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Mass drone attacks, cyberattacks, disinformation and attempts to seize a vessel were among the simulations that Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan’s troops rehearsed for the first time together in Azerbaijan over the past few days, designating the current threats that the military forces of these countries are facing in the current geopolitical shifts. More than 3,500 troops from the three countries took part in the “Power of Unity-2026” exercise, held for the first time in the Hojavend district of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region. Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler highlighted the need for military readiness saying “we will prepare in the best possible…

Millions of Brazilians will vote on Sunday in an election dominated by two rivals: the incumbent president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former leader Jair Bolsonaro, whom Lula defeated four years ago. The two stand on opposite sides of the political spectrum, with clashing views on issues ranging from how to tackle organised crime to what kind of relationship Latin America’s largest country should have with the Trump administration. The 80-year-old left-wing veteran Lula da Silva is running for a fourth and final term, warning voters that Brazil’s sovereignty is at stake under pressure…

Nigerian dancer Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, has completed a 168-hour dance marathon in Lagos in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Records mark for the longest individual dance marathon. Supporters gathered at Freedom Park to cheer him on as he performed for seven days, incorporating Nigerian dance styles and music including Afrobeats, fuji, jazz and zouk. Daniel said the attempt was intended to draw global attention to African indigenous dance and promote the continent’s culture. His performance now awaits official verification by Guinness World Records.

They also said another man, likely in Iran, was in contact with them over the plot. The arrests followed a joint investigation by counter-terrorism police and the MI5 secret services. The latest charges follow Prime Minister Andy Burnham announcing there were “strong indications” that Iran was involved in a suspicious incident linked to the RAF Fairford last week, which involved three vans parked strangely and a group of hooded, masked men near the airbase. Britain’s deputy assistant commissioner for counter-terrorism Vicki Evans said the last week has “brought into sharp focus some of the wider threats being projected into the…

Journalist and social media expert Carmela Ríos posted on 27 September on X (source in Spanish) an investigation into the sale of the garment, which emerged after the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta on 30 and 31 July. Here is what lies behind the sale. The T-shirt is being launched by Terre de France, a brand that sells a “patriotic and solidarity-based” range of products it claims are 100% French. Part of the revenue is used to support other organisations that, according to its website**,** include groups of farmers, agricultural colleges and an association for wounded French soldiers. In…

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Speaking in Thessaloniki, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made special reference to the Parthenon Sculptures on the occasion of the exchange of historic relics between Greece and Bulgaria. “Monuments and historic artefacts cannot be treated as spoils of war, nor as victims of circumstances that arose after their creation and their inherent nature as unified works,” Mitsotakis said. “It is precisely this same principle, the principle of a monument’s integrity, that underpins our ongoing effort to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures. Because they are not lifeless objects from the past. They are evidence in a living and unbroken connection with the…

As the demonstrations took place, Sánchez remained out of sight, weighing his options. Emiliano García-Page, the Socialist president of Castilla-La Mancha, and the party’s leaders in Extremadura, the Basque Country and Castilla y León on Saturday urged Sánchez to call an early election, saying voters needed to be heard. Meanwhile, the prospect of an imminent election is prompting Spain’s fractured left to scramble to regroup. With Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz declining to run for reelection, Health Minister Mónica García and Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun are seen as frontrunners to succeed her in the leadership of the Sumar party. But…

Demonstrators are marching in several Spanish cities on Saturday, a day after parliament votes down two government decrees aimed at giving tenants stronger protection. In Madrid, according to the organisers, around 500,000 people took part in the demonstrations, while the authorities put the number at around 70,000. Activists have been camped for about a week in Puerta del Sol, one of the capital’s main tourist squares. Participants are carrying placards reading “General strike” and chanting slogans such as “Down with rentierism”. The protest remains peaceful, under a visible police presence. The president of the employers’ confederation CEOE, Antonio Garamendi, says…

Published on 03/10/2026 – 15:59 GMT+2•Updated 16:04 The International Energy Agency said Saturday that member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, from the 400 million barrels promised in March. The update came a day after G7 leaders, in a statement issued by French President Emmanuel Macron’s office, agreed in coordination with the IEA to immediately release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil, following US pressure on Europe to tap its reserves and ease supply concerns caused by the US-Iran war. The G7 did not say whether the 100…