Month: October 2025
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Europe
Greek police arrest dozens in raids over EU farm subsidies scandal
Greek police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a scandal in…
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UK
UK inflation steady at 3.8% in September, boosting BoE rate cut hopes
British inflation unexpectedly held steady in September, raising the prospect of a Bank of England interest rate cut this year…
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US and Canada
NATO says Russian incursions deterred but hybrid threats persist
Russia appears to have been deterred by NATO’s firm response last month to incursions into Polish and Estonian airspace, but…
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Asia
North Korea fires ballistic missiles week before leaders meet in South Korea
North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a week ahead…
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Business
Greek islands require €35 billion investment by 2035, study shows
Greece’s National Bank of Greece (NBG) announced this week that an estimated €35 billion investment in infrastructure is urgently needed…
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Europe
French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot
Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police…
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Europe
Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving…
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Britain
UK house asking prices stall ahead of November budget
Asking prices for British homes barely rose in what is usually a busy autumn sales period, according to a survey…
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Japan
Hardline Takaichi elected as Japanese premier, shattering glass ceiling
Takaichi’s election marks a shift to the right in Japan Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime…
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ceasefire
Vance visits Israel in effort to stabilise shaky Gaza ceasefire
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilise the first, shaky, phase of…
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