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PoliticsOct 6Germany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionageDW News [en]
PoliticsOct 6Faster returns and stricter border controls: How the EU plans to tighten migrationThe EU is cracking down on migration two months after launching the Migration and Asylum Pact. Migrants with no right to stay must leave and may be transferred to “return hubs”. A new European Return Order will include key elements of return decisions. But is the EU prepared?EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 6Lawmakers Set to Elect Germany’s 1st Far-Right Statehouse Speaker Since 1945After winning a state election last month, the Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to oversee a state legislature since the Nazi era.NYT World
WorldOct 6Mancini says great squad taking shape after opening Nations League gamesItaly are second in Group A1 after beating Turkey 3-1 in BolognaANSA [en]
WorldOct 6Arthur Rimbaud, the poet Patti Smith defined as "the first child of punk rock"El francés escribió prácticamente toda su obra antes de cumplir 20 años y después abandonó la literatura.La cantante encontró en esa mezcla de rebeldía, juventud y ruptura una figura cercana al espíritu del punk.Clarín
WorldOct 6Film and BBC composer George Fenton (76) passed awayDe Britse film- en televisiecomponist George Fenton is op 76-jarige leeftijd overleden. Hij kreeg meerdere Oscarnominaties voor zijn werk in Hollywood, maar componeerde ook beroemde tunes voor de BBC en de herkenningsmelodie van verschillende tv-series. Fenton brak in 1983 door met een van zijn eerste filmcomposities, voor het biografische epos Gandhi. Samen met de Indiase musicus Ravi Shankar had hij zich daarvoor laten inspireren door de muzikale tradities van het subcontinent. Vijf jaar later volgden een dubbele nominatie voor Cry Freedom, voor zowel de filmmuziek als een nummer uit die filNOS Buitenland
PoliticsOct 6Sánchez able 'to convert' housing weakness 'into strenght', expert saysJavier Carbonell, an analyst at the European Policy Centre, says that while housing has been one of the “biggest policy failures” of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s administration, the prime minister has been able to turn it into an electoral issue.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 6The PP begins the pre-campaign with a video in which it mocks an injury of Óscar Puente: "Fear, your sprain"Los populares contestan al ministro de Transportes, que criticó la comparecencia de Feijóo tras el anuncio del adelanto electoralEl País
ConflictOct 6Russia strikes bridge over Dnipro River in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, injuring five, including Red Cross workersMeduza [en]
WorldOct 6Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist and disgraced politician, dies aged 86Archer was a disgraced politician and convicted liar but found success as novelist. His books are estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.EuroNews [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 6Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and surrounding region kills two, sets region’s largest oil depot ablazeMeduza [en]
WorldOct 6Carles Puyol, former Barcelona defender and world champion with Spain, changed football for a life among mountains: “It's very quiet and that's what I like”El futbolista y su familia viven en el Principado de Andorra, donde siguen una rutina muy relajada.Un repaso por la carrera y los títulos de este exitoso jugador.Clarín
PoliticsOct 6Germany's far-right AfD bids to take helm of state parliament in Saxony-AnhaltThe outcome hinges on five deputies from the BSW party, in a vote seen as a first test of relations between the two before the AfD's bid to lead the state government in December.EuroNews [en]
BusinessOct 6Fuel in Italy, tax cuts expire: diesel prices rise as hauliers threaten strikesWith tax breaks expiring and delay to the variable excise decree, diesel prices climb. Hauliers warn of a strike as the government summons oil firms with initial price caps.EuroNews [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 6Ukraine attacks Moscow region with 650 drones as both sides step up strikesSouth China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 6Housing protest turns violent in Barcelona with fires and arrestsBarcelona’s housing protest turned violent with fires and arrests, highlighting Spain’s affordability crisis ahead of a general strike and snap election in November.EuroNews [en]
BusinessOct 6CEOE warns that the housing strike is "unacceptable" as it is not "of a labor nature" and is already studying legal actionsLa patronal acusa a los sindicatos de trasladar a las empresas el coste de una medida de presión política mientras Trabajo defiende la convocatoria LeerEl Mundo
MilitaryBreakingOct 6US withdrew its bombers from Fairford base due to possible drone attack from IranClarín
PoliticsOct 6Barcelona housing protest erupts into clashes as barricades burnProtests over housing rights ended in serious unrest in central Barcelona, with barricades and burning bins. Catalan police arrested 13 people, and 30 officers suffered minor injuries.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 6With Pedro Sánchez at the helm, Spain’s socialist stronghold is crackingGood morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, and how Brussels bigwigs plan to thwart the bloc’s ‘Trojan horses’.EuroNews [en]
MilitaryOct 6Lebanon joined by Britain, France for three weeks of joint military drillsLebanon's army will hold three weeks of exercises with the British military from Tuesday, both sides said on Monday, with the drills to involve personnel and representatives from countries including France, Italy and the United States.RFI [en]
WorldOct 6Will Cristiano Ronaldo play for Portugal after a row with coach Jesus?Ronaldo sparked controversy last week when he walked out of the camp after learning that he would not start a game.Al Jazeera [en]
WorldOct 6Nations League: France defeat Belgium in second-half comebackDespite being behind at half-time, France scored four goals in 15 minutes to defeat Belgium in the Nations League (4-1). Thanks to this win, France are top of Group 1 after four matches.France 24 [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 6Large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, Ukrainian bridge also shelled againNOS Buitenland