Politics
The Israeli military said forensic tests showed one of the four bodies handed over to Israel by Hamas on Tuesday did not match any hostage.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu suspended the contentious pension reform to avert imminent no-confidence votes and secure Socialist abstention, temporarily saving his government in Paris.
NATO defense ministers met in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss bolstering air and drone defences and support for Ukraine after repeated Russian airspace incursions.
In Washington, President Donald Trump pledged a $20bn currency swap to bolster Argentina and said the US would withdraw support if Javier Milei lost the Oct. 26 legislative vote.
Major U.S. media, including Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, refused to sign new Pentagon rules restricting reporters' movements and requiring approval to publish information, risking accreditation.
Italy’s government approved its draft budget, pledging a €2 billion wage boost and a cut to the IRPEF top rate from 35% to 33%.
Israel reopened the Rafah crossing but allowed only about 300 of 600 promised aid trucks into Gaza and resumed strikes despite a ceasefire.
The U.S. State Department revoked visas for six foreigners—including citizens of Germany, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil and Paraguay—over online comments about Charlie Kirk's killing.
Eighteen young Union MPs blocked the coalition's pension package in the Bundestag, arguing it was too costly and unfair to younger generations.
The German government approved an Aktivrente allowing retirees who keep working to earn up to €2,000 a month tax-free, to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Spain over its low defense spending and warned China of trade retaliation as U.S.-China measures expanded to shipping fees and soy disputes.
Hamas reappeared in Gaza after the ceasefire and asserted control, with videos allegedly showing executions, while U.S. President Trump warned he would disarm Hamas if it did not.
Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to slain activist Charlie Kirk at the White House, and the State Department revoked visas of foreigners who celebrated his death.
Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency to provide aid and shield migrants targeted by recent ICE raids tied to President Trump’s intensified deportation policy.
President Trump said U.S. forces struck a boat off Venezuela, killing six alleged drug smugglers; critics said the administration provided no evidence for the claim.
Donald Trump requested a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Jerusalem, where he publicly defended Netanyahu against corruption charges.
President Donald Trump called Time magazine's cover photo "the worst of all time," accusing the publication of altering the image to make his hair appear to disappear.
Israeli authorities said they would open the Rafah border crossing into Gaza today, reversing an earlier decision to keep it closed.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in Udine before the Italy–Israel World Cup qualifier, prompting water‑cannon use and injuring two journalists, authorities and media said.
President Donald Trump threatened to press FIFA to remove 2026 World Cup matches from U.S. host cities like Boston, saying a call to FIFA president Gianni Infantino would suffice.
U.S. air traffic controllers warned the government shutdown was straining aviation safety nationwide, saying unpaid staff by month’s end and rising pressure on thousands could create significant risks.
The European Commission proposed a connected EU anti‑drone air‑defence network, to be operational by 2027, aiming to counter drone threats and apply lessons from Ukraine.
President Donald Trump threatened to halt Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans and cooking oil to pressure Beijing, a move critics warned could spur Brazilian deforestation.
Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes hit a UN and WHO humanitarian convoy near Kherson in southern Ukraine, part of intensified attacks on transport and power infrastructure.
Norway's government said it will withdraw a record 550 billion kroner from the sovereign wealth fund next year to support welfare spending.
Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the border killed at least 15 civilians and wounded scores, officials and local sources said, while the Taliban alleged Pakistani airstrikes.
Green MEP Daniel Freund filed a criminal complaint accusing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of a suspected attempted spyware installation on his devices, amid broader allegations Hungary spied for Russia.
The Israeli army said on Wednesday it had identified three of four bodies handed over by Hamas as hostages but found the fourth's DNA did not match any hostage.
Norwegian government announced higher car taxes for all vehicles and reduced the VAT exemption for electric cars to 300,000 kroner, raising EV purchase costs.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Britain had lost control of its borders, warning at a meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday that failures were eroding trust and urged international cooperation.
Raila Odinga, Kenya's longtime opposition leader and former prime minister who ran for president five times, died at 80 in India, officials said.
Swedish Armed Forces said it tracked a Russian submarine through the Baltic Sea after it passed the Great Belt, following it with fighter jets and naval vessels.
Nasser al-Qudwa, Yasser Arafat’s nephew and ex-foreign minister, emerged as a leading candidate to head a transitional Gaza government and warned the truce would not hold if Trump became distracted.
The Union insisted it would keep a lottery to determine who must serve in the Bundeswehr if volunteers fell short, despite SPD opposition and criticism of Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
Italy's Constitutional Court annulled Sardinia President Todde's removal, ruling the regional Collegio di Garanzia had exceeded its powers, allowing Todde to remain in office.
The Swedish Armed Forces said it tracked a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea and kept it under surveillance, issuing a press release confirming the operation.
In Congress on Wednesday, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of favoring corruption, and Sánchez called him "la nada" while defending his government.
Geert Wilders resumed his election campaign in the Netherlands on Wednesday after being named as a target by terrorism suspects, having suspended public events ahead of Oct. 29.
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El exministro José Luis Ábalos invocó su derecho a no declarar ante el Tribunal Supremo por el caso del dinero en metálico del PSOE y afrontó riesgo de prisión.
Union and SPD clashed in Berlin over a proposed lottery for revived compulsory service, with CDU/CSU accusing Defense Minister Pistorius of torpedoing plans, though the coalition kept its timetable.
Incumbent centre-left President Eugenio Giani was re-elected in Tuscany, handing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing bloc a setback in Italy’s regional elections.
President Volodymyr Zelensky revoked Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov’s Ukrainian citizenship after security services said he held Russian nationality, a move critics called a political power grab.
An elite military unit seized power in Madagascar on Tuesday after parliament impeached President Andry Rajoelina amid weeks of Gen Z‑led protests and his flight overseas.
