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Why? Seems they just haven’t got around to it. “Mainly logistical problems and budget constraints,” said one of the diplomats, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, as were others quoted in this piece. Another said they’d not had a chance to discuss it with their capital, but hadn’t ruled out the idea for future summits. “There is no appetite for this,” said a third diplomat. “If my leader wants an influencer [they] would take one” with them, the diplomat said, adding that countries “don’t need the Council for that.” Council spokesperson Romain Sadet confirmed that “we won’t be having content creators…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 12:18 GMT+2 Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement faced a stiff test in first-round voting for the Senate this weekend. Czechs had headed to the polls on Friday and Saturday to elect local representatives as well as a third of the Senate’s members in what was seen as a popularity test for Babiš. According to the Czech Statistics Office, the Senate vote saw 154 candidates standing for 27 seats. “Five senators were elected in the first round, equalling the historic record set in 2024,” Eva Krumpová, first deputy chair of the Statistics Office, said. Of…
By Tomasz Lezon & Euronews Published on 11/10/2026 – 12:42 GMT+2•Updated 17:09 A man who threatened and planned to attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was arrested, the country’s interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński gave no details about the identity of the man nor the type of attack planned. Security services in Poland have been on alert after police received information about a possible attack on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Poland has been on high alert following a series of school stabbings this week, as well as fears of a possible Russian hybrid attack…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday his country could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day total ceasefire, pushing back against US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for Ukraine to pick a new leader. “First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it’s up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader”, Zelenskyy told ABC News in a televised interview, a day after Trump said Ukraine needed a new president who would agree to end the war. Zelenskyy said he told Trump’s team that if they really wanted…
By Franziska Müller Published on 11/10/2026 – 16:23 GMT+2•Updated 18:18 Around 2,000 cubic metres of rock broke away from the Hochvogel mountain in the Allgäu Alps in June. Now researchers are warning that another major collapse could be imminent, potentially sending up to 400,000 cubic metres crashing down the mountainside. The summit itself is at risk of breaking apart, with a fissure that has existed since the 19th century steadily widening. Records suggest the crack was once about shoulder-width, but the gap is now several metres across. Scientists have been monitoring the hotspot for twelve years, initially on field trips and,…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 17:41 GMT+2 Flash floods hit central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away houses and leaving at least five people missing, officials said, weeks after devastating flooding that killed hundreds. Videos circulating online showed a dark, debris-filled river surging through the hills in Gorkha district. “What we know is that a dry landslide had blocked the river and then it burst to cause the flood”, said national disaster agency chief Dharam Raj Uprety. Some 45 houses were swept away, with the flood also damaging three hydropower projects and four bridges. According to the disaster agency, at least 82…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 11/10/2026 – 21:42 GMT+2•Updated 22:12 Today in Baku at the World Judo Championships, the Mixed Team competition is about more than medals. It’s about team spirit, unity and athletes fighting not just for themselves, but for each other. In the semi-final, Japan went up against the People’s Republic of China and UCHIMURA earned Japan an early lead. Double World Champion MURAO continued their momentum with another ippon. ARAI executed a lovely turn over and held Japan into the final. After last year’s team bronze, could Japan reclaim their title? The other semi-final was between Uzbekistan and the…
“The people of Kraków have just regained their city! Now let’s put aside our differences and show that we can work together,” Gibała said, appearing to acknowledge that he will have to cooperate with Civic Coalition and its national coalition partner, the Left party, which together control 23 of the city council’s 43 seats. This was Gibała’s fourth shot at the mayoralty. A local councilor and former national lawmaker, Gibała narrowly lost to Miszalski in 2024 in his previous attempt. This time around, he campaigned on breaking with the political establishment, riding a wave of public discontent over Kraków’s huge…
By Euronews Published on 11/10/2026 – 20:27 GMT+2•Updated 20:49 One round was enough. French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann has won the primary of the French social-democratic camp, taking 66.17% of the vote in the first round of a contest that drew 120,787 voters, the organisers announced. The leader of the Place publique party is far ahead of Socialist Party chief Olivier Faure, who secured 14% of the vote. Ségolène Royal, a prominent Socialist figure and former presidential candidate in 2007, who had hoped to spring a surprise, finished third with less than 8% of the vote. The two other candidates, Jérôme Guedj…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 20:48 GMT+2 The global broadcast of Shakira’s concert in Madrid has become the most-watched live performance by a female artist on Amazon Music, according to Claire Imoucha, head of Amazon Music in Spain, speaking in an interview with ‘RTVE’. The broadcast allowed viewers to follow the show for free from different countries via Amazon Music, Prime Video and Twitch. The performance, held on 3 October, marked a milestone in the Colombian singer’s career, as it was the first time one of her full concerts was streamed live worldwide. The production, coordinated over several months between the…