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Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to strengthen the country’s neutrality in a referendum on Sunday, with around 70% voting against the measure. According to final results published by the Swiss government, the proposal was rejected in all 26 Swiss cantons. The initiative would have restricted Switzerland’s ability to impose sanctions on other countries, allowing such measures only if they had been approved by the United Nations. That would have limited Switzerland’s ability to adopt sanctions against Russia, which holds veto power as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Supporters of the proposal, led by…
Around 150 tents filled the square on Sunday, with families of several generations joining the sit-in. Demonstrators say they will remain there until at least Tuesday, when the Spanish government is due to meet. Banners across the square called for “Affordable housing”, “Right to Housing at a fair price” and “Not one more Maricarmen”, reflecting wider demands for rent freezes, stronger tenant protections and an end to evictions without alternative accommodation. Maricarmen had lived in the same Madrid flat for around 70 years, after her father rented it in 1956. The Madrid Tenants’ Union says the property was later acquired…
The U.K. receives around one-sixth of its diesel from the U.S. and would be one of the countries most exposed to an export ban. However, Reynolds cautioned that it is important to “make a distinction between the statements and what is actually being proposed by the U.S.” Donald Trump has said he is in favor of proposals to bar American diesel exports against a backdrop of high prices for American drivers and farmers, and with midterm elections looming. A 90-day ban has been considered, along with more limited voluntary export restrictions. “Clearly something like that … would be a significant…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez responded to Maricarmen on Sunday, a day after the 87-year-old woman, who was evicted from her Madrid home earlier this week, appealed directly to him for action. Speaking at a Socialist Party (PSOE) rally in Getafe, Sánchez promised that his government was working “against the clock” to bring a new housing decree before the Council of Ministers on Tuesday. “Maricarmen, I have a message for you,” he said, describing the housing crisis as “a matter of humanity” that transcends political differences. He also urged parliamentary groups to make “one last effort” to approve the decree…
Around 2,000 people gathered despite heavy rain, while police monitored the scene with vehicles and a helicopter. The 35 Orange Order members authorised to take part remained inside a nearby church as the route was blocked. The limited parade was due to pass along the road without bands or supporters, in what would have been the first such procession there since 1998. The standoff followed a late-night legal battle. A High Court judge initially halted the parade on Saturday, saying the long-running dispute had the potential to escalate. But the Court of Appeal overturned the ruling shortly before midnight, with…
LIVERPOOL, England — Andy Burnham must be “selective” in the story he tells when he delivers his first conference speech as prime minister and Labour leader later this week, one of his closest allies said Sunday. In an interview in The POLITICO Pub, Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said he’s seen a draft of Burnham’s speech, which he’ll deliver to Labour members Tuesday afternoon. “He’s going to have to be selective about the types of things that he wants to outline as a way forward,” Rotheram said, adding “there’s no way that in that one hour you…
The political storm engulfing Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over reports of additional foreign warnings about Hamas’ 7 October attack expanded on Saturday and Sunday when more revelations surfaced amid the looming Israeli elections, with the Israeli premier countering with a fiery and defiant speech about Israel’s defence at the UN. The New York Times on Saturday confirmed a previous Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz report that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed secretly warned Netanyahu of the Hamas’ 7 October attack and that Israel’s premier did not pass on the warning to his security officials. Also on Saturday, the US news…
SOCAR is introducing a cap on petrol and diesel prices across the Italiana Petroli (IP) network. The Azerbaijani state energy company, which took control of the Italian group last May, has decided to tackle soaring fuel costs by setting a limit on the prices charged by filling stations. The mechanism will be rolled out gradually, starting with the IP-branded network. SOCAR has not yet specified what the maximum price at the pump will be: in a statement released on Sunday it explains that the level of the cap will be set taking into account different needs and the economic sustainability…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 14:31 GMT+2•Updated 14:39 At least two people have been killed and 19 are in hospital after a bus crashed in Germany with Filipino tourists on board who were heading to Munich’s beer festival, according to local authorities. “This morning at 05:41 AM (03:41 GMT), an Italian tour bus with approximately 35 people on board, mostly of Filipino descent, was on its way from Milan to Munich for the Oktoberfest. The bus veered off the road and then overturned in the bushes here,” Martin Cornils, a Fürstenfeldbruck police spokesman, said. Cornils added, “In total, we have six…
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