Investigating magistrate Beatriz Biedma, who has committed the Prime Minister’s brother to stand trial, has joined the proceedings as a civil party in the investigation into the ‘scandal’ surrounding the Spanish Socialist Party. Meanwhile, rumours are beginning to circulate in Madrid about a possible candidacy for Begoña Gomez in the general election on 29 November

Sefcovic in Beijing to restore balance to trade relations. Also on the agenda are the fourteen European companies (and the two Italian ones) that ended up on China’s blacklist following the EU sanctions against Russia. Iurino (Garnet) speaks out

Russia is attacking towns both far from and close to the front line; in Kramatorsk, it struck two buses, killing thirty people. However, from the battlefield, Russian prisoners who surrendered during Operation Vivaldi describe their situation, how they fought and why the army will not allow them to withdraw. The stories gathered 

What was feared is now happening: the war in the Horn of Africa is spreading, and one of the world’s poorest countries is challenging Addis Ababa

The independent Russian publication The Insider has published an investigation carried out in collaboration with Der Spiegel, which reconstructs the Russian intelligence unit responsible for the attack on the Ukrainian aircraft in Germany: the GRU’s ‘Special Tasks Unit’ (SSD), established by 2023 to carry out sabotage operations in Europe

The French government is attempting to quell the protests by promising more funding for schools, whilst Le Pen and Mélenchon are proposing opposing approaches to taxation and public spending. Meanwhile, students continue to demand more teachers, better schools and 10 billion euros

Pensions, out-of-control public finances and political risk. This is how France, grappling with a fiscal crisis, risks infecting the Eurozone