Politics · 22 October 2026
With less than a week to the budget, Treasury minister Emma Reynolds says tighter efficiency could free cash for NATO, leaving public services – and the Sam podcast – to feel the pinch.
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World · 22 October 2026
An AI analysis labeled a PHP vulnerability as the most serious ever found, prompting governments and businesses across Europe and beyond to take their sites offline while a critical security update is deployed.
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World · 22 October 2026
The Kremlin announced that Moscow will be ready to resume three‑way talks with the United States and Ukraine in mid‑November, following President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St�…
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World · 21 October 2026
Steve Witkoff arrived in St Petersburg for talks with President Vladimir Putin and aide Dmitriev at the Konstantinovsky Palace, following constructive talks with President Zelenskyy in Norway.
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Business · 21 October 2026
American investors are swooping on Germany's traditional family‑run industrial firms as owners scramble for successors, turning the famed Mittelstand into a transatlantic shopping spree.
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World · 20 October 2026
Nighttime curfews were imposed in parts of Paris, Bordeaux, Nice and Lyon to curb rioting and looting. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the measures kept the peace overnight and warned additional curfews could be…
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World · 20 October 2026
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced partial curfews in selected urban areas after 2,400 arrests, targeting hotspots of looting while leaving most of the country free to enjoy the night.
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Environment · 19 October 2026
France’s interior minister Laurent Nunez said police lost control during weekend protests that saw more than 2,000 shops damaged, costing hundreds of millions of euros, and blamed a lack of anticipation for the chaos.
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World · 19 October 2026
A tent camp in Lisbon has become the flashpoint of a Europe‑wide cost‑of‑living protest, with 50 people detained in Milan and clashes reported in Turin and Bologna.
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