DiplomacyItaly, United States
Italy and the US midterms: Meloni stays quiet, parties split on meaning
Avvenire reports Palazzo Chigi fears serious fallout from Trump's setback; Brothers of Italy sees a lesson for Washington.
Vote Times: Politics without the noise
GovernmentsSpain
Cuerpo takes over Transport after Puente quits: what we know
Sánchez said "transitional" (translated from Spanish); the Moncloa sets the end at the 29 November election. The royal decree that defines the remit is still to come.
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GovernmentsSpain
Puente quits as Spain's transport minister, and the right turns on Sánchez
The minister dropped out of the 29 November election lists after the Urda crash. His party hopes it shrinks a campaign liability; the opposition says it is not enough.
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DiplomacyAnalysisChina, Spain
China keeps its LaLiga blackout: how Beijing's pressure works
The foreign ministry says it takes Mbappé's apology seriously; state group CMG says there is nothing to discuss. The suspension was still in place on 1 November, and we have found no reaction from Spain's government.
InstitutionsAnalysisEurope, Belgium
Deficits: ten of the eleven EU states at 3% or more are under watch
Eurostat's figures are no longer just bookkeeping: Belgium's budget row has reached the king, France seeks 54 billion euros with parliament still to convince, and Italy missed leaving the procedure by a decimal point.
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InstitutionsGermany
Merz wants Germany's next head of state to be a woman
The chancellor told CDU officials on 2 November he will put forward a joint candidate. The CSU already backs Ilse Aigner, and the vote is set for 30 January 2027.
ElectionsUnited States
Unresolved: Trump asks Supreme Court to set aside California ballots
The request covers the mail ballots of more than 20,000 voters the administration says are likely not citizens. Two courts refused it, California calls the list unreliable, and the justices have not ruled.
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DiplomacyIran, United States
Iran's two-day Hormuz offer: what Tehran wants and what Washington says
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.
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GovernmentsGermany
Frankfurt riots spark a row over blame and the 20 November protests
Hesse's interior minister says no comparable rally may take place on 20 November, and he and Germany's federal minister point to the far left and a 'migrant' milieu. The sources read publish no data behind that label.