Government
Police took control of the Istanbul headquarters of Halk TV, one of the few Turkish broadcasters not aligned with the government, early on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. Prosecutors say the probe centers on the channel's chairman, who lives abroad and denies the allegations.
Government
Protesters set fire to Albania's education ministry in Tirana on Wednesday, 14 October, as student protests over education costs and corruption turned violent for a second day.
Government
The ruling lets reporters from the three outlets return to the White House while their lawsuit proceeds. Judge Timothy Kelly found Trump likely violated the First Amendment, and the Justice Department has since appealed.
Government
Katie Zacharia took questions from only three reporters before leaving her first briefing after about 14 to 15 minutes. A slip that called her husband 'my president' drew laughter, and doubts emerged over her bar admission.
Government
PP and Vox have signed a motion of censure against Algeciras mayor José Ignacio Landaluce, with Jacinto Muñoz as candidate, after 12 PP councillors left the local government over a new complaint alleging sexual assault.
Government
Maciej Berek took an oath on 14 October that President Karol Nawrocki has refused to accept, as police and protesters clashed outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw.
Elections
The Frente Amplio coalition of IU, Más Madrid, Comuns and Movimiento Sumar launched its electoral logo, social media profiles and website on Wednesday, 14 October. The same day, Ada Colau, the former Barcelona mayor proposed as its candidate, said she could step aside if that helped reach a unity deal with Podemos.
Government
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on 8 October that the Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution will be streamed live. TikTok and Newsmax say they will not carry it, and a UN human rights office has warned that a live broadcast could be considered torture.
Government
Judge Santiago Pedraz refused most of the measures sought by Beatriz Biedma, while she received a security detail after reporting surveillance of herself and her daughters.
Government
Schools, courts and weather forecasting were disrupted on Wednesday, 14 October, as unions pressed the government over pay and the rising cost of living.
Elections
Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were sent to five days in judicial custody after climbing police barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, a New Delhi protest site that police had removed from its designated list.
Government
Ronen Bar, the former head of Shin Bet, has filed a defamation suit seeking 3 million shekels after Netanyahu said he knew of a possible attack hours before 7 October 2023. Bar says he gave the prime minister dozens of warnings in the months before the Hamas-led assault.
Elections
Pedro Sánchez has picked Defence Minister Margarita Robles as his number two in Madrid, ahead of Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, after a government dispute over the Ceuta migrant entry.
Government
On 14 October 2026 Giorgia Meloni answered opposition criticism in the Chamber and Senate on Ukraine, electoral law and Gaza, days before the European Council of 15-16 October.
Government
Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman said Andy Burnham breached the presumption of innocence by speaking as though a man awaiting trial had already been convicted of Ann Widdecombe's murder. The remarks came at PMQs on Wednesday 14 October, and No 10 declined to comment.
Government
Unió de Pagesos brought tractors from across Catalonia to Barcelona, where protesters burned straw bales outside the agriculture department and marched to Plaça de Sant Jaume. Talks with the Govern were pushed back to the coming days and weeks.
Government
The adjustment was announced on Wednesday, 14 October, after September inflation data. Higher SSI payments start 31 December 2026, and regular benefit checks rise from January 2027.
Government
The SPD and Greens paused exploratory talks on a Berlin coalition with Die Linke after the party's parliamentary group signed its own antisemitism declaration instead of the joint text.
Government
Records recovered by The Sun and the BBC show Prime Minister Andy Burnham dined twice with the Manchester City chairman while he was Greater Manchester mayor, a fact missing from the council's Monday statement.
Government
The regional government asked prosecutors to investigate banners and graffiti calling for Ayuso's death, along with damage to protected monuments. Metro de Madrid puts its losses from the encampment at 186,649 euros.
Government
Romania's prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, a criminal case over the annulled December 2024 presidential election, opened on 27 July 2026 after more than 600 complaints from a civic association.
Government
Protesters set fire to the Education Ministry and a bank branch in Tirana on Wednesday, 14 October, the second day of student clashes with police. Police answered with tear gas and water cannons as the Health Ministry reported injuries among protesters and an officer.
Government
Germany's cabinet approved a sugar tax on sweetened drinks on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, a day after the coalition settled its dispute. The levy of 26 or 32 cents per litre is due to start on 1 July 2027 and still needs approval from the Bundestag.
Government
Artículo 14 reported that her partner, Sergi Vélez, holds at least 30 rental flats through Nest Capital, and the PP and Madrid's mayor have seized on the case.
Government
Amazon, eBay and Temu could be made to collect VAT for the retailers on their platforms, a measure reportedly worth up to £1bn that would fund high street rate cuts.
Elections
The CIS October barometer, fieldwork 1 to 6 October, gives the Socialists 34% or 34.5%, but outlets report PP support anywhere from 22.2% to 29.2%. The poll comes as the 29 November general election campaign gets under way.
Government
The PSOE says Ester Muñoz's remarks that the pension system will collapse expose the PP's real plan, while Alberto Núñez Feijóo promises to index pensions to inflation ahead of the 29 November general election.
Government
Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday, 13 October, that a plan could free roughly half of El Salvador's jailed gang collaborators on conditional release. Rights groups say innocent people are among the more than 92,000 detained under the state of exception.
Government
The Family Ministry's key points paper would bar children under 13 from TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram until EU-wide limits apply, with graduated limits for 13- to 18-year-olds.
Government
The Federal Council will require very large platforms to assess and reduce risks to minors and ban profiled advertising aimed at them, with a draft message due to Parliament by end of June 2027.
Government
The Tribunal de Cuentas applied the amnesty law to Carles Puigdemont, Artur Mas, Oriol Junqueras and 33 other defendants on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, closing the accounting case and returning their bail.
Local
In Brussels on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Lisbon mayor said the 10-cent bottle refund is causing serious social problems and that the Commission has agreed to back a technical meeting on the issue.
Elections
The CEO barometer puts Salvador Illa's PSC first with 33 to 35 seats, down from 42, while Aliança Catalana would rise to 23 to 25 and press ERC for second place. Combined, PSC, ERC and the Comuns fall short of the 68 seats needed for a majority.
Government
Spain's Supreme Court rejected nullity motions from former transport minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-adviser Koldo García on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. The ruling leaves their June convictions in place and opens the way to constitutional appeals.
Government
Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the Washington residence of the Minnesota Democrat on Monday, 12 October, 22 days before the midterm elections. Omar calls the search an effort to target political opponents.
Elections
Miriam González announced on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, that Ciudadanos and UCIN will stand alongside her party in the 29 November general election. The joint list will run only in Madrid and Barcelona, and the coalition must register with the Junta Electoral Central within about two days.
Government
SYRIZA released a video of earlier statements by MPs who left the party and now sit as independents, after its deadline for them to return their seats ran out on 14 October. The parliamentary group, which had 47 MPs after the 2023 national elections, now numbers 10.
Government
The federal cabinet set up the care structure commission on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, with first proposals due by the end of January 2027. The reform is to take effect on 1 July 2027.
Elections
Spain's Supreme Court upheld, by five votes to one, the precautionary suspension of voting for naturalised citizens covered by the 'grandchildren law'. The government had asked for the measure to be lifted before the general election of 29 November.
Government
The National Assembly began examining the 2027 finance bill on Tuesday, 13 October, as the government, the Banque de France and the IMF all pressed for a swift budget with the deficit kept at 5% of GDP.