AuBonTouiteFrançais wrote that Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that the events of October 17 had not been anticipated and that he had not imagined they would take on such magnitude. The author added that this would lead to a law against social media, then ironically asked if Macron had been living in a cave for the past ten years. He described this approach as a very obvious trick. #Macron #RéseauxSociaux #Politique (translated)
Congratulations to Pip Adam for winning the Ursula Le Guin Prize 2026 with "Audition"! Audition by Pip Adam A spaceship called Audition is hurtling through the cosmos. Squashed immobile into its largest room are three giants: Alba, Stanley and Drew. If they talk, the spaceship keeps moving; if they are silent, they resume growing. Talk they must, and as they do, Alba, Stanley and Drew recover their shared memory of what has been done to their former selves – experiences of imprisonment, violence and misrecognition, of disempowerment and underprivilege. Pip Adam’s uncategorisable new novel, part science fiction, part social realism, asks what happens when systems of power decide someone takes up too much room – about how we imagine new forms of justice, and how we transcend the bodies and selves we are given.
The social state is facing serious problems as the government is unable to tame the growing debt and a deficit of 5% of GDP, which could lead to an unsustainable situation and forced reforms by foreign creditors. #sociálnapolitika #ekonomickárast #populizmus (translated)
Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or, surpassing Mbappé and Yamal, while Vitinha and João Neves finished in 14th and 19th places, respectively. #BolaDeOuro #DireitosHumanos #Habitação (translated)
The movement for the right to housing plans to camp in front of Parliament during the Budget discussion, even though it has not yet decided whether it will stay overnight after an assembly that addressed concerns about police interventions. #DireitoÀHabitação #ProtestoPacífico #AcampadaLisboa (translated)
A secret pedophile ring with global reach has been exposed, and several Swedes connected to the network are now being prosecuted after a 45-year-old in Stockholm had his digital content seized by the police. #pedofili #brott #Sverige (translated)
Isabel Díaz Ayuso has reshuffled her Government, appointing Jorge Rodrigo as the new counselor for Environment, Agriculture, and Interior and José María García Gómez as the counselor for Housing, Transport, and Infrastructure, following the recruitment of Carlos Novillo and José Antonio Sánchez for the PP candidacy led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo. #Madrid #Ayuso #Gobierno (translated)
Isabel Díaz Ayuso restructures her government in the Community of Madrid just a few months before the regional elections, making changes in several ministries after the appointments of Carlos Novillo and José Antonio Sánchez in Alberto Núñez Feijóo's PP list. #Ayuso #Feijóo #Madrid (translated)
The Brazilian stock exchange fell sharply by over 17 percent after President Lula da Silva won his fourth term, which caused investors to react negatively. #Börsfall #Bovespa #LulaDaSilva (translated)
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar celebrates the victory of the Students' candidate in the elections in Serbia, while Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains silent, thus losing another ally in the region after the defeat of Aleksandar Vučić. #Srbsko #volby #studenti (translated)
The author urged Robert Fico to go to Moscow if he supported Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and said Slovakia belonged in Europe and the European Union. The author also said Slovakia deserved freedom, democracy and a strong European future rather than what they described as Putin’s influence and appeasement of the Kremlin. https://t.co/hIenG5vFXO #Slovakia #EU #Freedom #SK #RU #EU (translated)
Marc-Olivier Beaudoin wrote that the Canadiens maintained their lead to win a second consecutive game in regulation time. He pointed out that the team had a record of 6-3-2 after 11 games, and praised Kaiden Guhle's role on defense as well as Jacob Fowler's play in net. He added that the Canadiens earned two more points in the standings. #Habs #Canadiens #Habs #Canadiens #LNH (translated)
Fernando Pimenta and José Ramalho finished in 7th place in the K2 at the Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gualeguaychú, Argentina, thus failing to reclaim the gold and the fifth title, after having won in the last four editions. #Canoagem #Mundiais2026 #FernandoPimenta (translated)
The author wrote that Aleksandar Vučić lost the elections. He reminded that during his leadership, the war criminal Ratko Mladić was buried with state honors, and accused Vučić of supporting Vladimir Putin. He added that Robert Fico went to him to express support directly from the European Council. He then derogatorily referred to Vučić as another Russian lackey and urged readers to wish for something. #volby #Vučič #Rusko #RS #RU #SK #EU (translated)
Twenty-seven people were injured and required hospital treatment in Lisbon after the intervention of police forces during an operation related to housing. #JavaScript #AdBlocker #WebAccessibility (translated)
The author of the contribution stated that the Slovak Foreign Minister Blanár was heading to Moscow and Prime Minister Fico was going to Prague to meet with Babiš. He wrote that, in his opinion, Russia had been waging a brutal war against Ukraine for the fifth year and was escalating attacks on Europe. He added that it was not possible to develop cooperation with Russia and that it needed to be isolated and defeated. #Rusko #Ukrajina #MezinárodníPolitika #SK #RU #CZ #UA #EU (translated)
The author of the contribution stated that financing public service media from the state budget in Western Europe is not a suitable comparison for the Czech Republic. According to him, the Czech Republic is now closer to Poland under the PiS government, Hungary under Viktor Orbán, and Slovakia under Robert Fico, where this model, along with legislative changes and purges, has allowed governments to take control of the media. #mediálnípráva #demokracie #V4 #CZ #PL #HU #SK (translated)
Voting stations have opened in Brazil where voters face a choice between leftist President Lula da Silva and right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, after a close first round in which Lula received 45 percent and Bolsonaro 47 percent. #Brasilien #Val2026 #Lula (translated)
Lukas Wernblom from TPS received a match penalty after biting an opponent's finger during a game in Finnish hockey, which has led to an investigation by the disciplinary board for a possible suspension. #Ishockey #LukasWernblom #Matchstraff (translated)
