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Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded personal attacks in their first debate on Sunday, a week before the runoff on 25 October. The two men called each other liars, and Bolsonaro paced behind his rival as he spoke. The debate covered the economy, security, healthcare, corruption and ties to the United States. Lula asked his opponent about plans for deep cuts to public spending, but the senator changed the subject. In turn, he accused the president of reckless spending to win re-election. Two polls this week put Bolsonaro on 51 per cent and…
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a 30-day suspension by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) after leaving an international camp last month. In addition to the ban, Ronaldo will have to pay a fine of €255. According to a ruling by the association’s disciplinary committee, part of the player’s suspension has already been served, as he had already been suspended. Ronaldo, who now plays his club football for Saudi side Al-Nassr, began his punishment on 1 October, leaving 11 days left to serve. That means he could be available for the national team’s upcoming matches against Denmark on 14…
Euronews reviews France’s leading newspapers after a weekend of unrest, with protests over student living conditions turning violent and riots and looting reported in major cities. Libération: Police fiasco In its Monday 19 October edition, Libération questions the authorities’ handling of the demonstrations, noting that turnout far exceeded expectations. “There were five times more of them than the 150,000 demonstrators anticipated by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez,” the newspaper writes. It asks whether the government and security forces took the calls for demonstrations seriously enough, describing the events as “the anatomy of a fiasco”. The paper draws on the analysis of…
Protesters pitched tents in Lisbon’s Rossio Square over the weekend to draw attention to Portugal’s housing crisis and demand government action. Demonstrators spent the night in the square, with some expressing concern about a possible police eviction while vowing to continue their campaign. Students and other protesters said rising rents were making housing increasingly unaffordable. Ivan Silva, a 49-year-old handyman earning around €1,000 a month, said he rented a 20-square-metre flat for €180 in 2015. Today, he said, that amount would not even be enough to rent a mattress.
The email disparaged the work of Portuguese EPP lawmaker Sebastião Bugalho ahead of the EPP’s vice-chair elections. When asked, Bugalho’s office said he “will obviously not comment on forged emails.” Pedro López de Pablo, the EPP’s press director, said: “The group has been informed that there will be an investigation.” The Parliament’s probe was announced by EPP group chair Manfred Weber to all the group’s lawmakers at a closed-door meeting on Monday afternoon, according to four people in the room. They were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal matter. Halicki sent his request for an investigation by Belgian authorities to…
Pope Leo XIV held a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late on Monday afternoon, just days after he spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Vatican said. During his conversation with Putin, the pontiff had called for a humanitarian truce in Oleshky, a city under Russian siege, to allow food and medical aid to arrive and for civilians to be evacuated safely. According to a statement from the Vatican’s Press Office, Oleshky was also the focus of his talks with Zelenskyy. “During the conversation, the Holy Father drew attention to the serious situation in the city of Oleshky, in…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries agreed to deepen cooperation on transport, critical minerals and security at a C5+1 meeting in Samarkand on Monday. The talks brought together the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In a joint statement, they backed investment in the Trans-Caspian trade route, closer industrial cooperation and simpler customs procedures. A trade route to Europe The Trans-Caspian route, also known as the Middle Corridor, connects Central Asia with European markets through the Caspian Sea, the South Caucasus and Turkey, bypassing Russia. “We’re going to enhance…
Trump made room for the possibility of other topics to be discussed in such a meeting but reiterated that it would be “based on denuclearization.” “If President Xi wants to have it, I’d have it,” he said. “I’m sure we would talk about other things like trade too but yeah I would do that.” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that discussions were taking place over the possibility of a meeting, but there was no “clear understanding” yet about what the potential summit’s agenda would consist of. The possibility of a high-level summit between the three…
Published on 19/10/2026 – 23:12 GMT+2 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that Germany is falling behind in the artificial intelligence race as he spoke to members of the media in London last week. Despite its strong potential and wealth of talent, Huang believes progress in Europe is being blocked by too much hesitation and analysis and has called on policymakers to be quicker to put AI into practice. In response to concerns about the country’s technological competitiveness, the German government has been planning closer cooperation with the US company. At the Invest in Germany investment summit in Berlin this week,…
Ecuadorian priest Patricio Sánchez died after a large cross fell on him while he was celebrating Mass at a church in Guayaquil on Saturday evening. Footage captured the moment the cross came loose from the wall behind the altar and struck Sánchez as he addressed the congregation. The service was being streamed live on social media. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil later confirmed his death and expressed its condolences to the religious congregation he belonged to. A memorial Mass was held at the church on Sunday, attended by clergy and parishioners.