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Then-Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing in September 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2026
Gloom in Moscow as Vucic’s defeat in Serbia deprives Russia of an ally
The loss of another important partner in Europe comes just six months after ally Viktor Orban was ousted in an election in Hungary.
Visitors look at BYD cars at the 2026 Paris Motor Show on Oct. 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2026
Chinese carmakers overtake Japan in Europe for first time
Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region.
French CRS riot police stand guard near protesters during a demonstration in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2026
France dodges rerun of looting and riots at protests
The more subdued weekend would suggest the government’s decision to boost police numbers and contain marches paid off.
Demonstrators take part in a protest organized by student collectives and trade unions in Paris on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2026
Will France’s mass protests and riots spread across the globe?
France’s waves of unrest reveal social and economic tensions while raising concerns that far-right forces could exploit public discontent elsewhere.
People sit in the shade during a heat wave in Rome on Aug. 3.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 25, 2026
Summer heat’s toll on Europe: 50,000 deaths and a �17 billion GDP hit
Almost two-thirds of the deaths linked to high summer temperatures would not have happened without climate change, a study showed.
A demonstrator kicks back a tear gas canister during clashes with police at an anti-government protest organized by the Italia in Piazza movement, at Piazza Duomo in Milan, on Oct. 17.
WORLD / Society
Oct 23, 2026
Student protests mushroom across Europe, exposing bleak views of the future
The protesters’ gloom reflects a Continent that is struggling to find a way forward, with Europe’s populations aging and debt rising.
Demonstrators protest against the high cost of living in Nantes, France, on Oct. 17. Similar demonstrations have spread across other parts of Europe as households grapple with rising prices and economic uncertainty.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2026
France burns as the political center fiddles
The political center in Europe is struggling to offer convincing answers to voters’ economic concerns.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Putin releases hostage to U.S., drawing praise from Trump administration
The Trump administration praised Putin as a “humanitarian,” the latest move to curry favor with Russia amid talks over the war in Ukraine.
Riot police operate in Paris during civil unrest on Sunday, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2026
French government to deploy troops and admits to failures over weekend unrest
The scale and the police’s apparent inability to contain the turmoil has shocked France, inflaming tensions ahead of presidential elections next year.
Elon Musk had talked about the Starlink slowdown with U.S. administration officials before it went into effect, according to The Wall Street Journal.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2026
Musk gave the order to slow down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ reports
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system enables Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults.
A U.S. official said White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff would aim to "create a pathway toward direct trilateral and broader multilateral negotiations" regarding Russia and Ukraine.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2026
U.S. envoy Witkoff to meet Putin as Trump presses Ukraine to settle
The plan comes after what a U.S. official called “constructive” talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway.
People walk past the damaged window of a McDonald's, the day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
As France erupts, Europe’s far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections
The European Commission estimates the Iran conflict has cost Europe roughly �100 billion ($112 billion) through disrupted trade and energy markets.
People walk past shuttered luxury stores at a shopping arcade in central Milan on Monday.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2026
Milan luxury shops close for fear of new unrest as government prepares to deploy troops
Several hundred hooded demonstrators, many believed to be minors, set bins ablaze and looted shops in the city center over the weekend.
A protester wrapped in a French flag stands in the smoke at Place de l'Opera in Lille, France, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 19, 2026
NFL says Paris game to go ahead as planned despite unrest in France
The Oct.?25 game will be the NFL’s first regular-season contest in France.
Pope Leo leads a prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace following his discharge from the hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, at the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2026
Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in first event since cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who was only elected in May 2025, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president, during a news conference at a European Council meeting in Brussels on Friday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2026
Zelenskyy says Trump is pushing Ukraine to capitulate to Russia
The Ukrainian leader also offered to accede to Trump’s request to stop targeting Russian refineries in exchange for Patriot missile deliveries.
Police officers charge toward protestors during a demonstration over cost of living concerns at Paris' Place de la Republique on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2026
France seeks to curb violence as wave of unrest hits Europe
Scenes of destruction spanned multiple French cities, with around 1,000 police and firefighters injured.
A protester watches as Lyon's tourism office burns after being set on fire during a demonstration against France's "high cost of living" on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 18, 2026
France counts cost of violent protests as 1,800 arrested
Paris police said a “record” 855 people had been arrested and streets were littered with the burnt-out remains of barricades built by protesters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, in August last year.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2026
Europe reckons with a world where Trump is now helping Putin
Trump has scrapped Russian energy sanctions, pressured Kyiv to quit bombing Russian oil refineries and suggested Zelenskyy was an illegitimate leader.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2026
Zelenskyy rallies European allies as Trump ties slump
Kyiv has said it would no longer abide by U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands not to strike Russian oil refineries.

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