SocietySpain
Spain limits ready meals and fried food in hospitals and care homes
A new royal decree caps precooked dishes at three portions a month in care homes and hospitals, and at one a month for children.
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ClimateFinland
Finland halts Google's forest clearing for a data centre
A regulator ordered work stopped at Muhos and Kajaani while environmental assessments run. The Guardian put the felling at roughly 250,000 trees; Oulu police have opened a preliminary investigation.
SocietyIran, United States
Iran says it could reopen Hormuz in two days if the US meets demands
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SocietyUkraine
Ukraine says 26 killed as Russian bombs hit school used as aid hub
President Zelensky puts the dead at 26 and says people remain under the rubble. The dead include two rescue workers and four police officers, caught by a second strike after they arrived.
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SocietyAnalysisGreece
Greece bans social media for under-15s from January 2027
Parliament passed the law in a sitting on 22 and 23 October with only the governing party's votes. Brussels is letting it proceed, and age verification, one of the points that stopped a similar French law, is its real test.
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Science & techNorth Korea, World
Binance heist nears everything credited to North Korea up to 2025
If the attribution holds, one $6.3 billion attack equals more than 90% of what Chainalysis had tallied over years. Pyongyang denies such claims in general, and the US links the money to its weapons.
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CultureUnited Kingdom, United States
Patrick Stewart's Shakespeare: what he leaves beyond Picard
He died on 28 October aged 86. Before the Enterprise came 16 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company and, afterwards, three Olivier Awards and a steady return to the stage.
CultureUnited Kingdom
Raye wins the 2026 Mercury Prize with 'This Music May Contain Hope'
The British singer beat the eleven other shortlisted albums, including Paul McCartney, Florence + The Machine and Olivia Dean, in Newcastle on 22 October.
CultureNetherlands
Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision 2027 a month after announcing return
Dutch public broadcaster NPO reversed course because it could not find a broadcaster to send an entry, amid division over Israel's participation.