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Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Dublin to protest against the cost-of-living crisis. The demonstration, organised by the Cost Of Living Coalition, comes before the Irish Government’s budget on Tuesday.more

Italy will be led by the most extreme right-wing government since the fascist era of Benito Mussolini, CNN commented yesterday evening, referring to the poll results in the country's parliamentary elections.more

Labour is on course for a comfortable majority at the next election, a new poll has found, as party members gather for its annual conference. New polling shows Labour with a 12 point lead over the Conservatives, generating a commanding majority if such results were to play out at the next general election in 2024.more

The UK is weighing up whether to attend a new European political "club of nations" next month. The first meeting of the "European Political Community" is due to be held in Prague in early October.more

Vladimir Putin has allegedly gone on ‘vacation’ to a secret holiday location to escape the chaos in Russian cities following his mobilisation decree. more

Recently, unidentified drones have been observed at oil rigs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, writes the Nettavisen newspaper. According to the Norwegian PST secret services, increased intelligence pressure can be expected after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.more

British Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced yesterday the wide-ranging tax cuts that Prime Minister Liz Truss had promised. As he explained, this way the economic stagnation will be overcome. Critics indicate, however, that the cuts will come at the expense of the country's increased debt.more

More than 40,000 workers from Network Rail and 15 train operators will strike again on 8 October, their union says.more

In the UK, Putin's recent statement in which he accused NATO forces of using Ukraine to invade his country and threatened with a nuclear attack is not silent. Now, the Russian political scientist and former president's advisor, Sergey Markov, has assessed that the British capital will be a potential target of the attack.more

Spanish opposition politicians called on Gender Equality Minister Irene Montero to resign after she said that children were free to choose their sexual partners. A member of the far-left Unidas Podemos bloc, forming the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with the socialists, she rejects the criticism.more

Health Minister Therese Coffey - while taking a solemn oath - promised to improve residents' access to GPs. The politician promised, inter alia the opportunity to see the doctors on the same day.more

Among the 10 prisoners of war released by the Russians thanks to Saudi Arabia's mediation are five British citizens, Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed last night.more

The Kremlin is preparing the annexation of occupied Ukrainian territory and its defense. Nuclear war has not been this close in 60 years," reads today's "Rzeczpospolita.more

We are both committed to protecting the principles of the Good Friday Agreement and peace in Northern Ireland, US President Joe Biden announced yesterday during a meeting with British Prime Minister Liz Truss on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Truss expressed hope for cooperation with Washington on energy security.more

The average household in the Netherlands will save €2,200 a year by adopting the government's proposal to cap gas and electricity prices, according to calculations by the Energy and Climate Ministry. The cabinet has set aside €5.4 billion in next year's budget for this purpose.more

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who met yesterday at the UN General Assembly in New York, in a joint statement condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine and assessed that Putin's announcement of "partial mobilization" is a confirmation of Russia's weakness and the failure of the invasion.more

On Friday, the new Government will set out its economic plans in a mini-budget, with chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng expected to announce various tax cuts. He is also weighing up scrapping the cap on bankers' bonuses.more

Vladimir Putin announced today "partial mobilization" in Russia, claiming that "the West's goal is to weaken, divide and destroy Russia." He maintained that the West was threatening Russia, inter alia, with the use of nuclear weapons. and the nation we will use all necessary means to defend ourselves. This is not a bluff "- he assured. His words are commented on by the whole world.more

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted yesterday that a free trade agreement with the United States - which was cited as one of the main benefits of Brexit - is unlikely in the short to medium term.more

The State Duma immediately adopted in the second and third readings amendments to the Criminal Code that provide for imprisonment for voluntary surrender and refusal to participate in hostilities or armed activities. The terms "mobilization" and "martial law" appeared in the law.more

The Government is to sign off on an overhaul of the State pension system that will see people who continue to work until they are 70 get increased weekly payments. more

There will be no energy rationing in the UK, the country's new Prime Minister Liz Truss promised today, but stressed that security cannot be compromised in the name of keeping bills low.more

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has withdrawn some of its submarines from the port of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula to Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai in southern Russia, the British Defense Ministry said today in a daily intelligence update.more

In parallel with yesterday's funeral ceremonies for Elizabeth II in the UK, tributes to the late queen were paid in many countries around the world, British television network ITV reported.more