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The European Union is seeking solutions to limit the increase in energy resource prices ahead of the upcoming winter, as rising prices affect consumers, given the dependence on imported resources and the anticipated US plans regarding restrictions on diesel fuel exports. (translated)

While Peter Márki-Zay, the Meta Prime Minister, addressed me in two posts on his Facebook page, we are currently debating here in Strasbourg at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe about the extent of the threat that social (and traditional) media pose to democracy due to the economic factors behind it. (translated)

Summary of information from around the world 🌍. Wednesday. -🇵🇱 GUS: Poland is dying out the fastest in the 🇪🇺 -⚒️JSW: +51 million PLN EBITDA in the second quarter -🇵🇱 3.31 PLN goes to the State Treasury from a liter of gasoline -🏥Collection of Łatwoganga. False allegations - 🧑‍🎓Collegium Humanum: 11 detained - 🇵🇹 bankruptcy of the largest solar farm in Portugal, Solara4. 660,000 panels. It was 5 years old. - 🇵🇱Pentagon: we are investigating the permanent base of the USA in Poland -💰average salary in the Civil Service: 12,348 PLN - 🇧🇾Belarus opens 2 crypto banks -🇪🇺Trump: let the EU stock up on its diesel reserves -👮🇺🇸 ICE: record summer with about 150,000 arrests, - Trump changes the name of AI to “Super Intelligence” -🇮🇳 India triples the import of coking coal (JSW⚒️) -🇬🇧 Ineos chemical plants. 4,000 to be laid off -🇩🇪 Bosch lays off another 900 people in Germany -🇳🇱 The Netherlands builds its own "Windows" -🇩🇪Lidl in Germany enters into housing construction -🇪🇸 Macron in Spain, while the Senate rejects the treaty with 🇫🇷 -🇨🇱 there will be a strike at the Centinela copper mine in Chile -🇺🇦 Belgium will donate 3x F-16🛫 to Ukraine - 🎮in Witcher 3-Remaster plays at a time 120,000 - Anthropic: AI agents are rebelling. They are a threat - 🇭🇷 Tesla has permission for autonomy in Croatia -🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 Mali, Burkina, Niger want to process gold, uranium and lithium locally. Not to export just the ore. -🇮🇷 Iranian IRGC on Trump: “great liar” - 🇺🇸New Mexico: Meta misled 43 million times. Collected user data. Fine up to $200 billion. - Boys' Day 🤵‍♂️. Today an elderly lady helped a boy playing on a smartphone cross the street🙃 (translated)

Turpinot izmeklēšanu iepriekš izdalītā kriminālprocesā saistībā ar organizētas noziedzīgas grupas darbību Latvijā, Valsts policija nākusi uz pēdām meklēšanā esošam vīrietim, kurš tiek turēts aizdomās par personas noslepkavošanu sevišķi pastiprinošos apstākļos. Neskatoties uz to, ka 1976. gadā dzimušais vīrietis izmantoja dažādas konspirācijas metodes, lai slēptu savu atrašanās vietu, Valsts policijai, izmantojot starptautiskās sadarbības mehānismus, izdevās izskaitļot vīrieša atrašanās vietu un šī gada 18. septembrī Lietuvas kriminālpolicijas amatpersonas, iesaistot arī Lietuvas policijas pretterorisma vienību ARAS vīrieti aizturēja Lietuvā, Šauļos. Šobrīd viņam piemērots drošības līdzeklis apcietinājums un viņš drīzumā tiks izdots Latvijas Valsts policijai turpmāko procesuālo darbību veikšanai. Video: Lietuvas policija #Latvija #kriminālprocess #organizētanoziedzība

