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Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online

The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. Unverified claims about how she became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating online. Misleading posts and out-of-context videos have also fuelled speculation and fear. Vedika Bahl goes through them, and what we know, in Truth or Fake.

6 Oct 2026, 21:26 UTC

Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death

Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.

6 Oct 2026, 20:17 UTC

Russia denies anti-plague measures after pneumonia death

The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.

6 Oct 2026, 17:26 UTC

Is Europe preparing for a wider war with Russia?

A British war-game show simulating a Russian attack has drawn a nuclear warning from Moscow.

6 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC

Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia, says Moscow

Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. If the figures accurate, it would make it one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia since the start of the war, says France 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.

6 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC

What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case

Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia.

6 Oct 2026, 14:36 UTC

Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death

The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.

6 Oct 2026, 14:07 UTC

Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from Moscow

Lithuania is seeking to bolster its security amid growing concerns over Russia.

6 Oct 2026, 13:08 UTC

Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region, killing two

Russia says 290 drones targeted Moscow and nearby regions in the overnight Ukrainian assault.

6 Oct 2026, 13:03 UTC

Philip Ingram sees Russia, China and Iran stepping up ‘gray zone’ activities across UK and Europe

François Picard is pleased to welcome Philip Ingram, journalist and former British military intelligence officer. The events surrounding RAF Fairford are not an isolated incident, explains Ingram. It's part of a much wider security issue in which conventional military operations, intelligence activity and gray-zone tactics increasingly overlap.

6 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC

Russia plague quarantine following lab death: Should we be worried?

Plague is still endemic to Siberia, the location of the first known prehistoric human outbreak.

6 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC

Fact check: Misleading claims spark plague fears in Russia

The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleading.

6 Oct 2026, 11:20 UTC

Should we be worried about a plague outbreak in Russia?

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 6: The death of a researcher in Siberia, reportedly from the plague, sparks concern despite Russian authorities' denial. But first: French high school protesters are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement against learning conditions. Also, Le Monde speaks to the editor of Russian independent outlet Novaya Gazeta ahead of the 20th anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Finally, it appears that butter is back in fashion.

6 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC

Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack

It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.

6 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC

Germany faces a triple threat from Russia, China and domestic far-right extremists

At a rare public hearing Germany's intelligence agencies identified Russia as the country's most dangerous adversary. The threat from China is also coming into focus. And the homegrown far right also poses a challenge.

6 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC

At least 6 dead as Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv

At least 6 people have been killed in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv after a Russian strike hit a residential area. Nearly 60 were injured and apartments destroyed. Elsewhere, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Morgan Ayre has the details.

6 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTC

Fear and disruption for Ukraine's rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacks

Ukrainians travelling by train are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Russia's attacks.

6 Oct 2026, 09:59 UTC

What is Russia saying about death of woman linked to plague lab?

BBC Verify looks into the death of a woman linked to plague lab in Siberia.

6 Oct 2026, 08:57 UTC

Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low risk

WHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.

6 Oct 2026, 01:57 UTC

Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion trade

The surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.

6 Oct 2026, 00:56 UTC

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