Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business 15. October 2026 (13:00) Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal caseSerbia’s authoritarian ruler personally intervened to advance an allegedly illegal scheme to hand over a protected site in Belgrade for a Trump tower, the Guardian can reveal.Aleksandar Vučić summoned officials to a meeting at his presidential offices about the project, which has culminated in a landmark indictment of senior figures from his regime on charges of abuse of public office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Obama says drift towards extremism 'not inevitable' 15. October 2026 (12:51) More than 12,000 people filled a major venue in the city to hear the former US president's take on the challenges the world is facing. . (BBC News)
Albania’s prime minister vows not to resign over student-led protests 15. October 2026 (12:34) Demonstrators are demanding resignation of Edi Rama after three days of clashes in TiranaAlbania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, has said he will not resign over student-led demonstrations, as protesters and police clashed in the country’s capital for a third consecutive day.Police used teargas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators marching along several main roads around Tirana, while protests spread to other cities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russia and Ukraine resume energy strikes despite Trump warnings 15. October 2026 (12:14) Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesThe White House’s unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed as Moscow sent a record swarm of drones overnight to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine and Kyiv appeared to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries – despite warnings from Donald Trump.Moscow accused Ukraine of launching a strike against a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region, its first since Trump abruptly declared an “energy ceasefire” that neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Elon Musk suggests US government was behind Starlink restrictions in Ukraine – Europe live 15. October 2026 (11:58) Zelenskyy said he felt ‘betrayed’ by the US after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and the Starlink restrictionsin BrusselsEU leaders will voice dismay over Donald Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel.“This kind of help came from Nato and we still have Nato ships on the sea guarding our critical infrastructure. So, [based] on that I must say that Nato is working well and the US is a partner in Nato. And Trump has assured us and everybody else last time in Ankara that he is following Nato and also Article 5 [on collective defence]. So we rely on them – and also sometimes even good friends need a reminder what is right.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
