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Berlin school students block entrances to gymnasiums in solidarity with protests in France

Students at Berlin schools blocked building entrances on Friday, demanding increased education funding and opposing a possible return of compulsory military service. The action took place at the Andreas Gymnasium in Friedrichshain, the Leibniz Gymnasium in Kreuzberg, and near the Ellen Key school. The protests continue a wave that began on Monday at the French Gymnasium in central Berlin in support of student demonstrations in France.

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Israeli drone kills Palestinian in northwest Gaza despite ceasefire

According to Anadolu, citing medical sources, an Israeli quadcopter opened fire on Palestinians in the At-Tawam area in northwest Gaza City, killing one man with a shot to the head. Another young man died of wounds sustained in a drone strike on Thursday, and four people, including a woman and a girl, were wounded in a helicopter strike on a residential house. According to Gaza's health ministry, violations of the ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025 have killed 1,505 Palestinians and wounded 5,332.

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Sánchez rejects criticism of Spain's migration policy at EU summit: 'Words do not match reality'

At the European Council summit in Brussels, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rejected criticism of his migration policy from the Czech Republic, Denmark and Austria, calling claims of a 'population replacement' far-right rhetoric. Denmark, Poland and Italy unsuccessfully sought changes to the summit's conclusions, while Macron backed Madrid over the crisis in Ceuta.

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Swinney and Burnham clash over distribution of power in Scotland amid SNP conference

At the SNP conference in Aberdeen, relations with the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham are being discussed: he proposes transferring employment powers to Scotland and a 'regional economic model', but rejects the idea of a new independence referendum. Swinney considers Scotland one of the most centralised countries in Europe — contrary to the Labour Party's position.

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Pope Leo XIV called Putin and urged a ceasefire in Oleshky to allow humanitarian aid delivery

On October 16, 2026, Pope Leo XIV, who is recovering after surgery, held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The pontiff expressed deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the occupied Oleshky in Kherson region and called for a ceasefire to deliver food and medical aid, as well as for the voluntary and safe evacuation of civilians. The Kremlin said Putin thanked the pope for his willingness to help settle the conflict and wished him a speedy

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UK approves Axel Springer's acquisition of Telegraph Media Group

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the deal to sell Telegraph Media Group to the German media group Axel Springer will not be referred for an in-depth investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The public interest intervention notice issued in January 2024 has lapsed. The Telegraph has been under external management since 2023 following debts incurred by the Barclay family; earlier, the RedBird IMI consortium, backed by the UAE, tried to complete the deal, but after a ban on foreign state ownership was introduced it abandoned the purchase and passed the rights to Axel Springer.

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Yemen's Army Reported Capturing a Houthi Drone-Operating Unit in Taiz Province

Yemen's army 35th Armored Brigade said it captured a Houthi group specializing in drone operation on the Al-Akroud-Kahlan front southeast of Taiz. The number of detainees was not disclosed; the Houthis did not comment on the statement. The detention came amid an escalation of fighting in Taiz in October and Operation Yemen's Dawn, launched on October 5.

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UK government promises reform of vaccine damage compensation scheme after Covid inquiry criticism

The UK government has said it is ready to review the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) following Baroness Hallett's report calling for urgent reform. More than 24,000 claims have been submitted, but only just over 1% resulted in one-off payments of £120,000. The campaign group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK welcomed the recognition of the problem but demanded concrete commitments and timelines.

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Israel's elections approach: polls give Netanyahu's party a slight edge, but Eisenkot leads as a candidate for prime minister

According to polls, Benjamin Netanyahu's party retains a slight advantage, but on the question of who deserves to become prime minister, his main rival — former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot — noticeably outpaces the incumbent head of government. The opposition criticizes Netanyahu for missing the October 7 Hamas attack. In Israel, no party usually wins by a clear margin, so the outcome depends on a coalition.

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Merz says EU leaders remain deeply divided over 2028–2034 budget

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after the second day of the EU summit in Brussels that member states still have serious disagreements over the next seven-year budget. A group led by Germany demands substantial cuts to the European Commission's proposals, while a broader group of countries advocates increased spending. Merz hopes for an agreement by the end of the year but does not rule out the talks failing.

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Zelensky at the EU summit: a hard winter, a dispute with Trump, Starlink problems and a request for $80 billion

Volodymyr Zelensky spoke at the EU summit in Brussels amid deteriorating relations with Donald Trump, who called him 'more difficult to deal with than Putin.' Zelensky reported Starlink outages, asked the EU for about $80 billion for the next year, and said Ukraine is preparing for the hardest winter since the start of the full-scale invasion.

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