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Portugal bans face coverings in public under new 'burqa law'

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Lithuania's plan to send junior doctors to rural areas sparks backlash

Lithuania — a Baltic country of 2,8 million — plans to tackle medical deserts by sending junior doctors to remote regions. Junior doctors oppose what they see as a “populist” move.

Europe News

Delays to UK Parliament renovation could add £420m to final bill

Plans to restore the Victorian neo-Gothic edifice, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring Westminster Abbey, stretch back more than a decade.

Europe News

Hungarian lawmakers vote to reverse exit from ICC initiated by Orbán

The 199-member parliament voted 133 for, 37 against with five abstentions to formally repeal a law on exiting the ICC, just ahead of the deadline.

Europe News

Bulgarian parliament confirms Rumen Radev as new prime minister

Radev won last month’s election, seen by many as one of the most consequential in the Balkan nation’s recent history, by a landslide, securing an outright majority for the first time since 1997. He was given the presidential mandate to govern on Thursday.

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Turkey

Brawl erupts in Turkey's parliament over justice minister appointment

No official reason was given for Wednesday's Cabinet shake‑up, though the Official Gazette said the outgoing ministers had "requested to be relieved" of their duties.

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Fistfight erupts in Turkish parliament over justice minister appointment

A brawl has erupted in Turkey’s parliament as lawmakers clash over a controversial appointment to the Justice Ministry.

Poland

US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism

US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose has taken the unprecedented step of immediately severing diplomatic relations with the Speaker of the Polish Parliament, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty.

France

France approves bill ending ambiguity over 'marital duty' and consent

The text must now be examined by the Senate under an accelerated procedure and if approved, it could be passed into law in the next few months.

France

French government avoids collapse after surviving no-confidence votes

Despite two no-confidence motions filed by the hard left and the far right, the French government avoided collapse, saved by the moderate left Socialists and conservative lawmakers.

World News

Italy ready to invest €9 billion in the Gcap project

It is an expensive gamble, but also an attempt at technological emancipation from the major programmes of the past, in which Italy has often played a subordinate role.

France

France to miss 2026 budget deadline as lawmakers fail to reach deal

French lawmakers failed Friday to agree a 2026 budget in joint committee talks, forcing government to seek emergency legislation to roll over 2025 budget.

Thailand

Thailand dissolves parliament amid continued fighting with Cambodia

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from the King on Friday. The country is now set to hold elections early next year despite an ongoing armed conflict with neighbouring Cambodia.

Culture news

'It's a huge scandal': Polish MP hits out over delay for GTA VI

A Polish MP has made the headlines by voicing 'concern' about the latest delay of Grand Theft Auto 6, arguably the most anticipated video game of the decade.

Latvia

Latvian parliament votes to exit Istanbul Convention on women's rights

The Latvian parliament decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention after a heated 13-hour debate, potentially making Latvia the first EU state to renounce it.

Japan

Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan’s first female prime minister

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July.

World News

Portuguese parliament approves ban on wearing face veils in public spaces

The bill, proposed by Portugal's far-right Chega party, would prohibit coverings such as burqas and niqabs from being worn in most public places. It received support from centre-right parties.