Andrew Neil describes the help for energy bills being funded by raising taxes on banks in John Healey’s budget as “quite clever”.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Budget 2026: Andrew Neil Praises ‘Clever’ Politics of Energy Bills Relief
Oct 28, 2026 | “That's paid for by the banks … there's no love for the banks.”
Andrew Neil describes the help for energy bills being funded by raising taxes on banks in John Healey’s budget as “quite clever”.
Andrew Neil describes the help for energy bills being funded by raising taxes on banks in John Healey’s budget as “quite clever”.
ICE: Die Kennzeichen der Gewalt | Mit offenen Augen | ARTE
Das kurz nach dem Tod von Renée Good entstandene Foto von Angehörigen der Einwanderungsbehörde ICE wurde zu einem Symbol der Militarisierung des US-amerikanischen Machtapparates. Der fragwürdige Uniformmantel der ICE-Kommandeurs Gregory Bovino erinnerte nicht wenige an eines der grauenvollsten Kapitel der Geschichte.
Bild ist Sprache: die vorherrschende Sprache unserer Welt. Bilder sind mächtig und allgegenwärtig. Wir alle sind tagtäglich einer Flut von Bildern ausgesetzt, die wir mehr oder weniger bewusst wahrnehmen. Was wir sehen, kann schockieren oder bewegen. Aber verstehen wir immer auf den ersten Blick, was wir sehen? Sonia Devillers ordnet Bilder ein und erklärt Hintergründe.
Magazin (F 2025, 11 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 18/02/2031
Donald Trump und seine Handlanger haben die einstmals demokratischen USA in ein Höllenloch verwandelt – ähnlich jenem Höllenloch, in das Adolf Hitler die Weimarer Republik verwandelte: das Dritte Reich!
Donald Trump and his chumps have turned the erstwhile democratic USA into a hell-hole similar to the hell-hole Adolf Hitler turned the Weimar Republic into: the Third Reich!
Donald Trump et ses sbires ont transformé les États-Unis, autrefois démocratiques, en un véritable enfer, comparable à celui en lequel Adolf Hitler a métamorphosé la République de Weimar : le Troisième Reich ! — © Mark Alexander
Bild ist Sprache: die vorherrschende Sprache unserer Welt. Bilder sind mächtig und allgegenwärtig. Wir alle sind tagtäglich einer Flut von Bildern ausgesetzt, die wir mehr oder weniger bewusst wahrnehmen. Was wir sehen, kann schockieren oder bewegen. Aber verstehen wir immer auf den ersten Blick, was wir sehen? Sonia Devillers ordnet Bilder ein und erklärt Hintergründe.
Magazin (F 2025, 11 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 18/02/2031
Donald Trump und seine Handlanger haben die einstmals demokratischen USA in ein Höllenloch verwandelt – ähnlich jenem Höllenloch, in das Adolf Hitler die Weimarer Republik verwandelte: das Dritte Reich!
Donald Trump and his chumps have turned the erstwhile democratic USA into a hell-hole similar to the hell-hole Adolf Hitler turned the Weimar Republic into: the Third Reich!
Donald Trump et ses sbires ont transformé les États-Unis, autrefois démocratiques, en un véritable enfer, comparable à celui en lequel Adolf Hitler a métamorphosé la République de Weimar : le Troisième Reich ! — © Mark Alexander
Politics Joe — Highlights: Andy Burnham Hammers Kemi Badenoch over Brexit Failings at PMQs
Brazil: Bolsonaro Defeated and on the Run • FRANCE 24 English
There is more related material on the election in Brazil, sometimes in English, sometimes in French, and sometimes the links are in German here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Economist and Author Isabella Weber on "Anti-Fascist Economics"
'Democracy Committing Suicide' | Historian Compares Trump's USA to Hitler's Rise to Power
Timothy Ryback is an American historian. Born in Michigan, he now lives with his wife in Paris. — Mark
Corruption, blanchiment, fraude fiscale : poursuivi dans plusieurs affaires, Flávio Bolsonaro fuit le Brésil
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Annoncé favori du second tour, le sénateur de Rio de Janeiro n’a récolté que 48,21 % des voix contre 51,79 % pour Lula. D’abord annoncé en fuite vers les États-Unis, il serait finalement en route vers l’Équateur.
