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POLITICSOct 13Belgium: 9 minors arrested as clashes erupt near Brussels-MidiClashes near Brussels-Midi station leave around ten arrested, including nine minors, as student and anti-austerity protests continue in Belgium.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 13Spanish royals make sensitive visit to crisis-hit CeutaCEUTA: Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia make a diplomatically sensitive visit to Ceuta on Tuesday to show support for a city mired in crisis since a mass influx of migrants...kuwaittimes · kuwait
POLITICSOct 13France braces for fresh nationwide student demonstrationsFrance readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence. The…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 13I'm a former British diplomat. Why did my own gov't detain me?Britain is clamping down even harder on critics who consider Western foreign policy to have been a catastrophic failure. We are fast approaching the point where expressing an alternative opinion can land you in jail. On the night of October 2, while exiting a flight from Moscow via Istanbul, I was detained by UK counter-terrorism police for three hours under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2026. I had no right to remain silent, my person and possessions were thoroughly searched, I provided fingerprints and a DNA sample, and was required to give up my electronic devices and providResponsible Statecraft
POLITICSOct 13The election supercycle set to drag Europe rightIn the space of 12 months, four of the five biggest EU member states will go to the ballot box. The bloc may never be the sameFinancial Times
POLITICSOct 13What actions are French police allowed to take at blockades and protests?With 18 internal investigations opened into alleged police misconduct during high school student demonstrations, questions of process and the use of 'intermediate force' weapons have become central to public debate, and not for the first time.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 13RLM suspends Ram Pukar Sinha, MLC candidate backed by three rebel party MLAsOn October 5, Ram Pukar Sinha filed the nomination as an independent candidate for the upcoming Legislative Council election in Saran Teachers ConstituencyThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Why Ceuta and Melilla remain a point of contention between Spain and MoroccoThe arrival of more than 72,000 migrants in Ceuta from Morocco this summer reignited the debate over Spain's sovereignty on the two autonomous cities on the North African coast. Morocco has claimed this sovereignty since the 1960s, and King Felipe VI's planned visit on October 13 is intended as yet another symbolic rejection of those claims.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 13Putin, Zelensky should meet to settle Ukraine conflict — TrumpThe US leader believes that Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky "want to make a deal"tass · russia
POLITICSOct 12"Spain!, Spain!,... olé, olé, olé": the Kings return to Ceuta 19 years later and Morocco warns of "blackmail"Felipe VI y Letizia llegan hoy y la gran duda es si Rabat se reserva algún movimiento de represalia LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12Vox shakes up the electoral map: close to PSOE in Andalusia, surpasses it in Murcia and overtakes PP in CataloniaGalicia, Navarra y Euskadi se le resisten a un partido de Santiago Abascal en pleno crecimiento LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12With the Spanish peopleLa Corona introduce claridad donde la política ha producido ambigüedad; España se ha aislado frente a la postura europea en inmigración LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12Trump threatens Ukraine over high energy prices mainly caused by Iran warOver the weekend, President Trump said Ukraine needs a new president. CBS News has also confirmed Mr. Trump is threatening to withhold from Ukraine intelligence on Russian ballistic missile attacks. He's also threatening to suspend European purchases of U.S.-made weapons the Europeans provide to Ukraine. CBS News' Major Garrett and Nikole Killion have more.CBS News
POLITICSOct 12Burnham says Russian meddling in Europe shows need for closer UK-EU ties as he seeks Brexit resetRussia’s attempts to meddle in European politics show why Britain must forge a closer relationship with the European Union, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday, arguing that “the…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 12Ukraine budget revenue shortfall reaches UAH 50 bln — MarchenkoUkraine’s state budget fell short of UAH 50 billion in planned revenue over the first nine months of 2026, with UAH 32 billion of that gap recorded in August–September.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 12Abdi-Wali makes history as first Somali-born refugee in UK ParliamentNewly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has become the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to UK Parliament.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 12Ceuta troops absent as Spain holds National Day parade in MadridThe parade took place against a tense political backdrop, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for 29 November.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 12Concern grows in Brussels over Sánchez's lack of legislative measures to address the Ceuta crisis and accelerate the return of immigrantsEl Gobierno no aprobó el decreto que planeaba sacar adelante junto con los de vivienda y ya no lo hará en plena precampaña, con lo que cualquier posible actuación se retrasará durante meses LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12The Government clings to Pumpido's Constitutional Court to save the 'grandchildren's votes'El Supremo rechaza el recurso de la Abogacía del Estado y mantiene la suspensión del voto de 163.000 nacionalizados LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12"Are Franco's grandchildren going to vote but not those of exiles?": Sánchez adds the Supreme Court's setback to his plan to recruit the leftLa decisión del Alto Tribunal sobre el censo electoral indigna en el Gobierno, que culpa a PP y Vox LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12The Government changes formula to approve the RTVE VAT decree without passing through CongressTras el rechazo parlamentario de julio, el Ejecutivo prepara una reforma reglamentaria que no necesita convalidación del Congreso. RTVE comunica a los sindicatos que se aprobará antes de que el Gobierno entre en funciones. LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12Northern Ireland secretary denies he ‘bent the knee’ to Sinn FéinChris Bryant tells MPs his decision to block a legal Protestant parade has kept the peace in Northern Ireland, where the dispute is splitting the cross-community government in two.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 12Tehran denies involvement in UK Fairford air base incident as Britain summons Iranian ambassadorFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 12French presidential hopeful Glucksmann says 'battle begins' to revive divided leftFrench presidential candidate Raphael Glucksmann declared Monday that the "battle begins" as he launched a bid to unite a fragmented left ahead of next year's election. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Damien Lecomte, Political Scientist and Researcher at Paris Pantheon Sorbonne University, explains that Glucksmann has to be careful not to be seen as "the new Macron, because that is not a winning card".France 24 [en]