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They are facing a divided field of mainstream candidates on the center and center-right, including two former prime ministers under Macron in Gabriel Attal and Edouard Philippe, and Bruno Retailleau, a former interior minister. These candidates have struggled to settle on a common message in response to the crisis — let alone agree on who the best candidate would be to avoid their nightmare scenario of a runoff between Mélenchon and Le Pen. ‘Out of ideas’ Three officials supporting centrist and conservative candidates told POLITICO that they were concerned the events of the past few weeks would cause lasting damage…
By Dogyu Lee Published on 30 October 2026 – 13:32 GMT+1 North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Seoul renewed its call for talks to prevent accidental clashes along their heavily fortified border. The missiles were launched from the eastern coastal area of Wonsan at about 12.30pm local time and travelled around 250 kilometres, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. South Korea said it had stepped up surveillance for further launches and was sharing information with the United States and Japan. Seoul proposed military talks…
Published on 30 October 2026 – 13:29 GMT+1 The increase, which was well above the European Central Bank’s eurozone inflation target of 2%, was mainly due to rising energy, food and transport prices, the agency said. It comes, however, as the eurozone economy grew more than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, demonstrating resilience despite the impact of the Middle East war and surging energy costs. Economists said the single currency area’s growth held up well but warned of the potential for stagflation – a nightmare mix of stagnant growth and high inflation. The EU’s statistics agency…
Investigators are looking into how hackers stole $6.3 billion (€5.6 billion) from cryptocurrency exchange Binance in what is being described as the “biggest hack in history”, with signs suggesting a North Korean hacking group was behind the attack. The figures involved dwarf those of previous crypto hacks, such as Bybit ($1.5 billion, €1.39 billion), Poly Network ($610 million, €545 million) and Ronin Network ($540 million, €482 million). The Binance incident is the latest in a series of cybersecurity incidents this October, with the expanding use of AI to find vulnerabilities largely being blamed by cybersecurity experts. Binance is the world’s…
From state museums covering a country’s history to archaeological sites that give a glimpse into the past, museums are a great introduction to a new destination. In some cases, it’s the entire reason for the trip, and the most popular museums can rack up millions of visitors annually. Now, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has published its annual index looking back at visitor numbers for 2025, and five of the top 20 most-visited museums are in Europe. China dominated the list overall with 12 entries, including the number one spot: Beijing’s Palace Museum, which saw 19 million people walk through…
White T-shirt, visible tattoos, large sunglasses, Wei Koh cuts through the crowd to greet us in the sweltering heat of the Geneva Watch Days pavilion, where dozens of fine watchmaking houses have gathered to show off their latest releases. “Hey dude, what’s up?”, he asks. Behind the infinitely laid-back energy, he’s about to preside, for the first time, over the jury of the luxurious industry’s most prestigious competition, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). This year, 84 nominated timepieces are competing for 19 prizes, including the coveted Aiguille d’Or, awarded every year since 2001 to the single most remarkable…
Appeasement does not necessarily prevent conflict. It can encourage aggression by convincing dictators the free world lacks the will to resist them. And a ceasefire without effective safeguards could become merely a pause before the next assault. A settlement that leaves Ukraine defenseless would postpone the conflict, not resolve it. Peace should be measured not by the speed with which an agreement is signed, but by whether it protects Ukraine’s independence and makes another war less likely. And economic pressure is among the most important nonmilitary instruments available to the U.S. in this process, as Russia’s ability to wage war…
Deep in the protected Batu Nyambu forest, conservationists opened the transport cages on Thursday, 29 October, allowing the animals to scramble up nearby trees and vanish into the canopy. The group included four mothers accompanied by their young, three of whom had also been found to be pregnant during their final veterinary examinations. The orangutans had been rescued in August and September from an oil palm plantation in Ketapang, where fires had swept through their habitat. Some suffered burns to their hands and feet, while others were severely underweight and malnourished, according to Karmele Llano Sanchez, head of the YIARI…
Published on 30 October 2026 – 12:07 GMT+1 BP’s profit attributable to shareholders rose to $4.7 billion (€4.2bn) for the July to September period, four times the $1.16 billion (€1.04bn) of a year earlier, it said on Friday, as disruption from the Iran war boosted its refining and trading earnings. The British oil and gas major also beat analysts’ forecasts and cut its net debt by $8.4 billion (€7.5bn), weeks before its new CEO sets out her strategy in December. Its underlying replacement cost profit, the figure investors judge BP on, nearly quadrupled to $8.5 billion (€7.6bn) from $2.2 billion…
Despite the cost of living crisis, travel remains a top priority for many Europeans. People aren’t, for the most part, cutting down on the number of holidays they take, but they are being far savvier about the places they visit in a bid to save some serious cash. If you’re looking to do the same, we have good news, as Skyscanner has unveiled its list of the best-value destinations for 2027. Compiled based on the percentage price drop for economy class return flights booked in the first half of the year for travel throughout 2026, compared to the same period…