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WorldUkrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. Ukraine targets Russian oil sites, while Russia launches attacks on ZaporizhzhiaThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 6:48 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A car burns after a Russian airstrike on a residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 17, 2026. (Kateryna Klochko/The Associated Press)Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. The attack comes amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with U. S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv for its strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.

Pope Leo XIV has made his first major public appearance since his lung cancer surgery, appearing at the same spot in the Vatican that he announced he was going in for an operation.

A protester wraps a French flag around them in front of the burning tourism office during a demonstration in Lyon, France, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Addressing the protests in a post on social media on Saturday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no place for violence" in France.

US secretary of state says Ukraine has requested access to military-grade version of Starlink for strikes deep inside Russia. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Starshield, the military-grade version of the Starlink satellite service, is currently unavailable to Ukraine, but a request from Kyiv to access the system for attacks deep inside Russia is “under discussion”. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Rubio stressed Starshield’s distinction with Starlink, the internet service provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ukrainians fear US intelligence cuts as Russian strikes intensifylist 2 of 3What is Starshield, and who limited Ukraine’s access to it?list 3 of 3Ukraine and Europe have little choice but to work with Trumpend of list“Starlink is a commercial product, okay? And so it’s regulated and handled as a commercial product. Starshield is a defence product, a military product,” said Rubio, in comments released by the Department of State. “They’ve asked for access to it in order to conduct deep strikes inside of Russia. They do not have access to it at this moment,” he added.

Between 550,000 and 800,000 people took to the streets of France on Saturday, mostly peacefully and often unaware of the unprecedented violence breaking out in some of the country's major cities. Limoges city hall went up in flames, as did the iconic tourist office on Place Bellecour in Lyon. Vandals also forced their way into town halls in Marseille, Lille, and Angers, whilst in Bordeaux, the prefect's residence was ransacked.

The province’s top doctor says she’s watching the unfolding situation in Russia following the death of a woman who worked in a lab that handled diseases like plague. Initial reports suggested that the woman died of pneumonic plague, but the World Health Organization says Russian officials have identified her cause of death as pneumonia of unknown origin. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says she’s been taking advice from the WHO and the Canadian Public Health Agency. “We’ve been watching it, just keeping an eye on it. Obviously, there are lots of mechanisms in place to be able to monitor those sorts of things with the WHO and the Public Health Agency of Canada,” she told reporters. “What we know right now is that the risk is likely quite low for the general population. We’re always keeping an eye on anything we hear about the plague, but at the moment, there doesn’t seem to be any imminent danger.”