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.
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.
Die Linke, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin agreed on 14 October that their joint antisemitism declaration will be part of any coalition agreement, clearing the way for talks paused the day before.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Schools, courts and weather forecasting were disrupted on Wednesday, 14 October, as unions pressed the government over pay and the rising cost of living.
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.
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.
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.
The regional government has filed its 2027 budget bill in the Cortes, with water supply and purification as the largest investment line at 89.4 million euros.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Socialist Party, the Left Bloc and Livre have asked parliament to question Infrastructure and Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz over a possible conflict of interests in an urban renewal law that shortens court challenge deadlines.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek has ordered the immediate suspension of three Warsaw Court of Appeal judges, Michał Lasota, Piotr Schab and Przemysław W. Radzik. Prosecutors have asked the Supreme Court to lift their immunity over alleged impersonation of state bodies and fabricated proceedings.
Applications opened on 14 October for an expanded Demographic Development Programme that pays 10,000 euros to people who settle in ten regional units. Minister Domna Michailidou also cited a rise in school meal coverage and a fall in the number of children in institutions.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier handed Alexander Schweitzer his appointment certificate on Tuesday, 13 October, a day after Bärbel Bas stepped down as minister and SPD chair. Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants pension and labour market bills in cabinet quickly, and the succession at the top of the SPD remains open.
Police in Tarnów stopped a cyclist riding without lights on Elektryczna Street at about 21:00 on Monday, 12 October, and noticed a smell of alcohol. He showed his parliamentary ID and invoked immunity, so no breath test was carried out.
Parliament passed the amendment 139 to 51 on Tuesday, 13 October, the first significant reversal of Orbán-era curbs on LGBTQ people since Péter Magyar took power in May. The European Council released frozen EU funds the same day.
Judge Ana Reyes has extended a halt on tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links until 26 October, after crews felled at least 400 trees starting on Saturday, 10 October.