right.
05:47The rift between the two leaders goes back a long way.
05:50Their public clashes have strained relations between Spain and Argentina with mutual accusations and political recriminations.
05:58Millet has once again lashed out at Sánchez, while the Spanish prime minister defends his social policies.
06:05Si defender el no a la guerra, y el sí a la paz, es ser zurdo, soy zurdo.
06:10Así que sí, soy zurdo, y a mucha honra.
06:13In contrast to his stance toward Sánchez, Millet maintains a cordial relationship with some of the leading figures on the
06:21Spanish right,
06:21such as Santiago Abascal, leader of Vox, whom he has called a friend,
06:27and Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the community of Madrid, with whom he plans to meet during his visit.
06:34I say clearly, I am a friend of Santiago Abascal, and I am a friend of Isabel Díaz Ayuso,
06:42and I believe that they have healthy and positive ideas to remove Spain from the decadence.
06:48Meanwhile, hundreds of students in Madrid gathered on the campus of Rejuven Carlos University
06:54to protest the Argentine president's participation in a forum.
06:58The protest took place amid a significant security presence.
07:05An investigation into human rights violations at the controversial Italian migrant centres established in Albania
07:12has won an EU Journalism Prize.
07:16An investigation was published by Dutch outlet The Correspondent in January.
07:21It picks into question the legality of the two centres that opened in 2024
07:26where were built to accommodate asylum seekers rescued at sea,
07:30while Italian authorities reviewed their applications.
07:34Following repeated illegal setbacks,
07:37Giorgia Maloney's government repurposed the centres in March of 2025
07:41to detain irregular migrants already in Italy ahead of their deportation to their countries of origin.
07:48The report documented violations of fundamental rights and European law
07:53and the treatment of migrants in their transfer to the centres.
07:56The centres have become a model for European migration policy,
08:00as several countries seek to create return hubs,
08:03and the report now issues a warning on the new EU policy on migration.
08:12The European Union has launched an investigation into the online travel platform Booking.com.
08:18They have done so over concerns that it has failed to adequately address fake listings and phishing scams.
08:26EU authorities suspect the company has underestimated the impact of fraud
08:31and unlicensed accommodation on its platform
08:33and has not done enough to prevent users' data from being exploited by scammers.
08:39The EU is also looking into whether Booking.com breached rules
08:43by not clearly labelling certain listings as ads
08:46for which providers paid for a higher ranking in search results.
08:51The probe marks the first investigation into the platform under the Digital Services Act.
08:57Booking.com said it was cooperating with the investigation
09:01and said that security, trust and the protection of personal information are its top priorities.
09:13EU governments could ask households and businesses to keep their energy consumption
09:18as the war in the Middle East drives up prices and threatens oil and gas supplies,
09:23according to a document seen by Euronews.
09:26Energy ministers are set to discuss possible EU-wide demand cuts when they meet next week.
09:32But EU-wide demand cuts raise questions over how to protect vulnerable households
09:37and whether industry should face restrictions without further damaging the bloc's competitiveness.
09:43Gas prices have surged by 140% since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran,
09:49while Brent crude was trading at 98 euros a barrel on Wednesday.
09:53The war has led to the closure of the Strait of Hamas,
09:56a key choke point accounting for 20% of the world's oil and gas transit.
10:01Besides reducing consumption, ministers are set to discuss emergency stock releases and financial support.
10:08Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron secured diesel from Gulf countries on Tuesday
10:12after Saudi Arabia offered additional spot crude cargoes for delivery to Europe.
10:17The move followed the G7 agreement to release more emergency oil stocks under pressure from Washington.
10:24The International Energy Agency said it is ready to coordinate more emergency oil releases
10:29by member countries if they wish to do so in order to counter rising prices.
10:42Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor Georgi Matuolsi was detained on Wednesday
10:47and taken to the Central Chief Prosecution Office for Investigations.
10:52A long-time associate of former Prime Minister Vítor Orban,
10:56Matuolsi led the National Bank of Hungary for 12 years until 2025.
11:00In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Prosecution Office said it was conducting coordinated operations
11:07at several locations as part of an investigation into suspected breach of trust
11:13causing particularly significant financial loss.
11:16The current leadership of the National Bank and Hungary's State Audit Office
11:21have both filed criminal complaints concerning the central bank's foundations.
11:26The State Audit Office has identified an opaque network of companies and investments,
11:32serious management failings and possible criminal offenses.
