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EU leaders discuss 'drone wall'

EU leaders are meeting in Copenhagen under pressure to boost European defence.

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has told a security summit in Copenhagen that Russia would not succeed in sowing "division and anxiety" in the bloc. It comes after a series of Russian incursions into EU airspace, and days after drones targeted Danish airports. Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said she hoped it was now clear there was a hybrid war under way and that Europe needed to respond strongly. We speak to Polish, Danish and Estonian journalists about the developments.

The International Red Cross has been forced to cease operations in Gaza City because of the intensity of the Israeli offensive. We get the latest on the situation and speak to three activists on a flotilla which is trying to breach Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.

A sunscreen scandal in Australia is continuing to grow, with more products pulled from shelves over safety concerns. Our reporter in Sydney explains.

More than 70 people are now known to have died in an earthquake that's hit the central Philippines. Our correspondent explains.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.

(Photo: A mobile radar installation on the coast of Oresund in the aftermath of drone sightings, Dragoer, Denmark - 26 Sep 2025. Credit: Steven Knap/EPA/Shutterstock)

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