Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29
Sky News – World Sky News – World Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29
Sky News – UK Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking action over search warrants issued ahead of his arrest in February.
BBC News – UK Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has filed a High Court claim against Thames Valley Police to quash search warrants used in searches of his homes. The legal challenge follows his February 19 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in office over links to Jeffrey Epstein. A private hearing is expected on Thursday.
The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be announced in the week.
NYTimes – World Brazil's 2026 presidential election will go to a runoff on 25 October after incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro both failed to win a majority in the first round. Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said he was pleased to have led, while Lula expressed disappointment at the closer-than-expected result.
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport as she was departing for China, accusing her of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government by surveilling the son and family of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te at the behest of Chinese officials. Lai condemned the alleged operation as a "barbaric" act and criticized China for disregarding human rights and suppressing personal freedoms.
Holders Portugal first team to qualify for 2026-27 UEFA Nations League despite Cristiano Ronaldo's absence.
BBC News – World A Gulfstream G100 medical transport plane carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston crashed off the coast of Massachusetts early Saturday. The US Coast Guard found debris near Nantucket and suspended its search for survivors on Sunday; all six are presumed dead.
NPR – US Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican U.S. House speaker, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. Hastert represented Illinois in Congress for two decades and served as speaker from 1999 to 2007. He was later imprisoned in a hush-money case tied to sexual abuse allegations.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has filed a High Court claim against Thames Valley Police to quash search warrants used in searches of his homes. The legal challenge follows his February 19 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in office over links to Jeffrey Epstein. A private hearing is expected on Thursday.
