After a prayer with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, several Catholic bishops feel manipulated, as a video of the encounter was released without their consent, and they are distancing themselves from the White House. #DonaldTrump #Bischöfe #Gebet (translated)
In Brazil, Lula achieved a historic victory in the presidential elections, surpassing his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, but his supporters warn that the struggle is just beginning. (translated)
What a nice boost!🥳 That is a nice start to this week. #Lula Lula wins elections in #Brazil, Bolsonaro does not acknowledge his loss - nos.nl/l/2636684 (translated)
Apollo News reported that Brazil's President Lula was unexpectedly re-elected after a comeback. The runoff was accompanied by a questionable event: shortly after the polling stations closed, Lula arranged for a two-hour extension of the election through a constitutional judge close to him. https://t.co/mUvx53kFh4 #Brasilien #Wahlen #Lula (translated)
HeiLender™ wrote that the 52-year-old Romanian Armand S. admitted in Berlin to having forced a 19-year-old into prostitution, as well as having beaten, abused, threatened, blackmailed, and raped her. The verdict provided for a two-year suspended sentence. The author mentioned the confession, the planned departure, and previous imprisonment in Romania as reasons for the lenient sentence. He sarcastically commented that the judge apparently had no choice but to let the perpetrator go as a free man. #Justiz #Prostitution #Opferhilfe (translated)
US President Donald Trump stated at a campaign event in Michigan that immigrants from Norway are unwanted and described the country as crappy, citing the absence of the Nobel Peace Prize as his justification. #Trump #Einwanderung #Norwegen (translated)
The German Railway will offer a permanent family ticket for the price of 99.99 euros starting November 1st, which allows up to five people for round trips on the IC or ICE, including seat reservations, in order to address the criticism following the abolition of the family reservation. #Familienticket #DeutscheBahn #Mobilität (translated)
The Dutch short track skaters won gold in the mixed relay at the first World Tour in Vancouver, with Selma Poutsma, Xandra Velzeboer, Teun Boer, and Jens van 't Wout leading the race from start to finish. #Shorttrack #WorldTour #Vancouver (translated)
Audi must try to counter Trump's tariffs by producing in the USA. Okay. But Audi's CEO Gernot Göllner announces this decision alongside Trump shortly before the midterms. I perceive this as sycophancy that could harm the Audi brand. (translated)
The author said Flávio Bolsonaro would bear much of the blame if he lost, arguing that his first-round victory had bred overconfidence. The author added that allies had publicly jostled for ministerial posts and the campaign appeared to take centrist voters for granted. #FlávioBolsonaro #Eleições2024 #PolíticaBrasileira #BR
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections to the Student List (Studentska lista). Driven by public outrage after the Novi Sad tragedy, this youth coalition wins a majority. A new era begins in Serbia! 🇷🇸 www.huffpost.com/entry/serbia...
The article describes how the redesign and straightening of rivers in Germany is becoming increasingly problematic due to climate change, and nature must be seen as an important ally once again. #Klimaresilienz #Flusslandschaft #Umweltschutz (translated)
Apparently, the thugs in downtown Belgrade have also understood that it is over. Our correspondent Adelheid Wölfl is just telling me: They are retreating! (translated)
The author asked whether human-caused warming had prevented the next glacial cycle. They wrote that the Laurentide Ice Sheet had begun growing again 2,000 years ago but started shrinking around 1960, attributing the reversal to greenhouse-gas forcing from human activity and claiming humans had ended the next glaciation.
Aleksandar Vučić admits his defeat in the Serbian parliamentary elections, which were won by the opposition "Student List," while the election was accompanied by high turnout and reports of irregularities. #Parlamentswahl #Serbien #AleksandarVučić (translated)
Jordy Clasie came on as a substitute for Wesley Hoedt at AZ in the match against FC Twente, while Peer Koopmeiners dropped back to central defense, in a duel that started disappointingly for AZ. #Eredivisie #AZ #FCTwente (translated)
Brazil's Supreme Court has decided to extend the election process by two hours at the request of both presidential candidates, Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, in the midst of a tight election. #Brasilien #val2026 #Luladasilva (translated)
Milan's Mayor Beppe Sala welcomes the dispatch of 500 soldiers to combat the riots, while also trying to understand the causes of the protest behavior of the rioting youth. #Mailand #BeppeSala #Demonstrationen (translated)
FC Barcelona can put Real Madrid nine points behind with a victory in El Clásico, while Frenkie de Jong starts on the bench and Real plays without the sick Courtois. #ElClásico #FCBarcelona #RealMadrid (translated)
If FC Barcelona wins in El Clásico against Real Madrid, where Frenkie de Jong starts on the bench and Courtois is sick, they can put the rival from Madrid nine points behind. #ElClásico #FCBarcelona #LaLiga (translated)
