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A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. US District Judge Karin Immergut issued the order pending further arguments in the suit, saying the relatively small protests the city has seen did not justify the use of federalised forces, and allowing the deployment could harm Oregon’s state sovereignty. “This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,” Immergut wrote. She later continued, “This historical tradition…

“We are clearly pro-European and pro-NATO, of course,” Babiš said at the press conference on Saturday following the results. “The EU has 27 members. Ukraine is not a member of the EU. We want, obviously, to talk about Europe, about European citizens, about the energy prices, the migration pact,” he added. Babiš, together with Orbán, is a co-founder of the far-right Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament. Several Patriots for Europe members, including Orbán and France’s Jordan Bardella, congratulated Babiš on his victory. “Truth has prevailed! Andrej Babiš has won the Czech parliamentary elections with a convincing lead,”…

As a rising number of people turn towards digital payments in Europe, the share of cash transactions is declining, although banknotes still play a significant economic role. In the eurozone, just over half of all transactions (52%) were paid in cash in 2024, according to an ECB survey of 40,000 participants. Even so, this share is much lower when looking at value — amounting to 39% of transactions. In 14 out of 20 eurozone countries, cash is the most frequently used payment method, and it makes up between 45% and 55% of transactions in about half of the countries. Comparing…

PRAGUE, Czechia — Populist right-wing leader Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement are poised for victory in a pivotal election that risks turning Czechia into another source of headache for the EU. With ballots counted in 90 percent of electoral districts, ANO is leading with 35 percent of the vote, well ahead of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s governing center-right coalition Spolu (Together), which is polling around 22 percent.

“The Russians could not have been unaware that they were striking civilians,” added Zelenskyy. Russia struck two trains, first hitting a local passenger train and then another headed for Kyiv, said Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba. “Medical teams have already transported the injured to hospitals and are providing necessary assistance. Others (who were at the site) are in shelters overseen by rescuers,” Kuleba wrote on Telegram, according to NBC News. Moscow has increased air and drone attacks on rail and energy infrastructure ahead of the winter. In a separate attack, a wave of overnight strikes by Russian forces on…

My son attends a Jewish day school where there’s a permanent security presence, and often a heavy police presence over the past two years too. Every morning, when I drop him off, I experience what it means to raise a Jewish child in Britain in 2025. Police outside school is so normal now that he has never asked me why they are there. The Community Security Trust, or CST, is the charity that protects British Jews from antisemitism and terrorism. It trains volunteers to guard synagogues, schools and community centers, and administers the government grant to help guard Jewish buildings.…

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French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to respond swiftly to Hamas’ move late on Friday. “Hamas’ commitment must be followed up without delay,” he posted online. Meanwhile British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Hamas’ stated readiness to release hostages was “a significant step forwards.” “We call on all sides to implement the agreement without delay,” Starmer said, according to a statement from his office. Even though Trump called on Israel to stop bombing the Palestinian enclave on Friday, there were some reports on Saturday morning that Israel was continuing its offensive. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Israeli armed forces…

The combined market value of the United States’ Magnificent Seven tech giants has now exceeded the entire output of the European Union, as a relentless rally in technology stocks stretches valuations and stokes concerns over potential market excess. As of the close on 2 October 2025, the seven leading US tech companies — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Tesla — commanded a total market capitalisation of $20.8 trillion (€17.7tn), eclipsing the EU’s total economic output of $19.4tn (€16.5tn). Nvidia alone, now the world’s most valuable company, boasts a market valuation of around $4.3tn (€3.9tn) — equivalent to the…

Merz said that “the radiance of what we in the West call liberal democracy is noticeably diminishing,” adding: “It is no longer a given that the world will orient itself towards us, that it will follow our values of liberal democracy.” “New alliances of autocracies are forming against us and attacking liberal democracy as a way of life,” Merz said. Recent global turmoil has struck Germany with particular force. Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine and the erosion of the transatlantic alliance have compelled the country’s leaders to invest massively in rebuilding the relatively feeble German military. The energy shock that…