Italy Italy's Salvini goes on trial for refusing migrant ship docking Salvini is charged with kidnapping. 23/10/2021
Austria Unvaccinated could face new lockdown in Austria, chancellor warns “The pandemic is not yet in the rear view mirror,” Schallenberg said. “We are about to stumble into a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” 23/10/2021
no comment A history of art & innovation: the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève celebrates its 20th anniversary The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Considered the Oscar of watchmaking, the event enables enthusiasts to look back at previous winners of the Grand Prix de l'Aiguille d'Or, the most coveted award in the competition. 23/10/2021
Ukraine With Europe's second-worst vaccine rate, Ukraine suffers COVID surge Only about 15% of the population of Ukraine is fully vaccinated, Europe’s lowest level after Armenia. 23/10/2021
Poland Poles protest one year after court ruling restricted abortion rights The demonstrations on October 22 were far smaller than last year, when record numbers took to the streets. 23/10/2021
Saudi Arabia Oil rich Saudi Arabia 'will be net-zero' by 2060 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the pledge on Saturday - not everyone is convinced. 23/10/2021
United Kingdom Scientists urge UK to prep rapid return of COVID measures Many scientists are urging the government to reintroduce some of the measures that it lifted three months ago. 22/10/2021
Ukraine Man detained after explosives attack on Ukrainian presidential office Ukrainian police detain man who threw Molotov cocktail at presidential building 22/10/2021
Moldova Moldova's parliament declares state of emergency over gas crisis Moldova has declared a state of emergency to secure gas supplies amid a crisis over rising prices. 22/10/2021
World EU leaders pay tribute to Merkel on her last summit in Brussels The summit is Merkel's 107th as German Chancellor, a position she has held for 16 years. 22/10/2021
Kosovo Kosovo's president orders two Russian diplomats expelled President Vjosa Osmani attributed the decision to their alleged “harmful activities that risk endangering national security and the constitutional order” of Kosovo. 22/10/2021
Poland Polish miners protest EU court order to close Turow coal mine The Turow coal mine near the Czech border generates around 7% of Poland’s energy. 22/10/2021
World At least five people killed as storms sweep across central Europe A train driver in Germany and four others in Poland have died after storms swept across central Europe. 22/10/2021
no comment "Squid game" in a civil service competition in Indonesia. An unusual antidote to the stress of recruitment exams has been offered to candidates hoping to join a civil service department in Indonesia. 22/10/2021
Latvia Latvia enters a new lockdown after record daily COVID cases The Baltic state has seen a record-high level of cases since the start of the pandemic resulting in new strict measures. 22/10/2021
China China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments China has recently upped its threat to bring Taiwan under its control by force if necessary by flying warplanes near the island and rehearsing beach landings. 22/10/2021
Sweden Prominent 19-year-old Swedish rapper Einár shot dead in Stockholm Police are looking for at least two suspects who allegedly shot the rapper, whose real name is Nils Gronberg. 22/10/2021
Luxembourg Luxembourg to legalise growing and using cannabis at home Luxembourg’s government has announced changes to the law on cannabis, with plans to legalise growing and using the drug at home. 22/10/2021
Ukraine Ukraine, Russia report record-high COVID infection and death toll Hesitant populations have led to low vaccine uptake in some eastern European countries. 22/10/2021
View Energy prices are skyrocketing. It’s game over for gas | View As EU leaders meet in Brussels to address the energy crisis, there are short-term solutions available. But the most glaring answer is to get Europe off gas for good, argues Friends of the Earth Europe's Eilidh Robb. 22/10/2021
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