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MI5 chief throws water on PM Burnham’s claims on Russian interference in Brexit vote
He stressed, though, that there was “a really important difference between interference attempted and outcome swayed”.
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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery in Rome
Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the 71-year-old Pontiff's right lung, and a papal trip to Latin America planned for November is now in doubt.
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Hungarian parliament amends Orbán-era ‘child protection’ law, removing anti-LGBTQ provisions
According to the government, the changes strengthen child-protection rules “regardless of sexual orientation” while bringing Hungary into line with European…
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Greta Thunberg joins French high-school protests
She stood with students who have blockaded the school and addressed journalists while wearing a keffiyeh over her shoulders.
Bardella says a Le Pen victory would restore France’s credibility in Europe
The National Rally leader used a Madrid appearance to set out what a government under him would do from May 2027: budget discipline, an end to Green Deal ideology…
Pope Leo XIV enters Rome hospital for lung surgery
The 71-year-old pontiff is expected to spend about a week at the Gemelli, with all audiences cancelled until October 20.
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Man arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill PM Tusk and defence minister
Tusk thanked the security services for a prompt response after Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński reported that a man had been detained.
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Brussels police officer shot dead during interception of stolen vehicle
Reports describe the shooting as occurring at close range; the victim was described in some accounts as a 41-year-old father.
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US urges Spain to ‘combat mass migration’ and spend more on defence
Washington's national day greeting to Madrid restates its demands on borders and military spending less than seven weeks before Spain's general election.
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Gentiloni warns Italy against defying Brussels: ‘Ask Orbán how that worked out for him’
The former PM remarks reignite debate over national sovereignty, democratic choice and the European Commission’s use of financial pressure.
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Foreign nationals make up nearly 40 per cent of Germany’s long-term welfare recipients
This chronic demographic accounts for roughly two in five of all employable welfare beneficiaries nationwide.
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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…
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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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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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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.
European Parliament urges terrorist listing for Muslim Brotherhood networks
MEPs have asked capitals to hand over the evidence that would let the Council add Brotherhood figures and front groups to the EU terrorist list.
France rushes thousands of substitute teachers into schools as student revolt grows
Unions have called fresh nationwide action for October 13 after a day of protests that left dozens of police officers injured and hundreds of people in custody.
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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.
Four in five people convicted of theft in Switzerland hold a foreign passport
Algerian and Romanian nationals were the most frequently recorded. About two-thirds of those convicted were not part of the permanent resident population.
Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize for her reworking of the Greek classics
The Swedish Academy has given the 2026 award to the Canadian poet and classicist, a perennial favourite who becomes the first Canadian laureate since Alice Munro.
French court sharply increases sentences over Trèbes and Carcassonne attacks
Two associates of the gunman who murdered four people in 2018 have been convicted of terrorist conspiracy on appeal, after a first trial that largely rejected the…