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Spanish migratory policy resists EU criticism: "Spain is an advanced student in the fight against irregular immigration"
Meloni and Frederiksen demand tougher asylum rules and question Spanish regularization, while Brussels recognizes the special situation of Ceuta and Melilla and expresses its support for the Government

Italy extends controls on travelers from Spain for one week and will negotiate new cooperation measures
The Italian Government aligns the measure with the expiration of Spanish restrictions and foresees that next week the Interior Ministers of both countries will evaluate cooperation alternatives

Carlos Felipe Mejía, the chosen one to represent Colombia as ambassador to Spain, called Pedro Sánchez "HDP" and accused his government of supporting a tyranny
The designation, promoted by the far-right Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella, is pending Spanish approval, a decisive step for Mejía to assume diplomatic representation in Madrid

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, deny torture charges as the US Attorney's Office expands the indictment
The indictment includes alleged abuses against opponents and U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela; the defense questions the legality of the process and demands that the case be dismissed

Trump sinks in the polls ahead of the midterm elections, while Musk disburses millions to avoid a Republican debacle
The Democrats lead their rivals in the polls for the House of Representatives, while the magnate and owner of X has allocated 276 million dollars to conservative organizations for the November 3 campaign

Argentina officially announces that Milei will travel to Madrid next week to support right-wing parties: coincides with dates of uncertainty due to the snap election campaign
The Government of Argentina confirmed that President Javier Milei will be in the Spanish capital on October 20, on his seventh trip to Spain since 2023 and with the expectation of supporting right-wing forces

Pope Leo XIV, operated on for lung cancer: the Vatican confirms that the intervention ended without complications
The 71-year-old pontiff remains hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli hospital after an operation lasting about ninety minutes. Doctors have removed the lower lobe of his right lung.

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery for a lung nodule in the coming days: "It has been detected at a very early stage and well localized"
The Pontiff announced after the Angelus that doctors detected a lesion in his lung, in an early and well-localized stage, and that he has decided to undergo an intervention to remove it

Mohamed VI accuses Spain of instrumentalizing the migratory crisis in Ceuta: "Cooperation will not be subject to blackmail"
The visit of Felipe VI and Letizia to Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14 increases anticipation in Rabat, after the Moroccan monarch's criticism of Spain's management of the migration crisis and amid diplomatic tension between both countries

Navi Pillay, the woman who called the war in Gaza a genocide, wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2026
The award recognizes her career in the defense of human rights, her work as a judge in international tribunals, and her commitment to the investigation of war crimes and demanding accountability from their perpetrators

Meloni imposes her electoral reform in Italy and the opposition accuses her of shielding herself "for fear of losing"
The new rule reserves 70 deputies and 35 senators for the winning bloc if it reaches 42% in both Chambers; the left is already preparing a legal battle against the reform and denounces the new obstacles to competing in the 2027 elections

United States accuses Maduro and Cilia Flores of conspiring to torture opponents and American citizens
The new accusation adds to the process that both faced for narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking, and includes alleged mistreatment, arbitrary detentions, and violence against people incarcerated in Venezuela

Israel remembers three years later the victims of October 7, the Hamas attack that unleashed the genocide in Gaza
Families remember the deceased and the hostages in the attacked places, on the first anniversary since the return of all those kidnapped and after three years of war in Gaza

Trump stirs up racist discourse against Islam and blames an "Islamic invasion" for the student revolt in France
The President of the United States attributes student mobilizations in France to immigration policy, while the provisional toll raises the number of injured students to 215 and arrests to over 6,000

France burns for education: tens of thousands of students take to the streets against the deterioration of public education
Police charges, fires, and dozens of injured, including minors, raise tension after two weeks of protests while the Government tries to contain a mobilization that is growing throughout the country

The student rebellion shakes France and puts the Macron Government on the ropes: "The educational system is completely collapsed"
The lack of teachers and the deterioration of classrooms have fueled a mobilization that already has some 400 high schools closed this Friday, while unions maintain protests after meeting with Education

Putin reiterates his nuclear threat against Europe and warns of an unexpected "point of no return"
The Russian president reaffirms the warning sent to NATO about Kaliningrad and claims the modernization of his arsenal; the Alliance denies attack plans and demands Moscow end the invasion of Ukraine

Andy Burnham opens the door for the UK to rejoin the EU: "Brexit has caused more harm than good"
The British Prime Minister will study all options for the relationship with Brussels, from customs union to single market, while Sánchez and Macron celebrate the possibility of a future reincorporation

Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons if NATO isolates Kaliningrad and the Alliance responds: "Enough with the threats"
Moscow warns it would resort to its entire arsenal if the Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania is isolated, while the Atlantic Alliance rejects that its maneuvers threaten Russia and maintains military support for Ukraine
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