French fishermen blockaded Mediterranean ports over fuel prices as the government increased support to 35 centimes per litre while preparing a proposed €54 billion fiscal adjustment for 2027.
At least eight NATO members are exploring ways to reduce dependence on US defence technology while European and Canadian military spending rises sharply.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone over Taif, but falling debris killed a Yemeni resident and injured two others, exposing the residual danger of successful air defence.
Europe is approaching winter with gas storage only 69% full against an 85% seasonal average and benchmark prices 150% above last year, exposing the limits of its post-Russia energy strategy.
San Jose is courting AI data centres worth up to $6 million each in annual tax revenue, while residents demand greater scrutiny of their electricity, water, grid and pollution costs.
Two US senators want the FTC to investigate claims that Amazon and Walmart AI shopping assistants can identify questionable Made-in-USA claims without consistently surfacing them to shoppers.
Italy has extended border controls involving Spain as Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani explicitly cites jihadist cells around Ceuta and the risk of infiltration following July’s migration crisis.
Ulf Kristersson has resigned after Sweden’s updated preliminary election count gave the centre-left parties a 176-173 parliamentary edge, beginning negotiations over a replacement government.
Glasgow’s council leader has backed a temporary pause on further asylum placements as the city houses 3,938 Home Office-supported asylum seekers, far more than any other UK local authority.
Syria’s first verdicts over the 2025 coastal violence include convictions of Assad loyalists and a 20-year sentence for a former member of the new government’s forces, alongside an acquittal.