Où est Flávio Bolsonaro ? C’est la question que le Brésil se pose après la disparition des radars du candidat malheureux de l’élection présidentielle. Plusieurs médias ont d’abord annoncé que le sénateur de Rio de Janeiro s’était envolé pour les États-Unis. Citant une source anonyme, le Washington Post et CNN annonçaient même qu’il était arrivé sur le sol américain mardi en début de soirée. Un haut responsable du département d’État américain avait indiqué plus tôt dans la journée que les États-Unis avaient accordé un visa à Flavio Bolsonaro.
Ce mercredi matin, le fils de l’ex-président d’extrême droite Jair Bolsonaro est finalement annoncé en vol vers l’Équateur depuis l’Argentine. Le sénateur conservateur, qui n’a toujours pas reconnu sa défaite face à Lula, a franchi la frontière terrestre avec l’Argentine « muni de documents de voyage en règle, sans aucun obstacle légal », selon un communiqué publié sur le réseau social X par la Direction nationale des migrations argentine. Il a ensuite embarqué à bord « d’un vol privé affrété par la compagnie Baires Fly S.A à destination de la ville de Guayaquil, en Équateur », précise cette source. Cet avion a décollé au milieu de la nuit de Puerto Iguazu, dans le nord-est de l’Argentine, selon le site Flight Radar. » | Par Eléonore Hughes | Publié : mardi 27 octobre 2026. Mis à jour : mercredi 28 octibre 2026
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Où est Flávio Bolsonaro ? C’est la question que le Brésil se pose après la disparition des radars du candidat malheureux de l’élection présidentielle. Plusieurs médias ont d’abord annoncé que le sénateur de Rio de Janeiro s’était envolé pour les États-Unis. Citant une source anonyme, le Washington Post et CNN annonçaient même qu’il était arrivé sur le sol américain mardi en début de soirée. Un haut responsable du département d’État américain avait indiqué plus tôt dans la journée que les États-Unis avaient accordé un visa à Flavio Bolsonaro.
Ce mercredi matin, le fils de l’ex-président d’extrême droite Jair Bolsonaro est finalement annoncé en vol vers l’Équateur depuis l’Argentine. Le sénateur conservateur, qui n’a toujours pas reconnu sa défaite face à Lula, a franchi la frontière terrestre avec l’Argentine « muni de documents de voyage en règle, sans aucun obstacle légal », selon un communiqué publié sur le réseau social X par la Direction nationale des migrations argentine. Il a ensuite embarqué à bord « d’un vol privé affrété par la compagnie Baires Fly S.A à destination de la ville de Guayaquil, en Équateur », précise cette source. Cet avion a décollé au milieu de la nuit de Puerto Iguazu, dans le nord-est de l’Argentine, selon le site Flight Radar. » | Par Eléonore Hughes | Publié : mardi 27 octobre 2026. Mis à jour : mercredi 28 octibre 2026
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Espagne : nouvelle catastrophe ferroviaire, plusieurs dizaines de morts et blessés au sud de Madrid
LE FIGARO : Deux trains sont entrés en collision mercredi matin près d’Urda, en Castille-La Manche, à environ 150 km au sud de Madrid. Selon un premier bilan des autorités locales, l’accident aurait fait plusieurs dizaines de morts et de nombreux blessés selon la sécurité civile. EN DIRECT » | Par Nicole Triouleyre et Solène Vary | mercredi 28 octobre 2026
The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher Kerr
What if everything you thought you knew about the final moments of life was completely wrong? Dr. Christopher Kerr dives into the realities of dying and what over 1,500 patient interviews reveal about human consciousness.
Dr. Christopher Kerr is a pioneering hospice physician, neurobiologist, and CEO who has spent nearly three decades studying the profound psychological and spiritual experiences of the dying. His ground-breaking research on end-of-life dreams and visions challenges conventional medical views on mortality and grief. His bestselling book, Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life's End, aims to destigmatize the dying process and reframe how we understand the end of life.
“Trigger Warning: Please note there are mentions of grief and death, including the death of children within this conversation.”
Dr. Christopher Kerr is a pioneering hospice physician, neurobiologist, and CEO who has spent nearly three decades studying the profound psychological and spiritual experiences of the dying. His ground-breaking research on end-of-life dreams and visions challenges conventional medical views on mortality and grief. His bestselling book, Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life's End, aims to destigmatize the dying process and reframe how we understand the end of life.
“Trigger Warning: Please note there are mentions of grief and death, including the death of children within this conversation.”
