Trump says Putin wants a deal ‘more than Zelensky’ as Kyiv reports new energy strikes
The US President has played down reports that Moscow broke the "energy ceasefire" he declared a day earlier, while the EU has adopted the largest single expansion…
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Crowd boos Sánchez and cheers the King at Spain’s national day parade
At Spain's national day parade, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faced boos from the crowd while King Felipe VI received enthusiastic applause, highlighting political…
Spain’s Supreme Court bars ‘grandchildren law’ citizens from the November election
Judges threw out the Spanish Government's appeal on the day the electoral roll closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of new Spaniards abroad without a ballot.
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Audi and parent company Volkswagen see big drop in sales
Volkswagen Group deliveries there plunged 38.5 per cent in the third quarter and are down 30.2 per cent year-to-date.
Nobel economics prize rewards the theory behind ECB rate decisions
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have won for work that gave central banks their models for handling energy shocks and inflation.
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Pupil, 14, shoots school principal and teacher in southern France
The 53-year-old head and the 37-year-old teacher were hit in the lower body; the former in the hip, the latter in the thigh.
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Glucksmann wins social-democratic primary outright and names the ‘far right’ as his main opponent
“I am the candidate who can defeat our long-standing enemy, the far right,” he said, adding that Marine Le Pen would not be in the Élysée in 2027.
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Netanyahu calls for criminal investigation into sources behind Gaza documentary NAZA
Israeli prime minister calls for prosecution over alleged security breaches and defamation as documentary accuses Israeli military of war crimes and deliberate mass…
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Spain faces hunt for assets in US as renewables rulings mount
Thirteen American court decisions now back investors chasing compensation for Madrid's retroactive cuts to green energy subsidies, and creditors are moving from…
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German labour minister Bärbel Bas resigns from cabinet and SPD leadership
“After the death of my stepdaughter, I realised that I need time to come to terms with my grief. I want to take sufficient time for this,” she wrote.
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Tusk’s parliamentary majority moves to depose head of Polish central bank
Heads of the NBP in Poland are nominated by the head of state with that nomination having to be approved by parliament.
Communist network and unions latch on to France’s school revolt
Only 15 of the 50 organisations identified in the French protest movement are student or youth groups, an investigation has found.
Brussels tells capitals to clear airport queues before Christmas
Magnus Brunner has defended the EU's digital border system after travellers waited up to five hours at Brussels Airport, saying member states agreed to it and had…
Burnham now says Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
No intelligence assessment has been published to support the claim, which lands as London reopens the question of its relationship with Brussels.
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Brussels frees minors held after riot as youth detention places run out
Prosecutors had sought placement in a closed institution for eight of the youths, citing the seriousness of the alleged offences.
Trump declares Russia-Ukraine ‘energy ceasefire’ as strikes on Kyiv continue
Neither Moscow nor Kyiv has confirmed any agreement, and Russian drones hit Ukrainian power plants hours after the announcement, while European buyers remain shut…
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EU buys record volumes of Russian Arctic LNG in final year before import ban
Yamal cargoes reached EU terminals roughly every 1.6 days in the first nine months of 2026, at an estimated cost of €7.88 billion.
Pope Leo XIV announces surgery to remove lung nodule
The 71-year-old Pontiff told pilgrims in St Peter's Square that the growth had been caught early, less than a month before his first papal journey to Latin America.
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Irish presidency proposes 8 per cent cut to Commission’s 2028-2034 EU budget plan
The proposal sets total commitments at roughly €1.62 trillion in 2025 prices, or about €1.83 trillion in current prices.
Trump calls for a new Ukrainian president as Kyiv rejects outside pressure
The US president said Ukraine needed a leader able to make a deal, drawing applause from Moscow and a reminder from Kyiv that only Ukrainians choose their head of…
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German transport minister calls EU combustion-engine ban a ‘big mistake’
“The federal government is united in jointly advocating in Brussels for a reversal of the ban,” he said.
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German ex-chancellor Schröder lambasted for celebrating Putin’s birthday in Moscow
Schröder was already in the Russian capital on business when Putin learned of his presence from media reports on the morning of October 7.
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Crowd attacks Vlaams Belang politician at Antwerp city hall
Two people from the Belgian-Moroccan group have been detained by police following the incident.
Brazilian judge orders arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro as runoff nears
He is currently in the United States, and the warrant takes effect if he returns.
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Left-wing Hungarian newspaper relaunches online
The new newsroom is built mainly on the staff of Népszava, another long-running left/social-democratic daily, together with many former Népszabadság journalists.
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EU plans new military mission in Lebanon as UNIFIL withdraws
That resolution authorised a force of up to 15,000 personnel. At its peak, the mission deployed more than 10,000 peacekeepers.
Russian Liberal politician jailed for four years over €37 in donations to Navalny foundation
The court ordered the 3,500 roubles confiscated, along with a mobile phone, Kommersant reported.
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BMW withdraws official-car offer to AfD state parliament president
The company gave no reason, though German media have linked the move to the vote in Magdeburg.
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Germany withdraws from joint next-generation tank project with France
Joint staff work over several years had clarified what a future main battle tank should look like, he said, and that effort “wasn’t a waste of time”.
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Deadly knife attacks in Polish schools used as political football by PM Tusk
The attacker has been detained and will appear before a family court as he is a minor.