Key takeaways: Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff with 57.6 percent of the vote, becoming the country’s first elected woman president. She takes office on 22 January after a low-turnout vote shaped by the Ukraine war debate. Bulgaria’s acting president, Iliana Iotova, has won the …
Key takeaways: Iranian negotiators spent a third straight day in Doha talking through Qatari mediators about a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States heads into midterm elections on November 3. Washington says no decision has been made on new strikes, …
Key takeaways The Youth Olympic Games opened in Dakar on 31 October, the first Olympic event held in Africa. About 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 will compete in 25 sports across Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly until 13 November. The Youth Olympic Games opened in …
Key takeaways: Youth-led cost-of-living protests turned violent across France, Germany and Switzerland on 31 October, the third straight weekend of mass demonstrations in France. France’s Interior Ministry counted 320,000 marchers nationwide, with 565 arrests, while in Germany masked rioters looted shops in Frankfurt after a …
Key takeaways Nearly 48 million Americans had voted early by midday on October 30, a record for a midterm election. Democrats lead Republicans among party-registered early voters, but analysts caution that early figures do not predict the November 3 result. Nearly 48 million Americans have …
Key takeaways Canada and the EU launched an Alliance for the Future at their Montreal summit, concluding digital trade and competition deals and opening talks on closer association by 2027. Canada also pledged an initial 500 million euros to the EU’s Ukraine support loan. The …
Key takeaways Christine Lagarde will step down as ECB president on 7 February 2027, nine months before her term ends. The ECB held interest rates at 2.50% at the meeting, and EU leaders have begun the search for her successor. European Central Bank President Christine …
Key takeaways The US sanctioned Rwanda’s defence ministry and Zigama bank on October 28 over alleged support for M23 rebels. Washington says Kigali must stop backing the group and withdraw its troops from eastern Congo. The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda’s Ministry of …
Key takeaways JD Vance has written to Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei to test whether a framework for talks exists. Donald Trump has given conflicting accounts of the contact. With the November 3 midterms near and new strikes under consideration, it is a last diplomatic …
Key takeaways At least 64 people were killed and about 80 injured when a Renfe high-speed train struck a stationary Iryo train near Urda in Toledo province on Wednesday morning. Services on the Madrid–Andalusia line were suspended as rescue work continued. At least 64 people …