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Netanyahu Loses Majority in Israel - But No Clear Election Winner. What Now? | BBC News
Oct 27, 2026 | Israel’s general election is too close to call, as exit polls suggest that Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc has won the most seats, ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. Eisenkot leads the newly formed Yashar party and is the main figure in the "change bloc", a group of opposition parties with the shared goal of ousting Benjamin Netanyahu from power.
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats, the exit polls have not always been reliable and counting the votes may take several days. All 120 seats in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, are up for grabs, but no party has won an overall majority in the past and governments have been made up of coalitions.
It’s Israel's first legislative election since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023 and the issue of Israel’s security has dominated the campaign. Netanyahu's challengers have criticised security failures that led to the 7 October attacks, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken back to Gaza as hostages. Despite that, Netanyahu has again portrayed himself as the strongman protecting Israel, and claiming a series of military victories.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lucy Williamson and Lyse Doucet.
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats, the exit polls have not always been reliable and counting the votes may take several days. All 120 seats in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, are up for grabs, but no party has won an overall majority in the past and governments have been made up of coalitions.
It’s Israel's first legislative election since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023 and the issue of Israel’s security has dominated the campaign. Netanyahu's challengers have criticised security failures that led to the 7 October attacks, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken back to Gaza as hostages. Despite that, Netanyahu has again portrayed himself as the strongman protecting Israel, and claiming a series of military victories.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lucy Williamson and Lyse Doucet.
Nigel Farage Is Pressed on ‘Racist’ Remarks Uncovered in Documentary | BBC Radio 4 Today
Nigel Farage has said it is "absolute cobblers" that a councillor would join Reform UK so he would be "amongst friends" to make offensive comments.
Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, the party's leader said former councillor Alan Feeney, who was filmed saying the UK was “infested" with Asian families, joined Reform UK from the Conservatives "because he had a better chance at winning his seat”.
The MP for Clacton also spoke about being the "father of the movement" to leave the European Union and Brexit, and criticises Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s recent comments about a closer relationship with Europe.
This man is nothing but a snake oil salesman. He has caused this country’s low economici growth with that ridiculous Brexit. I wouldn’t trust a word he says. — © Mark Alexander
Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, the party's leader said former councillor Alan Feeney, who was filmed saying the UK was “infested" with Asian families, joined Reform UK from the Conservatives "because he had a better chance at winning his seat”.
The MP for Clacton also spoke about being the "father of the movement" to leave the European Union and Brexit, and criticises Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s recent comments about a closer relationship with Europe.
This man is nothing but a snake oil salesman. He has caused this country’s low economici growth with that ridiculous Brexit. I wouldn’t trust a word he says. — © Mark Alexander
Finger Length & Sexual Orientation: What the Data Shows | Dr. Marc Breedlove & Dr. Andrew Huberman
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Brésil : Flavio Bolsonaro aurait fui aux États-Unis après sa défaite à la présidentielle
LE FIGARO : Battu dimanche, le sénateur brésilien a pourtant dû remettre ses passeports à la Cour suprême dans le cadre d’une enquête pour blanchiment d’argent.
Le sénateur et ex-candidat brésilien Flavio Bolsonaro a quitté le Brésil pour les États-Unis après sa défaite à l’élection présidentielle de dimanche et alors qu’il refusait de se conformer à une décision de la Cour suprême lui ordonnant de remettre ses passeports, ont indiqué deux sources à Reuters, confirmant une information parue dans la presse brésilienne. L’agence britannique ignore où le sénateur se rendait précisément, à quelle heure il devait arriver ou s’il comptait demander l’asile. L’administration du président américain Donald Trump a déjà affirmé que le père de Flavio Bolsonaro, l’ancien président Jair Bolsonaro, était victime de persécutions judiciaires au Brésil. » | Par Le Figaro avec Reuters | mardi 27 octobre 2026
LESEN SIE AUCH:
