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Serbia’s snap election: Can Vucic outmanoeuvre the student revolt?

The country’s early parliamentary elections won’t end its crisis or defuse Vucic’s troubles, analysts say.

Germany news: COVID vaccine maker BioNTech to close 3 sites

COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech is to close three sites in Germany after efforts to find buyers failed. Meanwhile, Rhine water levels have fallen to record lows after an unusually dry September. DW has more.

Pope joins pilgrims in Lourdes candlelit rosary as 150,000 attend mass | Africanews

Thousands of pilgrims filled Lourdes on Sunday evening for a candlelit procession with Pope Leo XIV, as he brought his four-day visit to France to a close.

Russian strikes kill eight, injure dozens across Ukraine

Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy says Moscow launched nearly 4,000 drones, aerial bombs and missiles on Ukraine in past week.

Serbia’s president resigns to run for prime minister

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic has resigned as president and will lead his ruling party into a snap parliamentary election.

World

Swiss voters reject proposal to strengthen country’s neutrality

Ballot spearheaded by populist party said country had drawn dangerously close to Nato and EU, particularly concerning Ukraine war

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‘The same struggles as 100 years ago’: exhibition highlights lives of Sami people in Sweden

Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous people

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Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis

Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza.

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France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections

Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll

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Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown

Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Orange Order parade for first time since 1998

Pope pledges action on clergy child abuse in meeting with French survivors

Head of the Roman Catholic Church holds ’emotional’ two-hour meeting with seven survivors in French town of Lourdes.

Business

John Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech

The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.

Russian attacks kill eight in Ukraine after Moscow vows to continue war

Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine on Sunday, authorities said, a day after Moscow vowed to continue the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched about 3,900 drones, aerial bombs and missiles over the past week. Ukraine accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians as winter approaches.

Business

Tourism tax needs to be revisited in Wales, expert says

Anglesey, Conwy and Gwynedd councils have all put a pause on introducing the nightly tourist tax.

World

Ukraine uses drones to make airdrops of aid to occupied city of Oleshky on brink of starvation

Ukrainian officials say residents in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky are at risk of starving. With no aid coming in by road, the military used drones to deliver food supplies by air.

Sánchez vows to pass housing decree on Tuesday amid outrage over Maricarmen eviction

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to approve a housing decree on Tuesday following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from her home of 70 years, as protesters camp in Madrid's Puerta del Sol demanding stronger protections against evictions.

France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate, forms group for first time

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, with senators serving for six years.

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Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister

Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and election will test his grip on rule after widespread protests

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Vucic resigns as Serbia's president, setting up election that could see him become PM

Serbia's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, resigned on Sunday to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country after nearly two years of protests.

Watch: mass Madrid protests over Maricarmen eviction and housing crisis | Africanews

Protesters in Madrid have spent a second night camping in Puerta del Sol, turning the capital’s main square into a makeshift housing protest camp after the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal, widely known as “Maricarmen”.

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Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service

PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’

Pope Leo XIV urges French Church to continue fight against sexual abuse

Speaking in Lourdes on Sunday morning, the Pope addressed the issue of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, a closely watched aspect of his visit.

World

Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote

Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned the post to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election

Sport

Thomas Tuchel resists ‘madness’ of calls to rest England players despite longer window

England head coach says it would not be right to allow his players or the clubs to pick and choose their matches during the elongated Nations League window