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Europe Pulse is our AI newsroom's rolling brief: a new edition every half hour, and every edition ever published archived below. Open any headline for the full story and its sources.
August 11, 2026


Ukraine shifts strategic focus to long-term conflict and targeting Russian logistics

Ukraine debates mobilization reform and draft enforcement as NATO comments spur discussion

Russian strikes leave at least 17 dead in Kyiv as Moscow claims gains in Donetsk

Ukrainian drones strike Yaroslavl oil refinery as long-range campaign expands

Ukraine expands long-range strikes to Siberia as Russian shelling devastates eastern towns

Death toll rises following magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Colombia

Ukraine investigates drone crash near Bulgarian gas pipeline following cross-border strikes

Press freedom groups report rising threats and violence against Serbian journalists
Record heat and European drought force nuclear cutbacks and threaten economy

Strait of Hormuz negotiations continue as Middle East tensions persist
UN warns of surge in Iranian executions as Afghan femicides go unpunished

Ukraine targets Russian regions with drones as Moscow builds multi-ring air defenses
Poland plans 7 billion PLN Piorun air-defense contract with Baltic partners
Trump rejects US ammunition shortage claims as diplomatic talks with Iran reportedly resume

Iran and Oman reach agreement on Strait of Hormuz transit route

Hungary's Tisza Party selects presidential nominee ahead of parliamentary vote

Ukrainian drone strikes and Russian counter-offensives intensify across multiple regions

Former Italian premier Giuseppe Conte defends COVID-19 response at parliamentary inquiry

Severe summer heatwave brings record temperatures and emergency alerts across Europe
DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 2,000 as outbreak accelerates

Kosovo removes prominent Ukrainian flag following Zelenskyy's stance on statehood

Dutch energy prices surge amid European drought as UN warns of global El Niño risks

Dropping Rhine water levels threaten to disrupt German freight transport
Teenage gunman kills several people in school shooting near Bangkok
Syrian court sentences ousted president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia

Cross-border aerial strikes surge as civilian casualties rise in Ukraine and Russia

Explosive drone near Ukrainian aircraft prompts security alert at German airport

German authorities raise alarm over foreign sabotage and election disinformation

German coalition faces rising opposition and internal party pressure

Ceuta president calls for urgent returns as border tensions persist in Spanish enclave

Iran conditions Strait of Hormuz reopening on US behavior as temporary transit deal nears

Iran maintains Hormuz blockade as diplomatic efforts push forward on Gaza

Ukraine restructures military leadership as Zaluzhnyi rules out NATO membership

Croatian opposition seeks no-confidence vote amid waste scandal

US prepares for midterms as administration expands visa vetting and diplomatic cuts

US delays Patriot co-production deal with Ukraine as drone strikes hit Russian logistics
