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• International · 2026-10-25

  Italy experiences second wave of cost-of-living protests across major cities

  A fresh surge of protests over rising living costs swept through major Italian cities including Bologna, Turin, Rome and Florence, where clashes with police occurred, according to broadcaster Rai News. The demonstrations also reached Milan, Naples, Padua and Bari, continuing a pattern of social discontent spreading across Europe.

• International · 2026-10-24

  Anti-government and cost-of-living protests spread across Italy, Spain and Albania

  A wave of unrest swept through several European cities on 24 October, with violent clashes and looting reported in Italian cities, a student protest turning violent in Barcelona, and anti-government demonstrators attacking government buildings in Tirana. These protests echoed broader cost-of-living and social demonstrations that have recently affected France.

• International · 2026-10-31

  Large-scale strike and protests across Italy target Meloni government and cost of living

  Tens of thousands of Italians participated in a nationwide strike and demonstrations across more than 50 cities on Friday, organised by the trade union USB. The protests focused on rising costs of living, education funding cuts and opposition to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government.

• International · 2026-10-07

  Nobel Prizes awarded for advances in neutrino astronomy and asymmetric synthesis

  Francis Halzen, an 82-year-old Belgian astrophysicist, received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his leadership of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which detected high-energy neutrinos from space. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, techniques widely used in pharmaceutical production.

• International · 2026-09-08

  Venezuelans divided over Trump administration's oil agreement with interim government, poll reveals

  A Bloomberg poll published on Tuesday revealed that Venezuelans are sharply divided regarding an oil agreement between the Trump administration and the interim Venezuelan authorities. Half of respondents expressed the belief that the deal benefits the United States more than Venezuela, reflecting ongoing public concerns about its terms.

• International · 2026-10-25

  Shooting and widespread protests convulse France and spread across Europe

  A gunman opened fire near Paris, killing one person and wounding five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what President Macron described as a "racist terrorist attack." Days later, approximately 410,000 people participated in nearly 300 protests across France over the cost of living and education. The unrest spread to riots and looting in Italian and Spanish cities, as well as protests in Albania.

• International · 2026-10-15

  Ukrainian officer on trial in Germany for Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

  A Ukrainian military officer, Serhii K., has begun trial at Hamburg's Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, charged with participating in the September 2022 sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines. Prosecutors argue the attack was a state-sponsored operation to damage Russian energy revenue funding its war in Ukraine; he denies involvement. Germany is also seeking the extradition of a second suspect arrested in Croatia.

• International · 2026-09-13

  US-Venezuela oil deal faces public skepticism despite Chevron expansion

  Washington and Caracas have agreed on a significant oil deal that marks a major step in reopening Venezuela's oil sector to international investment following Nicolas Maduro's capture in January. Chevron plans a $7 billion expansion funded by Venezuela's own oil revenues, yet a Bloomberg poll reveals Venezuelans are deeply divided, with half believing the agreement favours the United States over their own country. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has emphasized Venezuela's sovereignty while indicating that elections will proceed only when conditions allow.

• International · 2026-10-06

  Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Francis Halzen for Neutrino Observatory

  Belgian physicist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica and for discoveries of high-energy neutrinos from space. The Nobel committee recognized his vision in creating a completely new form of astronomy based on detecting cosmic particles.