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Published on 4 November 2026 – 9:43 GMT+1 The hacker attack that hit around a hundred supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia and Ireland has not spared Italy. At least four Coop stores, three in Catania and one in Palermo, were affected by a suspected cyberattack that caused temperatures to rise in refrigeration systems and forced shopkeepers to throw away food that had overheated. This was initially reported to Ansa by Giuseppe Spadaro, general manager of the Radenza group, which runs the Coop supermarkets. “We have verified that it is an attack on our remote control system for frozen-food counters.…
The results will probably set in motion investigations into the war in Iran, the running of the FBI and, of course, Donald Trump’s family business dealings. Think Bill Clinton’s Whitewater scandal and Trump’s first impeachment rolled into one, with Iran-Contra thrown in for extra froth. How will these seismic political shifts impact Europe? From energy prices to the war in Ukraine, the continent has a lot riding on what happens in Washington. Here are five things to watch out for. Europe risks bearing the brunt of Trump’s frustration Some seasoned observers think this is not only possible but highly likely.…
A jubilant crowd reacts to the announcement, marking what could become a historic breakthrough for Democrats in a state long dominated by Republicans. If confirmed, Talarico’s victory would make him the first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Texas since 1988, ending nearly four decades without a Senate election win for the party in the conservative stronghold. The atmosphere at the election-night gathering was one of excitement as supporters welcomed the projected result. “Up and down the ballot Texas is turning blue, and it’s about damn time,” one supporter declared, expressing hopes of a wider shift in the state’s…
The Democrats have won the Senate and the House, taking control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidency. On this special episode of Westminster Insider, Patrick Baker is joined from Washington D.C. by our Global Politics Bureau Chief Jack Blanchard to unpack the election results and to explore what they could mean for Britain and its European allies.
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that rising petrol prices linked to the war in Iran played a role in his Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections. In a phone interview with Fox News, Trump argued that voters broadly supported his actions against Iran but were unwilling to bear the short-term financial consequences of the conflict. “I don’t think it’s the war. I think it’s a gasoline price. People agree with what I’m doing on Iran, but they really probably weren’t willing to do the short-term consequence of paying more for gasoline,” he said. Trump described the higher fuel…
Donald Trump has suffered one of the worst defeats of his political career, after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress to the Democrats in a vote that turned into a verdict on his presidency. By 07:40 CET, Democrats had gained 25 seats in the House of Representatives, taking them to 220, two more than the 218 needed for a majority. In the Senate, they took seven seats from the Republicans, including in Texas, Ohio, Kansas and Maine. High prices weighed heavily on voters. About two-thirds said in an election-day survey that Trump’s tariffs had hurt the economy. The…
Overnight, the Democratic party has won the U.S. Senate and made decisive gains in the House. But this might not necessarily be good news for Europe. On this special episode, Zoya Sheftalovich is joined by Sarah Wheaton in Brussels and our Global Politics Bureau Chief Jack Blanchard, who is ringing in from Washington. Jack will give us a picture of election night and the “generational changing of the guard” as he describes it, which has seen big wins for Democrats across the country. But could this blue wave actually mean Donald Trump — more curtailed at home — turns his…
Democrat James Talarico flipped a US Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the party’s first statewide victory in more than 30 years. A large crowd erupted in cheers at Talarico’s watch party in downtown Austin after the race was called. The 37-year-old former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian campaigned on a message of “politics of love”, challenging Republican dominance in one of America’s most conservative states. Texas has not elected a Democratic senator since 1988. In his victory speech in Austin, Talarico portrayed the campaign as a battle against powerful political and financial interests,…
Shares fell on Wednesday as markets worldwide followed the results of the US midterm elections. By early morning in Europe, Democrats had won control of the Senate, according to the Associated Press, and were on course to take the House of Representatives, in a major setback for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party, which has controlled both chambers of Congress during the first two years of his second term. Voters’ concerns about the cost of living, including high petrol and diesel prices, helped drive the Democratic gains. Opposition to data centres also featured in some campaigns, including Ohio’s Senate…
Published on 4 November 2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Winter city breaks in Europe come with plenty of traditional favourites: Christmas markets, festive food and evenings spent exploring brightly decorated streets. But for active travellers keen to get moving between sightseeing stops, outdoor ice rinks offer another way to experience a destination. Across the continent every winter a host of grand courtyards, public squares and leafy parks become skating spots. Some sit beneath castle towers or beside landmark museums, while others form part of festive markets and winter wonderlands, with hot drinks and something sweet to enjoy when not on the…