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Germany arrests its former spy chief

Wars widen risks as Brazil votes right and Skydance swallows Warner Bros

The day mixed hard-security scares with political jolts and one very large media bet. Governments tried to show control, but markets, courts and drones kept reminding them that control is now the scarce commodity.

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  • Siberia plague death and quarantine

    WHO rates public health risk as very low after a laboratory researcher dies in Irkutsk, as Russian authorities report no confirmed plague cases.

  • Kyiv emergency power cuts

    Ukraine imposes scheduled electricity restrictions in Kyiv through October 7 following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

  • French student protests escalate

    Detained 6,547 people as President Macron convenes a crisis meeting following the escalation of student-led protests across France.

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European Union · Updated 12m ago

European democracies and populism

AfD secured its first state-parliament presidency since 1945 with BSW support, an institutional foothold for the far right within German federalism.

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Kyiv emergency power cuts

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    Kyiv emergency power cuts

    Ukraine imposes scheduled electricity restrictions in Kyiv through October 7 following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

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