Offenbar mit Unterstützung der Trump-Regierung: Flávio Bolsonaro flieht trotz Ausreiseverbots aus Brasilien: Der unterlegene Präsidentschaftskandidat darf Brasilien wegen strafrechtlicher Ermittlungen eigentlich nicht verlassen. Seine Pässe hat er aber nicht abgegeben – und nun berichten Medien über seine Flucht. »
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Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat: The U.S. plans to issue a visa to Mr. Bolsonaro, a U.S. official said. Brazilian police had asked him to hand over his passports because of his links to an investigation. »
À LIRE AUSSI :
Lula affirme qu’une fuite de Flavio Bolsonaro hors du Brésil serait « honteuse » : Selon plusieurs médias, le candidat défait à la présidentielle s’est envolé pour les États-Unis. Il est soupçonné de corruption et de blanchiment d’argent dans plusieurs enquêtes policières. »
Le sénateur et ex-candidat brésilien Flavio Bolsonaro a quitté le Brésil pour les États-Unis après sa défaite à l’élection présidentielle de dimanche et alors qu’il refusait de se conformer à une décision de la Cour suprême lui ordonnant de remettre ses passeports, ont indiqué deux sources à Reuters, confirmant une information parue dans la presse brésilienne. L’agence britannique ignore où le sénateur se rendait précisément, à quelle heure il devait arriver ou s’il comptait demander l’asile. L’administration du président américain Donald Trump a déjà affirmé que le père de Flavio Bolsonaro, l’ancien président Jair Bolsonaro, était victime de persécutions judiciaires au Brésil. » | Par Le Figaro avec Reuters | mardi 27 octobre 2026
LESEN SIE AUCH:
Offenbar mit Unterstützung der Trump-Regierung: Flávio Bolsonaro flieht trotz Ausreiseverbots aus Brasilien: Der unterlegene Präsidentschaftskandidat darf Brasilien wegen strafrechtlicher Ermittlungen eigentlich nicht verlassen. Seine Pässe hat er aber nicht abgegeben – und nun berichten Medien über seine Flucht. »
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Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat: The U.S. plans to issue a visa to Mr. Bolsonaro, a U.S. official said. Brazilian police had asked him to hand over his passports because of his links to an investigation. »
À LIRE AUSSI :
Lula affirme qu’une fuite de Flavio Bolsonaro hors du Brésil serait « honteuse » : Selon plusieurs médias, le candidat défait à la présidentielle s’est envolé pour les États-Unis. Il est soupçonné de corruption et de blanchiment d’argent dans plusieurs enquêtes policières. »
‘Everyone Knows’ There’s Something Darker Going On between Trump and Putin | Sir Bill Browder
Moyen-Orient : le président iranien affirme à Vladimir Poutine que la région peut se passer des États-Unis
LE FIGARO : Lors d’une rencontre à Moscou en marge d’un sommet sur l’énergie, le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian a affirmé que les pays du Moyen-Orient étaient capables de résoudre leurs problèmes sans dépendre des États-Unis, selon des propos adressés mardi à Vladimir Poutine.
Le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian a indiqué mardi à son homologue russe Vladimir Poutine que la région du Moyen-Orient pouvait résoudre ses problèmes sans l’implication des États-Unis, tout en appelant à davantage de coopération avec Moscou. La Russie et l’Iran, deux des pays les plus lourdement sanctionnés au monde, entretiennent des liens politiques étroits. Leur partenariat militaire et économique s’est notoirement renforcé depuis l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine en 2022.
« Je pense que nous sommes capables de résoudre nos problèmes dans la région sans dépendre des États-Unis », a déclaré Massoud Pezeshkian lors d’une réunion avec Vladimir Poutine en marge d’un sommet sur l’énergie tenu à Moscou. Tout en ajoutant : « si la volonté existe, et je suis convaincu qu’elle existe, nous pourrons nous entraider dans tous les domaines et développer nos relations scientifiques, économiques, industrielles, culturelles, sécuritaires et militaires ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 27 octobre 2026
Le président iranien Massoud Pezeshkian a indiqué mardi à son homologue russe Vladimir Poutine que la région du Moyen-Orient pouvait résoudre ses problèmes sans l’implication des États-Unis, tout en appelant à davantage de coopération avec Moscou. La Russie et l’Iran, deux des pays les plus lourdement sanctionnés au monde, entretiennent des liens politiques étroits. Leur partenariat militaire et économique s’est notoirement renforcé depuis l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine en 2022.
« Je pense que nous sommes capables de résoudre nos problèmes dans la région sans dépendre des États-Unis », a déclaré Massoud Pezeshkian lors d’une réunion avec Vladimir Poutine en marge d’un sommet sur l’énergie tenu à Moscou. Tout en ajoutant : « si la volonté existe, et je suis convaincu qu’elle existe, nous pourrons nous entraider dans tous les domaines et développer nos relations scientifiques, économiques, industrielles, culturelles, sécuritaires et militaires ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 27 octobre 2026
Steve Rosenberg: How Are Today's Russian Papers Reacting to the Defeat of a Key Moscow Ally in Serbia?
