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Published on 08/10/2026 – 6:14 GMT+2 Lawmakers in Kosovo elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country’s new president in a marathon late-night session, moments before a constitutional deadline that would have forced a snap election. The election late on Tuesday was a significant moment in a political crisis in the small Balkan nation that has caused legislative deadlock for over 19 months and two early parliamentary elections. Just before Shiroka Pula was elected, lawmakers also approved a law limiting the powers of a special court in The Hague, which was set up to investigate and prosecute war…
Published on 08/10/2026 – 6:27 GMT+2 The wife of Sri Lanka’s powerful former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was detained on Wednesday on allegations of misusing donations received for her charity when she was first lady. Police questioned Shiranthi Rajapaksa at her home and later took her before a court, which ordered her detention for a week pending investigations. Police then escorted Rajapaksa, who had one eye bandaged from recent surgery, to a vehicle to be taken to a jail. Rajapaksa was accused of misusing funds that her charity received as a donation from a state bank earmarked for the purchase of…
Die Brandmauer bröckelt weiter und bringt Friedrich Merz in Bedrängnis. Nach der Wahl von Tobias Rausch von der AfD zum Landtagspräsidenten in Sachsen-Anhalt womöglich mit CDU-Stimmen wächst die parteiinterne Nervosität. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert, warum der CDU-Chef die Kontrolle über die Debatte verliert und wie SPD-Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius die Situation mit seinem historischen Vergleich anheizt. Außenpolitisch sucht der Kanzler den Schulterschluss mit dem noch recht neuen britischen Premierminister Andy Burnham. Während er wie ein Auslaufmodell wirkt, reitet der Labour-Politiker auf einer Popularitätswelle und stellt den Brexit offen infrage. Hans von der Burchard ordnet ein, was das Treffen für die europäische Sicherheitsarchitektur…
Published on 07/10/2026 – 16:55 GMT+2•Updated 16:57 The Left group in the European Parliament is set to demand that MEP salaries are halved, arguing that lawmakers taking home tens of thousands of euros a month are increasingly disconnected from ordinary voters. MEPs currently receive a net monthly salary of €8,772.70, on top of several allowances that bring their total monthly income to around €18,000. Under a formal proposal put forward by Belgian MEP Marc Botenga, only the basic salary would be cut, reducing it to around €4,400 a month. The measure is contained in an amendment to a resolution on…
Published on 07/10/2026 – 8:03 GMT+2 The Spanish government has postponed until 2027 (source in Spanish), and later to 2028, the entry into force of Verifactu, the electronic invoicing system designed to strengthen tax control over companies and self-employed workers. The move pushes back by one year the original timetable, which had set its implementation for 2026 (source in Spanish). Under the new calendar, companies subject to Corporation Tax will have to adapt from 2028, while the self-employed and SMEs will have until 1 July of that same year. The system requires invoices to be issued using certified software that…
“Before, Vox talked about immigration, but it wasn’t the nuclear issue it has become,” said Guillermo Fernández Vázquez, a political scientist at Carlos III University and author of a book about the European far right. “Now, when Vox talks about social security payments, it talks about immigration; when it talks about the economy, it talks about immigration. Immigration is the issue that dictates everything.” Vox also subscribes to the “remigration” policy being touted by many far-right parties, under which undocumented migrants and those who commit crimes would be deported. The PP has appeared to respond to Vox’s hard line by…
Clashes broke out in Paris on Tuesday at the end of a demonstration by school pupils demanding more funding for education. The footage shows riot police firing tear gas as demonstrators throw objects and fireworks, sending white smoke across Place de la Nation. Police and protesters face each other in the streets as officers move to disperse the crowd. The demonstration was part of nationwide action over staff shortages, deteriorating school buildings and a lack of basic resources. More than 250,000 people took part across France, according to official figures, including 56,000 in Paris. The unrest has also intensified criticism…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 07/10/2026 – 22:05 GMT+2 Baku is the stage for the middleweights on day 4 of the World Judo Championships. At -63kg, reigning World Champion KAJU Haruka has never lost a contest on the World Judo Tour, and here in Baku she was determined to keep that record intact. She confidently earned her place in the final, aiming to keep her red backpatch for another year and continue her remarkable run. She’d face Kerem PRIMO, who was entering not only her first World Championship final, but her first ever World Judo Tour final. It was the biggest moment…
Published on 07/10/2026 – 17:26 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump said he “will definitely look” into the possibility of opening a permanenert US base in Lithuania — the Baltic country at the eastern NATO flank. “They are friends of mine, they are great people. So we will certainly look at it,” Trump told LRT reporter when asked whether US would consider establishing a permanent military base in Lithuania. The comments follow Lithuania’s Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius conversation with John Coale, President Donald Trump’s envoy to neighbouring Belarus, where he told that Vilnius wants US troops to be permanently stationed in…
People gathered at the Nova festival site in southern Israel on Wednesday to remember those killed and kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack. Visitors looked at portraits and posters of those who died or were taken hostage, while others stood quietly at the site. At nearby Kfar Aza, mourners attended a ceremony as the Israeli flag was lowered. People sang together, while one woman was seen wiping away tears. The ceremonies marked three years since Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. This year’s events are the first since all the hostages were…