Russia Russia reports record 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day Russia's COVID-19 deaths and cases have been mounting for weeks, reaching record highs since the beginning of the pandemic. 16/10/2021
USA U.S. vows to pay relatives of Afghans killed in drone strike The US Pentagon said that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of the 10 people who were killed in an errant drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August. 16/10/2021
Afghanistan Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more. 16/10/2021
Norway Norway’s newly-elected PM visits bow-and-arrow killings scene It was a sombre first full day in office for Norway’s new prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre as he visited the close-knit former mining town of Kongsberg - that’s been torn apart by a bow and arrow attack that left five people dead. 16/10/2021
United Kingdom Suspect in fatal stabbing of British MP detained under terrorism act Conservative MP David Amess was fatally stabbed during a meeting with constituents in Leigh on Sea. 16/10/2021
France Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo is Socialists' presidential candidate Hidalgo has been the mayor of Paris since 2014 and is one of a handful of women bidding to become France's first female president. 15/10/2021
Spain Spanish Parliament debates 'Only Yes is Yes' sexual consent law The law would strengthen the country's penal code against rape by requiring explicit consent for sex acts, a move long demanded by assault survivors and women's rights groups. 15/10/2021
Afghanistan Afghanistan: Dozens dead in suicide attack on Kandahar Shi'ite mosque IS is suspected of carrying out the attack on the Fatimiya mosque in southern Afghanistan, which comes a week after another deadly attack in the north. 15/10/2021
Cyprus Cyprus to revoke 45 'golden passports' after corruption probes Procedures have begun to revoke the citizenships after an investment-for-passports scheme was cancelled in the wake of corruption revelations. 15/10/2021
Spain Watch: Lava 'tsunami' as earthquake intensifies La Palma volcano Huge rivers of molten rock have been spewing from the crater in recent days. 15/10/2021
Poland EU calls for emergency meeting over worsening Belarus border crisis The EU Home Affairs Commissioner questions Poland's treatment of migrants attempting to cross its border from Belarus after Polish police found the body of a Syrian migrant. 15/10/2021
Norway Kongsberg attack: Perpetrator banned from communication in custody Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, is being held on five counts of preliminary murder and three counts of preliminary attempted murder. 15/10/2021
Georgia Thousands call for release of Georgia's ex-president Saakashvili Saakashvili announced a hunger strike hours after his arrest and his doctor said this week that his condition was deteriorating. 15/10/2021
no comment Cholitas fashion show celebrates Bolivia's capital Bolivia's emblematic Cholitas returned to the catwalk on Thursday to celebrate the 473rd anniversary of the capital's foundation and to boost the pandemic-stricken local economy. 15/10/2021
Belgium Brexit back in play again as UK and EU restart talks on N Ireland UK Brexit negotiator David Frost met EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic for lunch in Brussels as both sides try to bridge gaps over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland. 15/10/2021
United Kingdom Boris Johnson pays tribute to David Amess after UK MP stabbed to death A 25-year-old man is in custody and police have launched a murder probe following the death of the 69-year-old Conservative MP from Essex in southeast England. 15/10/2021
Germany Germany's traffic light coalition moves closer to forming a government If the talks are successful, Olaf Scholz will likely replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 15/10/2021
View Europe should take action against Hezbollah's growing strength | View Europe as well as Lebanon is under threat from Hezbollah and must fully designate the group as a terrorist entity, argues the Counter Extremism Project's Hans-Jakob Schindler 15/10/2021
no comment Venezuelans fight Covid with a ritual Every October 12, known in Venezuela as the Day of Indigenous Resistance, thousands of believers gather on Mount Sorte in northwestern Venezuela. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic, which prevented the meeting from taking place in 2020, is at the heart of the ceremonies. 15/10/2021
United Kingdom 'Worst option': UK hauliers slam move to attract foreign lorry drivers The British government wants to increase the number of deliveries foreign lorry drivers can make in the UK to unblock the country's supply chain logjam. 15/10/2021
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