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The Italians who are on the streets today are poorer and angrier than yesterday. They must be listened to instead of being criminalized. The chairwoman of the social democratic party PD, Elly Schlein, rejected the accusations and called for the concerns of the peaceful demonstrators to be taken seriously. #Italien #Proteste #Politik (translated)

Florian Warweg stated that the federal government has since confirmed that pensioners in Russia have 200 euros deducted from their pensions each month. When he inquired at the government press conference in September, he was initially told that this was merely his claim. As evidence, Warweg referred to a subsequent statement from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs regarding questions from the government press conferences on September 28 and October 5, 2026. The ministry stated that fees would be deducted for transfers of statutory pensions from Germany to accounts at Raiffeisen Bank International AG in Russia. The bank justified this with higher compliance risks and additional auditing and processing efforts. Despite efforts, alternative payment methods that could avoid the fees have not been found. According to the statement, statutory pensions would be transferred free of charge within the SEPA area. For payments outside this area, the benefit provider bears the costs up to the commissioned financial institution; fees from further correspondent banks are not covered by the German Pension Insurance or the Pension Service. Affected individuals could have their pension transferred to an account in another country, provided they meet the personal requirements and can set up an account there, according to the ministry. Warweg asked why the ministry initially labeled the deduction as an unfounded claim and then acknowledged it about two weeks later. He noted that the ministry had provided the supplementary information, while the Foreign Office, despite a commitment, had not sent any follow-up and later declared itself not responsible. The inquiry was about what advice it would give to affected German pensioners in Russia. #Rentner #Bundesregierung #Russland (translated)

In a televised address, President Emmanuel Macron spoke about the massive riots in France, condemning the violence as "unrestrained" escalation and pointed out that a distinction must be made between peaceful protesters and rioters, while simultaneously rejecting the resignation offer from his interior minister. #Frankreich #Macron #Proteste (translated)

Zbigniew Bogucki wrote that the future of Poland, the Church, and civilization is primarily decided in human hearts and families, not on battlefields. He attributed these words to the Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Wiesław Śmigło, who was said to have expressed them during the reflections of the Jasna Góra Appeal. According to Bogucki, the archbishop asked Mary for support for spouses, parents, and families in difficult situations. He also spoke about the need to guard faith, the sanctity of life, marital love, the unity of the Church, and peace. He pointed to those losing their faith, young people uncertain about the meaning of life, lonely seniors, and a divided society, emphasizing that one should not remain indifferent to these problems. #Kościół #Rodzina #Wiara (translated)

The decision regarding the arrest of Piotr W. is to be made by the District Court for Warsaw-Centrum after the man, accused of attacking a policewoman and violating the bodily integrity of officials, fainted upon hearing about the planned request for temporary arrest. #Polska #Policja #TrybunałKonstytucyjny (translated)

President Zelensky reported that the satellite internet Starlink is still throttled in Ukraine and pointed out that tests in other European countries have shown that this throttling only affects Ukraine, which he interpreted as a planned operation. #Starlink #Ukraine #Satelliteninternet (translated)

Uszi wrote that the animals were taken from the Łączna Zoo, and the results of the prosecutor's examination were supposed to be known before the services entered the area. He cited disclosed chats of the activists, from which — he claimed — it followed that they had divided the animals among themselves a few days before the operation. According to Uszi, both activists and the Dutch pointed to the key role of the Ministry of Climate and Environment, and Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska accused others of lying in their statements. The author also wrote that the taken tiger would not return to Poland. He claimed that Stichting Leeuw sends the seized predators to a private reserve in Africa, where luxurious safaris can be booked through Booking.com. #Zoo #Wydarzenia #OchronaZwierząt (translated)

Jakub Wiech wrote to Dmitriev that his country suffered a defeat in a clash with a state outside NATO and the EU, which he described as one of the weaker economies on the continent. He claimed that as a result, there were damages to the refinery and a necessity to import fuel from India. He added that Dmitriev, his leader, and the entire country should be aware of how pathetic — in his opinion — publishing graphics generated by AI looks. #Polska #gospodarka #geopolityka (translated)

I presented the Congress with a confirmation that such a suspension is in the national interest of the USA at this time," Trump justified in the decree. Trump rejected any responsibility of his administration or the tech entrepreneur Elon Musk for Ukraine's restricted access to the Starlink satellite network. #Trump #Russland #Sanktionen (translated)

The author recalled that recently someone on X presented as something cool and masculine that a teenager in the Polish countryside can drive a tractor. He wrote at that time that such a situation can only last until someone dies, as — in his opinion — happens in the Polish countryside. He added that the further development of events quickly wrote an epilogue to that discussion. #polska #wieś #młodzież #PL (translated)

Our generation still has a lot to accomplish with this union. In his speech at the Germany Day, Winkel pointed to the seriousness of the situation in the union, which is on the ground after three disastrous state elections and poll results below 20 percent. #JungeUnion #JohannesWinkel #Deutschlandtag (translated)

Two firefighters died during a firefighting operation in Nisko, there was an attack on a policewoman near the Constitutional Tribunal, while Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin, and in sports news, Iga Świątek and Maja Chwalińska advanced to the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Wuhan. #TragediaWNisku #IgaŚwiątek #PolskaPolicja (translated)