the global conversation The couple behind BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine win a Princess of Asturias Award
Myanmar Myanmar: Suu Kyi trial 'seriously abridges free and fair standards' Human Rights Watch says gag orders have been imposed on the deposed leader's lawyers and information on her trial is hard to come by. 26/10/2021
Germany First aider dies of injuries five years after Christmas market attack An organisation representing relatives of the victims has called for the man's name to be added to a memorial to the attack. 26/10/2021
Netherlands Scores arrested in one of 'biggest global crackdowns' on dark web Several of those arrested were "high-value targets", Europol said. 26/10/2021
Spain Why it's not just Spain's poor fearing a rise in electricity bills Charities are calling for governments to increase social aid and issue bans on disconnections so those who can't afford their bills aren't left in the dark. 26/10/2021
Greece Three children among victims as migrant dinghy sinks near Greece At least three migrant children have died after a dinghy capsized near the coast of Turkey, according to Greek authorities. 26/10/2021
Ukraine Kyiv hails Dutch court decision to return Crimean treasure to Ukraine In what Kyiv hailed as a "victory", a Dutch court ruled a trove of cultural treasures from Crimea should be handed to the Ukrainian government. 26/10/2021
Germany Germany's newly elected Bundestag meets for first time since election The German parliament is expected to elect Baerbel Bas of the centre-left Social Democrats as its new speaker. 26/10/2021
United Kingdom US appeals against ruling not to extradite Julian Assange Washington's lawyers are hoping to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to face 18 charges relating to the release of 500,000 secret files from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 26/10/2021
Hungary Why is Hungary PM Orban meeting France's Marine Le Pen in Budapest? Orban and Le Pen will hold a joint press conference from Budapest at 15:00 CEST. 26/10/2021
United Kingdom UK reiterates demand to end ECJ role ahead of latest Brexit talks "We cannot have the courts of one side settling disputes between us," UK Brexit Secretary David Frost said on Monday. 26/10/2021
Japan Japan's Princess Mako loses royal status by marrying a commoner The Imperial House Law allows only male succession. Female members of the royal family must renounce their royal status when they marry a commoner. 26/10/2021
Sudan Sudan coup: UN set for emergency meeting after military seize power Sudan’s military seized power Monday, arresting Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other officials of the transitional government. 26/10/2021
USA Making of Alec Baldwin movie is halted after fatal shooting Production of the movie that Alec Baldwin was making when he shot and killed a cinematographer last week has been officially halted. 25/10/2021
World EU medicines agency approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster dose The European medicines regulator said data showed a third dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine led to a rise in antibody levels. 25/10/2021
Slovakia Slovakia extends COVID-19 restrictions amid infection surge Slovakia extended tight coronavirus restrictions to more parts of the country on Monday as the latest surge of infections intensified. 25/10/2021
Russia Gas explosion at residential building in central Russia injures six The blast destroyed several apartments on the upper floors of a five-story building in Naberezhnye Chelny. 25/10/2021
Spain Spain discovers two mass graves of Civil War victims in Belchite Archaeologists and historians estimate that as many as 150 people could have been buried in the mass graves after their execution. 25/10/2021
the global conversation Has Viktor Orbán met his match in Péter Márki-Zay? Political outsider, Péter Márki-Zay, was recently elected as the prime ministerial candidate of the joint opposition coalition in Hungary. Currently the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely, the opposition candidate gives us his insight into the country's politics, Fidesz and his aspirations for the future. 25/10/2021
World Cable car crash survivor should return to Italy, says Israeli court An Israeli court has ordered 6-year-old Eitan Biran to be returned to his relatives in Italy amid a bitter custody battle. 25/10/2021
Spain Spain: La Palma volcano more active five weeks after eruption The cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma has partially collapsed, officials say, sending fresh lava flows down the hillside. 25/10/2021
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