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PoliticsOct 14Taxes, housing and tuition fees: 2027 budget measures impact family budgets in PortugalFrom taxes and wages to pensions, housing and tuition fees, the 2027 State Budget contains several measures that will directly affect household incomes.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 14Europe Today: Spanish FM on Euronews, Black Sea drone attacks, EU-China resetSpain is under pressure on multiple fronts: war in Ukraine, a housing crisis, snap elections, and tension with Morocco over Ceuta. In an exclusive interview, Foreign Minister Albares tells how Madrid is coping. Plus: Drone attacks in the Black Sea, an EU-China reset, and Ireland's EU budget plan.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 14Burnham sends fresh message to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visitBurnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing StreetThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 14Taiwan states it plans to invest up to $4.4 billion in the Alaska pipelineTaiwán proyecta invertir $4,400 millones en gas natural de Alaska, fortaleciendo lazos energéticos con EE.UU. tras intensas negociaciones. El acuerdo busca diversificar el suministro energético taiwanés, comenzando en 2032, y consolidar la cooperación bilateral en un marco de beneficio mutuo.Clarín
PoliticsOct 14Costa Rica opens mega-prison, 'just a breeding ground for drug cartels'Een nieuwe megagevangenis in Costa Rica moet de georganiseerde misdaad daar gaan indammen. Het Midden-Amerikaanse land krijgt zo'n 40 procent meer detentieplekken. Costa Rica, dat lang bekendstond als het veiligste land in de regio, kampt de laatste jaren met toenemend geweld door rivaliserende drugsbendes. Vandaag opent het Center for High Containment of Organized Crime (CACCO) - zoals de gevangenis heet - de deuren. Het kolossale complex staat op een terrein van bijna dertien voetbalvelden en moet ruim vijfduizend gevangenen gaan huisvesten. En dat allemaal omdat het land van een doorvoerrouNOS Buitenland
PoliticsOct 14How North Macedonia’s Inheritance Tax Policy Penalises Childless HeirsWhen one member of a childless couple dies in North Macedonia, the other has to pay tax to inherit the home they both lived in - and the legal complications don’t end there.Balkan Insight
PoliticsOct 14Sudan cannot afford to dismiss a chance for dialogueA new initiative faces serious questions about military influence, but its critics should not write it off prematurely.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 14Bosnia’s New Government was Being Built as Votes Were Still Being CountedParty leaders were criss-crossing the country assembling backstage coalition deals ‘on the road’ long before all the ballot-counting was finished.Balkan Insight
PoliticsOct 14Texas prosecutor says ICE agent appeared to intentionally strike man with vehicle in HoustonA Texas prosecutor says a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent appeared to use a vehicle to intentionally strike a man who took off running in HoustonThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 14Why did academics and activists sleep in Telangana schools? | ExplainerBudgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decadeThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 14Sheikh Hasina’s activities in India ‘principal challenge’ in planning Bangladesh PM’s visit: Humaiyun KobirMr. Kobir, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs, stresses on the importance of ‘strategic autonomy’ for Bangladesh; he says India has to appreciate the ‘challenges of a newly elected government’ in Bangladesh and argues that activities of the exiled leaders of the Awami League will not help IndiaThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 14Trump says Greenland oil, gas and mineral exploration "getting ready to begin"The announcement comes four weeks after the U.S. signed a deal with Greenland and Denmark to bolster American military presence on the island.CBS News
PoliticsOct 14Iran: Political infighting deepens as economic woes mount during warHardliners are stepping up pressure on Iran's government and calling for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's removal. The oil minister resigned, but that's doing little to ease the pressure on President Masoud Pezeshkian.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 14Why did academics and activists sleep in Telangana schools? | ExplainerBudgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decadeThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 14Jantar Mantar, the heartland of dissent in Delhi | In picturesFollowing mass agitations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Delhi Police formally de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue on October 12, 2026The Hindu
PoliticsOct 142 CJP leaders in judicial custody: Dipke slams government, claims it is imposing ‘unofficial emergency’CJP founder accuses PM of crushing dissent with arrests of CJP leaders; says CJP’s intention is the same” as that of INDIA bloc, but it will remain an “independent pressure group; accuses SC of aiding the ECIThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 14Federal judge grants preliminary injunction continuing to block Trump's media banA federal judge late Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction continuing to block the Trump administration's move to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.ABC News
PoliticsOct 14The IMF issues an ultimatum to governments to consolidate their finances or warns of a "more painful" adjustmentEl alza de los rendimientos de los bonos y la presión sobre la deuda pública urgen a los países a equilibrar sus cuentas LeerEl Mundo
PoliticsOct 14Bukele's policy continues to inspire Latin America: Costa Rica also opens mega-prisonDe Costa Ricaanse president Fernández opent vandaag een nieuwe megagevangenis in haar land. In de gevangenis in Alajuela, op een half uur rijden van hoofdstad San José, is plek voor ruim 5000 gedetineerden. De opening van de gevangenis is een nieuwe stap in de strijd die de regering van het Midden-Amerikaanse land voert tegen de georganiseerde misdaad. Bij de bouw van de gevangenis is zeer nadrukkelijk gekeken naar de CECOT in El Salvador, een megagevangenis met plek voor 40.000 gevangenen. President Bukele van El Salvador legde zelfs de eerste steen van de Costa Ricaanse gevangenis en zal eveNOS Buitenland
PoliticsOct 14India news: 'Cockroach' leaders sent to judicial custody amid protest crackdownThree of India's Cockroach movement leaders will spend five days in jail over charges of trespassing into what was until recently a designated protest site. In other news, Marco Rubio is set to visit India. DW has more.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 14The right to protest is put to the test with the new decreeEl decreto sobre la protesta social amenaza con debilitar el diálogo, ampliar el uso de la fuerza y restringir un derecho que la Constitución protege. The post El derecho a la protesta se pone a prueba con el nuevo decreto appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 14Mamata’s party files police complaint over alleged ‘knife attack attempt’ on former CM near her homeThere were no reports of any injuries to the former Chief MinisterThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 14China and India Want Much the Same Things From South AsiaThe two countries have reset bilaterally and internationally. Now it’s time to think regionally.Foreign Policy
PoliticsOct 14The Autumn Myanmar Turned PrettyIt’s been a week of diplomatic breakthroughs for the junta.Foreign Policy