Poland Mulls Compulsory Military Service to Bolster Defenses
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14 Oct 2026 • 11:17
Poland is considering compulsory military service to bolster its armed forces, though no decision has yet been made, the deputy defense minister said....
Brazil Election: What’s at Stake in the Oct. 25 Presidential Runoff
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14 Oct 2026 • 11:00
For more than 20 years, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has reigned as Brazil’s most dominant political figure. The leftist leader has been elected to three terms as president and, at the age of 80, is vying for a fourth. But Lula, as he is widely known, and his supporters were dealt a shocking setback in national electio...
How Serbia’s Student List Movement is Challenging Vucic’s Grip
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14 Oct 2026 • 10:14
From Nepal to Czechoslovakia and Georgia, history offers plenty of examples of student protests forcing a government from office. Serbia’s students are taking a different approach: They’re trying to end leader Aleksandar Vucic’s decade-long rule through the ballot box....
Italy Is Nearing Deal With EU on Gas Price Cap, Meloni Says
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14 Oct 2026 • 10:04
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government was nearing an accord with the European Union over a mechanism to cut the price of gas used to generate electricity, a move that would allow her to ease energy bills ahead of a national election next year....
Kenya Targets April 2027 Exit from Watchdog’s Dirty Money List
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14 Oct 2026 • 09:57
Kenya is readying reforms to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, part of an effort to exit a global watchdog’s dirty-money list by April 2027, according to a senior government official....
Russia Hits Ukraine Energy Plants in Blow to Trump’s Truce Claim
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14 Oct 2026 • 09:42
Russia said it attacked Ukrainian electricity plants in a “massive strike” overnight, further undermining US President Donald Trump’s claim of an energy truce between the two warring countries....
Germany to Push EU to Impose Caps on Additional Chinese Imports
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14 Oct 2026 • 09:39
Germany will press the European Union to quickly place quotas on additional sectors of goods being imported from China, replicating a cap the bloc is planning to impose on hybrid vehicles....