Chosen by the former coup leader Jair, he pledged free-market economics, religious conservatism and a hard-line approach to crime. But he failed to win people over

The head of government of Madrid gave an interview to *El País* five weeks ahead of the snap election

Long a Republican stronghold, the Arctic state is repositioning itself. At the forefront are the indigenous peoples, who complain: “They treat us like the Jews; they want to take our gas and rare earths away from us”

The outgoing president himself admitted defeat: 104 seats for his coalition against 138 for the anti-corruption protest movement. Brussels celebrated: “A new chapter can begin. The EU’s door is open”

The opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate wrote on X: “I am here. With you.” Rubio said: “The conditions for her return were created by the US”

Former French commander Cédric Chetail told the newspaper Le Figaro about the threats set to transform conflicts in the deep sea: “In the vastness of the oceans, the enemy can hide anywhere”

The US president wants to end the war his own way, by pushing Ukraine towards capitulation, writes the German daily *Welt*. He is lining Putin’s pockets and obstructing aid to Zelensky. Anatomy of a change of allegiance

According to the Open University of Israel, 13 per cent of the content published by politicians and parties during the election campaign was created using artificial intelligence. Of this, 70 per cent came from Netanyahu’s Likud party

Ahead of a referendum on 29 November – reports the Swiss daily Tribune de Genève – the right and the business community support the reform, which eases restrictions on arms exports, including to countries at war; on the other side, left-wing parties, NGOs and churches are opposing the new law

An article by Israeli writer Sarai Shavit analysing the scenarios surrounding the 27 October vote. “In the light of today’s reality, is it really possible to say ‘goodbye’ to Bibi’s government rather than ‘see you later’?”

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the first woman to head the government, attacks conservatives on women’s rights and respect: “I am not a chandelier, but a mind, a conscience, convictions and a struggle”

Anna, who has just returned to Bologna, speaks out; she is one of the five women expelled by the Israeli authorities. They were in Masafer Yatta on behalf of an Italian NGO, to protect Arab farmers from attacks by settlers

Following revelations of child pornography allegations against Thomas Markle, the British press reported that the Duchess of Sussex was aware of the matter and had written to her father last December

Following the attack on two soldiers, the evacuation of an entire district has been ordered: “Like Jenin: it’s collective punishment”

Thousands of people, including all the opposition leaders, took to the city centre on the last Saturday before the elections

Should the conflict resume, the Pasdaran would be prepared to carry out targeted killings of officials

One of the toughest contests of this midterm election is taking place in Michigan: the Democrats in the Senate are pinning their hopes on the rising star of the progressive movement. The first Black president is in the running to convince the most sceptical voters to elect the first Muslim senator