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 29 SEPTEMBER 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. ETHIOPIA — Renewed Tigray conflict intensifies around strategic Alamata Federal-aligned forces claimed the capture of Alamata, an important supply hub south of Mekelle, after a TPLF-led offensive widened fighting into Afar and Amhara. Diplomatic sources cited by Reuters said the town had fallen or federal-aligned forces had entered it, while communications remained disrupted across Tigray. The renewed conflict is raising serious concerns about the survival of the 2022 Pretoria peace settlement. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopian-pro-government-forces-claim-capture-strategic-tigray-town-2026-09-28/ 2. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak passes 8,000 confirmed cases Importance: 10/10 — Critical Government data showed 8,067 confirmed Ebola cases and 3,901 deaths as of September 26. The Bundibugyo-virus outbreak is now the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic recorded in the DRC and has spread across 63 health zones in seven provinces; shortages of health workers and weaknesses in contact tracing continue to impede containment. Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-28-drc-ebola-infections-cross-8000-confirms-government/ 3. SOUTH AFRICA — Death toll from Wedela tavern shooting rises to 18 Importance: 9/10 — Very High Police said another victim died in hospital, raising the death toll from the weekend attack in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg, to 18. Authorities are searching for the attackers and examining a possible connection to turf wars in illegal gold mining; a separate weekend shooting near Cape Town killed another 10 people. Source: https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/south-african-police-death-toll-062225459.html 4. ZAMBIA — Government targets average 7% economic growth Importance: 8/10 — High Zambia's finance ministry says the government aims to raise average economic growth to 7% over the next three years. The target follows progress in restructuring the country's external debt and represents an attempt to translate improving macroeconomic stability into stronger sustained growth. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambia-aims-lift-economic-growth-7-over-next-three-years-2026-09-28/ 5. MALI — Barrick and unions reach agreement, averting gold-mine strike Importance: 8/10 — High Barrick Mining signed a new collective bargaining agreement with unions at the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex, and planned strike action was withdrawn. The agreement reduces immediate operational risk at one of Mali's most important gold-producing assets following a prolonged period of tension involving the miner, workers and the Malian authorities. Source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441512/mali-gold-mine-barrick-mining-reaches-deal-with-unions 6. KENYA — Court of Appeal upholds Affordable Housing Levy Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed challenges to the Affordable Housing Act and levy, upholding the legal framework underpinning one of President William Ruto's major domestic programmes. The judges also upheld the Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner's role in collecting the levy, although they found that the Commission on Revenue Allocation should have been consulted before parliamentary debate. Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609280027.html 7. ETHIOPIA–SUDAN — Accusations over support for armed groups deepen regional tensions Ethiopia's army chief accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting forces fighting federal troops amid renewed warfare in northern Ethiopia. Sudan rejected the allegations as baseless and counter-accused Ethiopia of facilitating support for Sudan's paramilitary RSF, adding another interstate dimension to the conflicts destabilising the Horn of Africa. Source: https://apnews.com/article/6b3208122a4221f3c2e8dcbe21630016 8. UGANDA — Police confirm detention of activist Praise Aloikin Ugandan police confirmed that activist Praise Aloikin Opoloje is in custody after activists and associates had reported her missing. Police said she had been arrested and would be brought before a court; Aloikin participated in the 2024 anti-corruption protests and has publicly criticised political and security figures. Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609280365.html 9. SOUTH AFRICA — Rand weakens as high oil prices increase economic pressure Importance: 7.5/10 — High The rand weakened about 0.5% against the dollar in early Monday trade as Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude above $107 per barrel. Because South Africa imports most of its fuel, sustained high oil prices pose risks through higher import costs and inflationary pressure. Source: https://www.channelafrica.co.za/channelafrica/news/rand-slips-as-us-iran-stalemate-pushes-oil-prices-higher/ 10. AFRICA — AFCON 2027 qualification moves into Matchday 2 Importance: 6/10 — Moderate The latest qualifying round opened with Burkina Faso beating Central African Republic 1–0, Equatorial Guinea defeating Sierra Leone 1–0, DR Congo beating Zimbabwe 2–1 and Tunisia drawing 2–2 with Botswana. September 29 brings a large slate including Ethiopia–Senegal, South Sudan–Egypt, Ghana–Gambia, Guinea-Bissau–Nigeria and Zambia–Togo. Source: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/6/577635/Sports/Africa-Cup-of-Nations-qualifiers-results-amp%3B-fixt.aspx #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #SouthAfrica #Wedela #Johannesburg #TavernShooting #MassShooting #ViolentCrime #IllegalMining #PublicSafety #Zambia #ZambianEconomy #EconomicGrowth #GDPGrowth #DebtRestructuring #Macroeconomics #AfricanEconomy #Ethiopia #Tigray #Alamata #TigrayConflict #PretoriaPeaceAgreement #HornOfAfrica #ArmedConflict #RegionalSecurity #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg

