Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital after lung surgery
Rome, 17 October. Pope Leo XIV left Rome's Gemelli hospital and returned to the Vatican on the fifth day after surgery in which the lower lobe of his…
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Mass protests against the rising cost of living sweep France
Paris, 17 October. A nationwide day of protests against the rising cost of living and cuts to education spending took place in France on 17 October…
Burnham offers Scotland deeper devolution
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in his first major speech in Scotland since taking office, proposed that John Swinney's government work together to…
EU leaders fail to agree 2028–2034 budget
Brussels, 16 October. EU leaders at a summit in Brussels failed to agree the seven-year budget for 2028–2034 of €1.76 trillion. European Commission…