Why Elon Musk's Strong-arming of India Isn't Working | Fareed's Take
Oct 27, 2026 | As global trust in the United States wavers under shifting foreign policies, traditional allies are forced to rethink their security dependence on Washington. From Elon Musk’s clashes in India to Donald Trump’s questioning of NATO and the U.S. nuclear umbrella, Fareed Zakaria examines how America's allies are preparing for a more self-reliant—and potentially more dangerous—future.
Plus, Poland's foreign minister joins the program to discuss how Europe is taking the lead in funding Ukraine’s defense and resisting Russia’s ongoing hybrid warfare.
Plus, Poland's foreign minister joins the program to discuss how Europe is taking the lead in funding Ukraine’s defense and resisting Russia’s ongoing hybrid warfare.
Images d’abus sexuels sur enfants, lettre à Scotland Yard, enquête aux Philippines… Que sait-on de l’affaire visant le père de Meghan Markle ?
MADAME FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE. – Depuis le 22 octobre, la famille de Meghan Markle est secouée par de graves accusations visant son père, Thomas Markle Sr., accusé de détenir des images pédopornographiques. Depuis les premières révélations, les informations se succèdent dans la presse, tant sur le lanceur d’alerte que sur la duchesse de Sussex elle-même.
Le scandale a éclaté la semaine dernière au sein de la famille Markle. Le 22 octobre, The Sun (entre autres) a révélé dans ses colonnes que Thomas Markle Sr., âgé de 82 ans, est actuellement au cœur de graves accusations de détention d’images pédopornographiques. Les médias s’étant emparés de l’information, Meghan Markle, sa fille et épouse du prince Harry, a décidé de réagir par voie de communiqué. « Je suis profondément bouleversée par les révélations de ces dernières 24 heures, et mes pensées vont aux enfants qui auraient pu être victimes de préjudices », a-t-elle déclaré, avant d’ajouter : « J’espère que l’on comprendra désormais que si j’ai pris mes distances avec mon père et choisi de ne pas le laisser entrer en contact avec nos enfants, c’était pour une seule raison : les protéger. » Retour sur les faits et les accusations. » | Par Léa Mabilon | mardi 27 octobre 2026
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Kein Friedensnobelpreis für US-Präsident: Trump nennt Norwegen „beschissenes Land“ – Oslos Außenminister kontert
US-Präsident Donald Trump hat Norwegen wegen des ihm verwehrten Friedensnobelpreises verschmäht und Einwanderer aus dem Land für unerwünscht erklärt. „Norwegen ist mittlerweile ein beschissenes Land geworden“, sagte Trump am Sonntag (Ortszeit) bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung in Port Huron im US-Bundesstaat Michigan. Als das Publikum daraufhin lachte, erwiderte der US-Präsident: „Ich sage ja nur die Wahrheit.“
Trump hatte das Thema auf der Wahlkampfveranstaltung damit eingeleitet, dass die Verleihung des Friedensnobelpreises in Norwegen verkündet wurde. „Das hatte ich ganz vergessen, denn ich bin immerhin beschäftigt“, ergänzte er. Es sei demnach verkündet worden, dass der Preis in diesem Jahr an „eine Frau geht, von der bislang niemand etwas gehört hat“, so Trump. » | Tagesspiegel | Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2026
Die Wähler Amerikas haben uns bewiesen, was für erschreckend schlechtes Urteilsvermögen sie haben, wenn es darum geht, einen geeigneten Kandidaten für das Präsidentenamt auszuwählen. Ihre Unfähigkeit, ein besseres Unterscheidungsvermögen an den Tag zu legen, hat verheerende und höchst unerwünschte Folgen – nicht nur für Amerika selbst, sondern auch für den Rest der Welt. Trumps Präsidentschaft hat die Weltordnung aus den Angeln gehoben. Und als Belohnung dafür hat Trump nun wirklich keinen Friedensnobelpreis verdient! — © Mark Alexander
Trois pétroliers transportant du diesel russe font route vers les États-Unis, affirme Moscou
LE FIGARO : La Russie a annoncé mardi l’acheminement de nouvelles cargaisons de carburant vers les États-Unis, un quatrième navire devant partir mercredi. Ces livraisons découlent de l’accord conclu entre Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine pour assouplir les sanctions sur le diesel russe.
