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POLITICSOct 5The early election will delay the indictment of the PSOE as a legal entity in the Ferraz sewers caseAnticorrupción no solicitará la investigación del partido antes de las generales para no interferir en la cita con las urnas LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 5Sánchez, king of the blind, leaves a one-eyed Spanish economy: high GDP, low incomes and dependence on immigrationSale bien parado en la foto internacional ante la pujanza de los servicios, aunque su modelo penaliza los bolsillos. Está sin fuelle inversor y con su gran motor, la mano de obra extranjera, llegando al límite LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 5Permanent daylight saving time: Why this Republican senator disagrees with it, despite Trump’s supportTrump went so far as to share his personal cellphone number online. Still, Sen. Cotton isn't supporting permanent daylight saving time.The Hill
POLITICSOct 5Christine Lagarde’s Impossible ChallengeIf Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh thinks he has a difficult inflation challenge with Trump breathing down his neck for lower interest rates, he should spare a thought for Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Not only does she have an inflation challenge and a eurozone economy that is being hit by several external shocks. The post Christine Lagarde’s Impossible Challenge appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.AEI
POLITICSOct 5Power relations and shared interests: What can the EU contribute?The seriousness of the present is not the collapse of the system, which has always experienced crises and booms, but the fragility of the power structure behind it.Clarín
POLITICSOct 5Sánchez Calls Snap Elections Over Spain’s Housing CrisisThe vote’s timing makes it a litmus test for progressive politics across Europe.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 5Trump approval at record low; Hispanic voters sour on Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - ReutersTrump approval at record low; Hispanic voters sour on Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds reuters.comReuters World
POLITICSOct 5‘France has fallen’: Far-right figures fuel Islamophobic claims with false student protest videosFrance’s student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an “anti-white” or Islamist uprising linked to uncontrolled immigration. The protests are over school conditions, including large class sizes, teacher shortages and poor facilities, not immigration. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5'We are effectively maiming young people' - expert questions France's response to student protestsA 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue with violence and we need to ask why there is this unidimensional reaction which is aggressive, which is riot police, which is repressive".France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5French student protests leave hundreds injured, thousands arrested: What to knowStudent protests in France have shut down hundreds of schools after demonstrations against teacher shortages and rundown buildings turned violent.   Since late last month, protests have spread across the country, and clashes with police and school officials have resulted in hundreds injured. Despite meetings with top country officials, students are not looking to slow the demonstrations…The Hill
POLITICSOct 5Sanchez chose 'best moment in a sea of troubles' to call for snap election, analyst saysSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called an early election for November 29, aiming to increase his parliamentary support after lawmakers last week rejected proposals to address a housing crisis that has drawn nationwide protests. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Javier Carbonell, Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre, explains that Sanchez has chosen "the best moment in a sea of troubles" to call snap elections as he is likely to capitalise on the mobilisation of left-wing voters during the housing protests.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 5Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap electionCalling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.BBC World
POLITICSOct 5Australia's migrant policy offers lessons for EU and USAustralia has used offshore processing centers to deter asylum seekers for more than two decades. As the EU and US pursue similar third-country arrangements, Australia's experience highlights the potential problems.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 5Plaid do like to be beside the seaside: Welsh nationalist party grapples with levers of powerAfter destroying Labour in May’s Senedd elections, Plaid Cymru is now in chargeIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 5Aznar: "If Pedro Sánchez can form a government after the November 29 elections, the Monarchy would end"El ex presidente del Gobierno critica la 'ley de nietos' porque trata de "alterar el censo electoral para conseguir ventajas" LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 5Aznar, on whether Sánchez forms a Government again on 29-N: “The monarchy we have known would end”El expresidente cree que la huelga general de las próximas semanas se hace contra el PP: “Es lo que faltaba por ver en España”El País
POLITICSOct 5Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran warTrump shifts blame for fuel price hikes to blue states like California and Ukraine strikes on Russian oil refineries.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 5Trump blames war-ravaged Ukraine’s efforts to fight off Russia – for our sky-high gas pricesPresident’s new Truth Social post attempts to deflect blame for sky-high fuel costs on Ukraine attacks on Russian refineries — as Iran war and Hormuz Strait standstill continues with no end in sightThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 5Hundreds of French schools shut as students revolt against poor conditionsMore than 400 high schools in France were closed or faced disruptions Monday as nationwide protests continued.Washington Post World
POLITICSOct 5UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulateAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 5The Tories have found a blueprint that works for them – now they need to sell it to BritainEditorial: Andrew Griffith’s promises to cut taxes, reduce red tape and expand Heathrow have boosted the likelihood of a Badenoch administration – but the Conservative leader must do some building up as well as tearing downindependentuk · united kingdom
POLITICSOct 5Teen's hand blown off by police grenade during French student protests: reportFox News World
POLITICSOct 5From the rent crisis to Trump: 5 things that will shape Spain’s snap electionShifting attitudes toward the far right, fallout from the Ceuta crisis and the U.S. president's geopolitical maneuvers could have a major impact on the Nov. 29 vote.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5Tories promise to scrap Labour’s mansion taxTories promise to scrap Labour’s mansion taxThe Telegraph