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epaselect epa13330016 Serbian citizens queue outside the Serbian Consulate to cast their ballots in the Serbian parliamentary elections in Zurich, Switzerland, 25 October 2026. Roughly 6.5 million eligible voters are called to the polls in a snap parliamentary election to choose lawmakers for a four-year term. EPA/MICHAEL BUHOLZER

the elections

Serbia: Students triumph, Vucic defeated

Street celebrations celebrated the victory of the party list that emerged from protests over the tragic collapse of a bus shelter in Novi Sad.

Russia

Putin: "Are we behind the protests in Italy and France? This accusation demonstrates the weakness of European leaders."

The Tsar's attack: "They don't take responsibility for what's happening; they're weak and incompetent."

epa10415855 Protesters demonstrate during a national strike against the government's reform of the pension system, in Paris, France, 19 January 2023. The French government plans to delay the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA/YOAN VALAT

the mobilization

France: 800,000 protesters gather on Saturday, clashing in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon.

According to organizers, there were approximately 250,000 protesters in the capital. The Interior Minister said: "Looting was avoided."

Flavio Bolsonaro e Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (a destra)

Foreign Affairs

Brazil Election Survey: Bolsonaro Leads the Way on the Eve of the Vote

The senator received 50.7% of the valid votes against President Lula's 49.3%.

Germany

Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" in the Alps burns: "Arson"

Two hundred firefighters worked to put out the blaze. A suspect was arrested.

epa13315786 First lady Melania Trump makes remarks prior to US President Trump signing an executive order to establish the Women's Health Division and a White House Women's Health Task Force in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 October 2026. The first lady spoke about the need for overhauling women's health, including using AI for new research. EPA/RON SACHS / POOL

the conflict

Ukraine, humanitarian truce in Oleshky: "Credit goes to Melania Trump."

Even the Pope had spent himself for the exhausted city: the mediation of the first lady was decisive, also thanked by the Kremlin

epa13324183 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) visits the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, Israel, 22 October 2026. The visit comes ahead of Israel's upcoming legislative elections on 27 October. EPA/ABIR SULTAN EPA

Middle East

Netanyahu: "Large-scale operation in the West Bank"

Tel Aviv government reacts harshly after Palestinian attack on Israeli troops in Hebron

high voltage

France, another Saturday of protests: 500,000 people expected in the streets

The 007s raise the risk of attacks on public buildings and state symbols. Law enforcement is on maximum alert.

Un'anziana si difende dal caldo (L'Unione Sarda)

The analysis

Two scientific studies: "Over 50,000 deaths in Europe due to summer heat waves."

Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom had the highest number of excess deaths. Over half of the deaths were caused by climate change.

Leader of 'Forza Italia' party Silvio Berlusconi arrives for a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella for the first round of formal political consultations for new governmentÃ?? at the Quirinale PalaceÃ?? in Rome, Italy, 21 October 2022. ANSA/FABIO FRUSTACI

the sentence

Berlusconi's heirs' appeal is rejected by Strasbourg, calling for a "fair trial" in the Mediaset tax fraud case.

The European Court of Human Rights rules out any violations of fundamental rights in the proceedings that led to the final conviction in 2013

Dopo la decisione del governo di sospendere temporaneamente il trattato di Schengen con la Spagna, all'aeroporto di Fiumicino, in corrispondenza dei primi voli arrivati questa mattina rispettivamente da Barcellona e Madrid, sono scattati ad opera della Polizia di Frontiera i primi controlli a campione su passeggeri di Paesi terzi (extra Ue) in arrivo dalla Spagna. La macchina operativa per predisporre le verifiche si è messa in moto già da ieri sera. Le verifiche sono "selettive", e sotto la lente saranno cittadini di Paesi terzi in arrivo dalla Spagna, per accertare se siano in possesso dei documenti idonei a circolare in ambito Schengen. ANSA/TELENEWS

the announcement

Italy-Spain Agreement: "Stop Schengen Suspensions"

No further extension of controls at ports and airports, reinstated last summer after the migrant case in Ceuta

epa13320281 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the signing of a bill that establishes new revenue thresholds for micro-entrepreneurs, as well as the presentation of a proposed constitutional amendment to implement zero-fare public transport on weekends and public holidays, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, 21 October 2026. EPA/Andre Borges

the elections

Brazil's countdown to the runoff election begins: Lula closes gap with Bolsonaro.

Polls on the eve of the runoff confirm the outgoing president's comeback

epa13302665 An Iranian woman walks past a mural of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 14 October 2026, amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --

United States

"The US and Israel are planning attacks on Iran after the midterms."

The New York Times: "Nuclear centers and arsenals are among the possible targets. But Trump's approval isn't guaranteed."

epa12872498 US President Donald Trump briefs the media on Iran from the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 April 2026. EPA/YURI GRIPAS / POOL

USA

Trump wants to kick journalists out of the White House: "A swimming pool instead of a press room."

Meanwhile, CNN threatens a new lawsuit for the denied access aboard Air Force One.

Soccer

Premier League animal rights activists are calling on Crystal Palace to drop the eagle.

The Phoenix mascot flies before home games at Selhurst Park stadium

epa11647030 A handout photo made available by the Moscow City Court Press Service shows US citizen Stephen Hubbard inside a glass cage during the verdict announcement, in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, 07 October 2024. US citizen Stefan Hubbard, 72, has been sentenced to six years and ten months in prison on 07 October for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. EPA/MOSCOW CITY COURT PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE --HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

the announcement

Moscow releases American citizen Stephen Hubbard, Trump says, "Freed him without giving anything in return."

The president on Truth: "Stephen is coming home and will soon be with his family."

Il presidente ucraino Zelensky (foto Ansa)

Kiev

Zelenskiy: "Italy is also a victim of Putin's hybrid warfare. The US is asking us to stop; it's unfair."

The Ukrainian leader in an interview with Corriere della Sera: "If they want to discuss negotiations and a peace agreement with Putin, we are always open."

USA

Trump's announcement: "Eight billion dollars for farmers to combat high diesel prices."

The president's remarks from a rally in Kansas ahead of the midterm elections. The goal is to offset diesel costs during the harvest season.

Disordini a Milano. Nel riquadro in alto a sinistra Donald Trump

The attack

Trump: "The protests in Italy are also about immigration."

"Just as France is a worse country. If Europe doesn't close its borders, it's over."

the war

Russian raid on a playground in Kharkiv leaves six dead, including three children. The Pope calls Zelensky: "Humanitarian truce."

The Interior Minister: "At the time of the attack, carried out with a drone, there were several families in the area."

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Insularità

Gesico and the school that doesn't exist: when being born in the village already means leaving

Already from the age of three, to attend nursery school one has to reach Mandas, and in the rest of Trexenta the situation is certainly not without difficulties

Severino Sirigu

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