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Aleš Hojs has sparked sharp criticism from the opposition with his controversial post on network X about the protesters, which warns of the dangers of repressive measures and calls for reflection on the future of Slovenia while celebrating Sovereignty Day. #protesti #suverenost #politika (translated)

Milan Kučan pointed out at the ceremony in Sromlje the deliberate disintegration of the social fabric of Slovenia represented by the intervention law, and called for reflection on the future of the country and the preservation of solidarity. #Slovenija #MilanKučan #referendum (translated)

The author congratulated Leo on being awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2026, which he described as a well-deserved recognition of his football and personal career. He also said that his talent had contributed to making FC Barcelona even greater, which he described as Messi's club for life, yesterday, today, and always. #Messi #Futbol #Premis #ES #AR (translated)

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Pedro Menin said he found it amusing to see the market trusting the research from Quaest, which he described as fabricated. He questioned whether the participants had analyzed the premises of abstention and the projected votes for Lula within that group and stated that, in his assessment, the market was not learning. #Pesquisa #Política #Eleições (translated)

The ExpoFamily 2026 in Chile has brought together figures from the far-right to criticize feminism and sexual diversity under the premise of defending the family, without addressing the inequalities that affect different types of families and the distribution of caregiving responsibilities. #Feminismo #Igualdad #Familia (translated)

The alliance between PSPV and Compromís, along with Esquerra Unida, gives the Valencian left a significant advantage to surpass the PP in the upcoming Senate elections, under the premise of achieving a representation of nine senators versus three. #EleccionesValencianas #IzquierdaUnida #Compromís (translated)

Lucas Mourão wrote that everyone had the right to a defense, regardless of the severity of the crime, and that lawyers could represent anyone. Nevertheless, he questioned the consistency of those who defended that criminals should die while acting in defense of a person accused of murdering a 5-year-old girl. Mourão asked why Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, whom he described as radically punitive and an advocate of the death penalty, the removal of bullet casing records, and life imprisonment, would take on the defense of the accused for free, as it was reported. He stated that the senator had that right, but it was also legitimate to question his motives. Mourão added that Flávio Bolsonaro's ties to criminals, including known murderers, went beyond that incident. #DireitosHumanos #Justiça #Democracia (translated)

**Putin wants Trump and Xi to help him divide Ukraine.** **Putin proposes a summit with Trump and Xi to discuss an agreement on Ukraine** *Zelensky would not be included in the proposed negotiations, as the Russian leader seeks to negotiate an end to the war on terms favorable to Moscow.* The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, proposed that he, President Trump, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to talk about Ukraine, in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict on terms favorable to Moscow, according to people familiar with the discussions. The plan represents Putin's effort to capitalize on the rapprochement between Trump and the Russian leader, which has alarmed Ukraine and its allies in Washington and Europe. A summit of this kind — without the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — would be unprecedented and trigger alarms in European capitals and elsewhere. ## What's at stake The proposal would reportedly take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18–19. Putin is said to have floated the idea in a phone call with Trump on October 9; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that talks about a possible meeting are underway, but without an agenda or agreement defined. The central point is not just "ending the war": it's **who decides the future of Ukraine**. Excluding Zelensky — and, implicitly, the European Union — would transform peace into an agreement among powers over territory, security, and spheres of influence, rather than negotiations with the invaded country. ## Critique of Putin Putin is trying to convert the invasion into a negotiation of great powers. By proposing a sort of "new Yalta," he seeks three gains: to legitimize Russia's territorial gains, to divide Western allies, and to present Russia as an equal partner to the U.S. and China. His logic is cynical: a country that launched an aggressive war wants the victims and European neighbors to be mere objects of decision. Any "peace" shaped without Kyiv will have little legitimacy and low chances of lasting because Ukraine will continue to have the capacity and will to resist. ## Critique of Trump Trump may not have accepted the summit yet, but his reluctance to immediately refuse is dangerous. By leaving the door open for a meeting without Zelensky, he risks validating Putin's premise: that Ukraine's fate can be resolved by Washington, Moscow, and Beijing. There is also a serious contradiction: Trump presents himself as the man capable of "ending the war," but a hasty peace that rewards aggression would not be peace — it would be a pause that encourages the next invasion. And the report of a potential agreement on Russian diesel, arising in the same conversation, reinforces the perception that economic and personal interests may weigh more than European security. ## Critique of Xi Xi stands to gain a lot by accepting to host or mediate: it places China at the center of the reorganization of European security without bearing the cost of war. However, his neutrality is fictitious; Beijing maintained close economic and political ties with Moscow during the invasion and has an interest in weakening American influence in Europe. If Xi participates in a format that excludes Ukraine, he will cease to be a mediator and become a co-author of a geopolitical arrangement. This would be especially serious for Central and Eastern European countries, which view the defense of Ukraine as a matter of principle and their own security. ## The decisive test A conference can only be legitimate if it includes Ukraine as a participant with full veto rights and involves the European partners who finance and support its defense. Without this, it is not diplomacy: it is an attempt to **divide influence at the expense of a sovereign country**. https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putin-floats-a-summit-with-trump-and-xi-to-de (translated)

An Irish school meals provider, The Lunch Bag, has been issued a closure order after inspectors found rodent droppings in their premises, highlighting serious breaches of food safety regulations alongside 11 other food businesses also affected by closure orders in September. #FoodSafety #Ireland #HygieneStandards

All the big companies, including those in video games, have rushed to embrace AI for development. Under the premise of productivity improvements and the hidden reality of saving by laying off workers, they have championed the technology. Now that same technology is being used to (translated)

"We are not coming from a point of view of 'Look, we want to scare you - we have many threats faced by humanity.' We are coming from the premise that, for a political decision-maker, whether at the global multilateral level or at the national level, these are the potential threats that can be faced, and this is the magnitude by which [the political decision-maker] can really make a difference," said Ibrahim Abubakar, a committee member and professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University College London, to the Guardian. #InteligênciaArtificial #RiscosGlobais #SaúdeHumana (translated)