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Europe: 8 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: NATO commander warns Russia any attack would prove 'utterly futile'. Key developments, background and analysis.

8 stories on Europe since 25 September 2026; the latest was published on 13 October 2026.

Key developments

  1. NATO commander warns Russia any attack would prove 'utterly futile'NATO's top commander Gen Alexus Grynkewich said the alliance would destroy anything and everything behind any attack, as Europe accuses Moscow of sabotage.
  2. UK to reopen refugee resettlement scheme, with Afghan women and girls and Palestinians among those expectedBritain will reopen a UN-backed refugee scheme, Shabana Mahmood said, with about a quarter of places expected for Afghan women and girls and Palestinians.
  3. Iran denies link to bomb scare at RAF Fairford, the UK base used by US bombers in the Iran warFive British nationals were arrested and bailed over three suspicious vans near RAF Fairford. Iran's embassy rejected 'malicious speculations' linking it to the scare.
  4. Swiss voters reject plan to limit sanctions to those backed by the UNMore than 70pc of Swiss voters rejected a stricter neutrality rule that would have barred sanctions without UN approval and closer ties with NATO.
  5. On Poland's border with Ukraine, a village braces for a Russian 'hybrid' attackAir-raid alerts, boarded-up school windows and Patriot missiles: how the Ukraine war is closing in on Dorohusk, a Polish village 2km from the border.