World
After two years of student-led protests, Serbia will soon vote in what observers describe as a referendum-like snap election pitting strongman Aleksandar Vucic against the student movement.
After two years of student-led protests, Serbia will soon vote in what observers describe as a referendum-like snap election pitting strongman Aleksandar Vucic against the student movement.
CONTINUE READING
<p>Exclusive: West Streeting says MoD in talks amid legal challenge by LGBT staff forced out of military</p><p>Wes Streeting is pursuing an out-of-court resolution to a legal battle over compensation for gay veterans who were forced to resign from the armed forces because of their sexuality.</p><p>The defence secretary told the Guardian the Ministry of Defence was holding talks this week in the midst of a high court challenge over rules that blocked some veterans receiving £50,000 payments despite being forced out of military service.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/23/mod-wes-streeting-legal-battle-gay-veterans">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next month</p><p>A deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said.</p><p>EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on international tuition fees, quotas and an NHS surcharge for EU students. This has fuelled fears the summit could fail, just as the prime minister <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/12/burnham-urge-mps-embrace-closer-ties-with-eu">is promising </a>to unveil a new vision for Britain’s long-term relationship with the EU.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/uk-eu-brexit-reset-youth-mobility-scheme-summit">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospects</p><p>Martina Miccichè was filming riot police kicking and beating a teenager with batons as they dragged him along Piazza del Duomo, the central Milan square hosting its cathedral, when she was struck by a flying object, causing a deep gash and bruising near her right eye.</p><p>The journalist had joined hundreds of mostly young people marching through the northern Italian city on Saturday afternoon to protest over soaring living costs and unaffordable housing, echoing the wider wave of economic discontent fuelling protests across Europe.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/milan-unrest-italy-lost-generation-protests">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure imports</p><p>Great Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen.</p><p>Energy system operators have said the country will have enough gas and electricity to meet demand over the coldest months – in part because of paying higher market prices than neighbouring markets to secure imports.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/europe-highest-energy-costs-great-britain-this-winter">Continue reading...</a>