Šobrīd turpinās meklēšanas un glābšanas darbi, neizslēdzam, ka bojāgājušo un ievainoto skaits pieaugs. Tas ir tīrs terors, ko turpina Krievijas Federācija – tā neņem vērā neko – ne dzīvojamās mājas, ne vēsturiskās ēkas. Ienaidnieka mērķis joprojām ir katrs ukrainis.Kopumā Krievijas uzbrukumos Ukrainas galvaspilsētā Kijivā pirmdien nogalināts viens, bet ievainoti vēl vismaz 19 cilvēki, viņu vidū arī bērni, paziņojis Kličko. #Ukraina #Kijiva #KrievijasUzbrukums

A pillanat, amikor Hankó Balázs kijön a Parlamentből, és otthagyja a saját kocsija, amely az ügyészségre szállítaná!😁Mekkora zavar van a fejekben,ott mindenki meg van kergülve,mert tudják hogy előbb utóbb soron következik mind!😉 https://t.co/mRJOEcJprh #Parlament #HankóBalázs #ügyészség

"Šobrīd notiek glābšanas operācija, tiek dzēsts ugunsgrēks un meklēti cilvēki, kuri varētu būt bijuši ēkā,"Ukrainas Zinātņu akadēmijas ēkai Kijivā pirmdien trāpījis Krievijas drons, izraisot plašus postījumus, paziņojis Ukrainas prezidents Volodimirs Zelenskis. #Ukraina #Kijiva #KrievijasUzbrukums

Volební úspěch strany AfD v Meklenbursku-Předním Pomořansku, kde získala 38,2 % hlasů, pravděpodobně nevedl k její účasti ve vládě, jelikož dosavadní premiérka z SPD zahájila jednání s Levicí a Zelenými, které mají většinu v zemském sněmu. #MeklenburskoPředníPomořansko #AfD #volby

Možná se budete smát,ale ptala jsem se Groku,zda si mám koupit měkčí matraci,aby mě v noci,když ležím na pravém boku,nebolela pravá kyčel. Prý mám zkusit nedávat nohy večer u TV natažené přes sebe, ale mít je vedle sebe a podložit něčím, aby byla kolena výš než kyčle. POMOHLO😲 #spánek #matrace #zdraví

🚨 Red Bull APOYA la propuesta de Fernando Alonso que también secundó Max Verstappen 🔋 Alonso pidió limitar la potencia máxima de las baterías para mejorar el espectáculo 🗣️ Mekies: "Respaldaremos cualquier ajuste adicional si se llega a un acuerdo y si ello implica que los pilotos puedan darlo todo tanto en qualy como en carrera. Creo que eso es precisamente lo que Fernando y Max buscaban" 📰 RN365 #F1 #FernandoAlonso #MaxVerstappen

Nepālā starp atrastajām mirstīgajām atliekām nav eiropiešu, bet 33 pazudušie Latvijas valstspiederīgie veido pusi no visiem meklētajiem Eiropas Savienības pilsoņiem, un meklēšanas darbi turpinās, neskatoties uz to, ka oficiāli nav paziņots par izdzīvojušo atrašanu. #Latvija #Nepāla #pazudušie

Turcja, Arabia Saudyjska i Pakistan podpisały w Mekce porozumienie o wspólnej obronie, mające na celu wzmocnienie bezpieczeństwa na Bliskim Wschodzie, a jego twórcy zapewniają, że nie jest ono wymierzone w Iran, który może również dołączyć do paktu. #BliskiWschód #Bezpieczeństwo #WspólnaObrona