Stories from 18 October 2026
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Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
At least one killed as drones hit St Petersburg's oil terminal, an oil depot, an Ozon warehouse and a VK data centre.
At least one person was killed and at least five injured in an overnight drone attack on St Petersburg that hit two of the city's oil facilities, the St Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchyi oil depot. Regional governor Alexander Beglov said fires were being extinguished at both sites, that 12 apartment buildings and two homes had been damaged and that Pulkovo Airport was temporarily closed, warning that mobile internet disruption was possible. A logistics centre belonging to Ozon, often described as Russia's Amazon, and a regional data centre of the social network VKontakte were also struck. VK said its services were running as usual despite reported outages, while Ozon said staff were evacuated and no one was hurt. Russia's defence ministry said it had shot down more than 1,000 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday, and Kyiv did not immediately comment. The attack came days after Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil infrastructure following a three-day pause prompted by Donald Trump's declaration of an 'energy ceasefire', a resumption that drew Trump's ire; he had sought a truce to support a deal with Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel to the US, alongside a temporary suspension of sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had targeted Ukraine's energy sector 76 times since the ceasefire was declared and had launched nearly 2,700 drones, 1,700 aerial bombs and 66 missiles in the past week, leaving tens of thousands without power. The UN said the first two weeks of October had been the deadliest for Ukrainian civilians in years. The city's oil terminal was last hit in July.
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Newry gym owner sets weighted chin-up Guinness World Record
Former MMA fighter Damien Rooney completes 499 weighted chin-ups in an hour to beat the previous record of 495.
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House designed to look like boulders approved for Ilkley Moor
A Passivhaus home modelled on Ilkley's rocks wins green belt approval on appeal despite town council objections.
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