GovernmentsGermany
Söder ordered half-mast flags and offered no names. The constitution puts the minister and the deputy in his hands, with a state-parliament vote, and the Free Voters have not chosen a chair.
GovernmentsSpain
Royal Decree-law 32/2026 takes effect on 4 November with two credits of €15,309,165.24 each. Filing starts only when a later resolution is published.
InstitutionsUnited States
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DiplomacyUkraine, United States
GovernmentsHungary
An online database lets anyone search roughly 60,000 names from the secret police files. Appearing in it does not prove that a person informed.
InstitutionsSpain
The central government's delegation says it passed without violent disorder; the camp's spokespeople call it violent. There is no official injury count.
DiplomacyIran, United States
Iran says it can reopen the strait in two days, not seven, if the US meets its conditions. The offer is a negotiating position, and no US reply to it has been reported.
DiplomacyJordan, Syria
Amman says it hit ISIS targets after the Karak attack; Damascus says civilians died and nobody told it. Both capitals are now talking, but key points remain open.
ElectionsUnited States
The Democrat says he has beaten Republican Mike Rogers in the early hours of 4 November. He would be the first Muslim in the US Senate if it holds.
GovernmentsSpain
The Council of Ministers passed a decree-law on 3 November; the transport minister also announced two-controller checks in degraded operation and fewer trains on Madrid-Seville.
GovernmentsItaly
The draft law adds 7.1 billion euros over three years. Regional leaders and Gimbe, an independent health foundation, say that falls well below what was sought.
