Spanish minister quit hours after Sánchez was told of ‘prostitute parties’ claims
Óscar Puente resigned over the Urda rail disaster two hours after the Prime Minister's chief of staff briefed him on allegations that a businessman had hosted the…
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Ukraine’s anti-graft detectives face armed standoff during raids on senior spy chiefs
“Such actions are unacceptable and directly obstruct the lawful procedural duties of NABU detectives,” the bureau declared.
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Puente’s exit hands Sánchez a slogan as Urda crash dents Socialist polls
Spain's transport minister stepped down on November 3 after two fatal crashes on the same line, with post-crash surveys putting the Socialists close to 100 seats.
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Security forces deflect criticism over top court with operation on Polish-Russian border
A special operations headquarters has been set up at National Police Headquarters in Warsaw, with the police commands in Olsztyn and Białystok.
Henry Nowak’s family says they were ‘manipulated in our darkest hour’ by police
"The first time was the night that we were told that Henry had died. And the second time was when we watched that video".
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EU funding for Spanish rail safety under scrutiny after latest high-speed crash
The second deadly crash on the line this year, after 46 people died near Adamuz, Córdoba province, on January 18.
Greek precedent piles pressure on Spanish Government after second deadly rail crash
Greece's transport minister resigned within a day of the Tempi disaster in 2023, while Spain's has refused to go after two high-speed crashes in nine months.
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Outgoing EPPO chief Kövesi accuses Greece of ‘most blatant’ attempt to intimidate EU prosecutors
She singled out a dispute over the renewal of the mandates of three Greek European Delegated Prosecutors as the clearest example of pressure on the independent body.
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Spain tops world toll for high-speed rail deaths after Urda crash
The collision near Urda, added to January's Adamuz disaster, pushed Spain past the toll of Germany's 1998 Eschede derailment on a network that was until this year…
Former Spanish employment minister dies in high-speed rail disaster
The architect of Spain's 2012 labour reform was travelling in the rear carriage of the Iryo service struck from behind near Urda, in Toledo province.
Spanish Government insists railways are ‘safe’ as Toledo crash toll climbs
Ministers have defended the network hours after a high-speed train ran into the back of a stopped service near Urda, the second mass-casualty crash on the Madrid-Seville…
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Switzerland freezes Médecins Sans Frontières funding over Chad abuse allegations
Staff members were alleged to have conditioned the provision of humanitarian relief, jobs and financial assistance on sexual acts with displaced women and girls.
European leaders rally behind Spain after Toledo rail disaster
Messages of condolence arrived from capitals across the European Union as the death toll climbed at Urda, nine months after a similar disaster on the same corridor.
Brazilian court bars Flávio Bolsonaro from leaving and demands his Italian passport too
The judge has given the defeated candidate 24 hours to surrender every travel document he holds, including the one issued to him by an EU member state.
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Bolsonaro takes his run-off defeat to the court that ran the vote
The Superior Electoral Court said no extension of voting hours like the one ordered on October 25 had ever occurred in its history, though it insisted the count…
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Serbian students end Vučić’s 14 years in power
Turnout reached the highest level in more than three decades, approaching 70 per cent by the close of polls.
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Reynders messages with Belgian spy official land in money-laundering file
The messages were recovered during searches of Reynders’ properties and have now been incorporated into an ongoing Belgian criminal investigation into Reynders.
Anti-corruption investigators search Ukraine’s central bank
The National Bank says it is operating normally and denies reports that its governor has resigned.
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State funding for Spanish unions nearly quadruples as membership falls to record low
Between 2018 and 2025, total public funds allocated to both federations, alongside their territorial branches and linked foundations, exceeded €569 million.
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Tusk moves to take over constitutional court by force
After taking his oath Berek was taken to the court under a mass police escort protecting him from scores of demonstrators.
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EU auditors warn greater flexibility in next long-term budget could make misuse harder to detect
ECA President Tony Murphy told Politico key elements of the plan would amount to greater reliance on national systems in a form of “self-policing”.
White House forces out US ambassador to Greece over corruption claims
Kimberly Guilfoyle has gone after reports that Greek businessmen paid for her travel and that she asked a Trump donor to settle a credit card bill.
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Patriots for Europe say Brussels is the real threat to the rule of law
Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, German and American speakers accused the EU of double standards and political bias.
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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…
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.
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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BBC pays white staff less than ethnic-minority colleagues in most pay bands
In the lowest band, black, Asian, mixed and other ethnic-minority employees had median pay 13.2 per cent higher than white staff.
Dutch PM misinforms parliament over AI use
Researchers at the universities of Chicago and Maryland found Pangram wrongly flags about one in 10,000 human texts.
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Guardia Civil confirms Socialist network contacted drug clan to ‘eliminate’ judge in Sánchez brother case
A Guardia Civil report filed two days before her appearance sets out testimony on surveillance, threats and contacts with a drug clan in Badajoz.
Former German spy chief arrested over alleged Azerbaijani link
Investigators are examining whether some of the material smuggled out of Germany’s intelligence services was prepared for a foreign intelligence service.