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- yesterday
René Benko moves from Innsbruck prison to house arrest with ankle tag
An Innsbruck court approved house arrest with an electronic ankle tag for René Benko, the former Signa founder held in custody since January 2025. His lawyer expects him to move home in the week of 12 October 2026.
- 3d ago
EU and China agree to curb Chinese hybrid car exports as Berlin hardens its trade stance
Beijing accepted an annual export quota on Chinese hybrid cars to the EU, a deal struck in the week of 5 October. Germany now backs tougher EU action, and EU leaders take up the issue at a Brussels summit on Thursday, 15 October.
- 6d ago
Ukrainska Pravda investigator Mykhailo Tkach freed in Vienna after 12 hours in custody
Mykhailo Tkach was detained on 8 October while tracking former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko. Austria's interior minister says four Ukrainians, including Tkach and his cameraman, were arrested this week on espionage suspicion.
- 6d ago
Rheinmetall buys Damen's Mangalia shipyard in Romania for 138 million euros
The judicial liquidator CITR announced on Friday, 9 October 2026 that the Damen Shipyards Mangalia yard was sold at auction to Rheinmetall Real Estate România SRL. The sale closes a two-year insolvency that followed a dispute between the Romanian state and Damen.
- Oct 7
King Szczecin defeats Nitra Blue Wings 88:81 in FIBA Europe Cup opener
King Szczecin overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Slovakian side Nitra Blue Wings 88:81 in the opening round of the FIBA Europe Cup on Wednesday.
- Oct 7
Teams in Vienna and Beijing build first working nuclear clocks using thorium-229
Physicists in Vienna and Beijing have built the first autonomous nuclear clocks using thorium-229 crystals, maintaining self-stabilizing operations for more than 24 hours with an accuracy of one second in 30 million years.
- Oct 5
Sinner withdraws from Shanghai Masters as Zverev loss in Beijing locks ATP number one until November
Jannik Sinner will skip the Shanghai Masters due to an ongoing right knee injury, but Alexander Zverev's quarterfinal loss to Novak Djokovic in Beijing guarantees the Italian will remain world number one until at least 1 November.
- Oct 5
Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler to resign from party leadership and cabinet post
Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler will step down from party leadership and the vice chancellorship in early 2027, with Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer named as his successor.
- Oct 4
OPEC+ maintains November oil output targets as Gulf conflict keeps crude above $100
Seven key OPEC+ producers agreed to keep November crude targets unchanged, as regional fighting and shipping disruptions in the Persian Gulf hold physical supply below official quotas.
- Oct 2
HB Køge beats Servette 5-1 in Women's Champions League as Man City draws Real Madrid
HB Køge earned a 5-1 victory over Servette Chênois on Thursday, while Manchester City drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in round two of the Women's Champions League.
- Oct 1
Thirteen EU states demand regulatory pause and review of Brussels rules
Governments including Germany, Austria, and Italy have submitted a five-page letter proposing a year of consolidation to ease administrative burdens on businesses and protect European competitiveness.
- Sep 30
Jannik Sinner withdraws from Shanghai Masters over ongoing right knee injury
World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Shanghai Masters on 3 October 2026, extending a three-month absence caused by right knee tendinopathy and putting his ranking lead over Alexander Zverev under pressure.
- Sep 30
Austrian court rejects privacy lawsuit against Disney by Taylor Swift concert plotter
A Vienna judge has dismissed a privacy claim against Disney brought by Beran A., who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for planning a 2024 attack on a Taylor Swift concert, over footage of his family home.
- Sep 30
Germany launches 2.5 billion euro fuel discount as pump prices fall 13 cents
A temporary tax cut reduced German petrol and diesel prices on 1 October 2026, though elevated crude oil markets and inventory deficits kept prices above two euros per liter.
- Sep 26
US Jockey Club forces renaming of racehorse Austrian Painter over Hitler references
The Jockey Club ordered the two-year-old colt Austrian Painter renamed to Merrylegs following its debut win in Indiana, ruling the name violated bans on offensive political terms.
- Sep 23
US declines to invite OSCE election observers to 2026 midterms for first time since 2002
The OSCE confirmed on 23 September 2026 that Washington issued no invitation to monitor the November congressional elections, ending a 24-year practice of international observation.
- Sep 23
Netherlands returns to Eurovision 2027 as NPO takes over entry from Avrotros
Public broadcaster NPO will manage the Dutch Eurovision delegation after previous organizer Avrotros withdrew over Israel's participation, ending the country's one-year boycott.
- Sep 22
Austrian court extends René Benko prison sentence to 30 months in Signa retrial
The Innsbruck Regional Court convicted Austrian property investor René Benko on an additional insolvency fraud count, raising his prison sentence from two years to 30 months following a partial retrial ordered by the Supreme Court.
- Sep 20
Former Inter Milan and Italy forward Sandro Mazzola dies at age 83
The two-time European Cup winner and Euro 1968 champion scored 161 goals across 565 appearances in seventeen seasons playing exclusively for Inter.
- Sep 11
Germany charges seven suspected Hamas operatives over planned attack on Jewish targets
German federal prosecutors have indicted seven suspected Hamas operatives in Berlin for procuring automatic weapons and plotting attacks against Israeli representatives and Jewish targets across Germany and Austria.