Trois pétroliers transportant du diesel russe se dirigent vers les États-Unis, a annoncé Moscou, après un accord qui avait suscité un vif rejet en Ukraine et en Europe. « Actuellement, trois pétroliers » transportant du carburant russe font route vers les États-Unis, a déclaré mardi aux journalistes le vice-Premier ministre russe Alexandre Novak. Un quatrième navire doit prendre la mer mercredi, a-t-il ajouté. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 27 octobre 2026
Trois pétroliers transportant du diesel russe se dirigent vers les États-Unis, a annoncé Moscou, après un accord qui avait suscité un vif rejet en Ukraine et en Europe. « Actuellement, trois pétroliers » transportant du carburant russe font route vers les États-Unis, a déclaré mardi aux journalistes le vice-Premier ministre russe Alexandre Novak. Un quatrième navire doit prendre la mer mercredi, a-t-il ajouté. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 27 octobre 2026
NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: The Choice 2026
Kick that CORRUPT, UNPRINCIPLED, CRUEL tyrant wannabee OUT OF OFFICE! Send him packing! Reclaim your country and your liberty; and rescue the world! — © Mark Alexander
EU Australia Deal Shocks Global Markets with Billions in Tariff Savings | World News
Oct 26, 2026 | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a landmark Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Australia, marking a major breakthrough after nearly a decade of negotiations. The agreement is expected to boost economic growth, strengthen exports, reduce tariffs, and deepen strategic cooperation between the two partners.
The deal could add nearly $8 billion to Australia's GDP and save EU exporters approximately €1 billion in tariffs. Australian industrial goods will gain tariff-free access to the European market, while EU exports to Australia are projected to increase by 33% over the next decade. Beyond trade, both sides are strengthening cooperation on critical minerals, including lithium, rare earths, and tungsten, while launching a new security and defense partnership. The agreement also opens the way for negotiations on Australia's participation in the Horizon Europe research program. With shared commitments to democracy, international law, and climate neutrality by 2050, the EU-Australia partnership could reshape economic and strategic ties. Watch for the key details, major benefits, and global implications of this historic agreement.
The deal could add nearly $8 billion to Australia's GDP and save EU exporters approximately €1 billion in tariffs. Australian industrial goods will gain tariff-free access to the European market, while EU exports to Australia are projected to increase by 33% over the next decade. Beyond trade, both sides are strengthening cooperation on critical minerals, including lithium, rare earths, and tungsten, while launching a new security and defense partnership. The agreement also opens the way for negotiations on Australia's participation in the Horizon Europe research program. With shared commitments to democracy, international law, and climate neutrality by 2050, the EU-Australia partnership could reshape economic and strategic ties. Watch for the key details, major benefits, and global implications of this historic agreement.
The Guardian View on Lula’s Comeback: A Victory for Brazil and the World, as Well as a Trump Rebuff
THE GUARDIAN — EDITORIAL: A fourth presidential victory gives Lula another chance to defend democracy, protect the Amazon and deliver for Brazil’s working people
Lula celebrates with his wife, Rosangela ‘Janja’ da Silva, and vice-president Geraldo Alckmin in São Paulo after winning the election on Sunday. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win in Brazil’s presidential election is a triumph for him, his country and the world. The 80-year-old incumbent snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, blocked the rise of the far right and saved the planetary air-conditioning system of the Amazon from irreparable destruction. Known universally as Lula, he made history by becoming the first candidate to win a presidential run-off after finishing second in the opening round. In triumphing against Flávio Bolsonaro, the leftist stopped what could have been the most dangerous consolidation of authoritarian rule in Brazil since military rule ended. A Bolsonaro presidency could have used a rightwing Congress to extend presidential terms and pack the supreme court, entrenching power for generations.
Lula seemed to have been energised by his first-round defeat by Mr Bolsonaro. The three-time president initially pitted his extraordinary life and record against a 45-year-old senator married to controversy. But voters wanted answers to economic insecurity, rising prices and poor public services. Lula reversed course in the second round, offering immediate relief from everyday costs and indebtedness – including to the rising number of self-employed voters whom his rightwing opponent had been courting. Popular mobilisation transformed the runoff into a race to stop a Bolsonaro restoration with student protests, mass demonstrations and a 10 million-strong “Lula’s Army” WhatsApp channel. It seemed to work. Nearly 5 million more people voted in the second round of the Brazilian election than the first. » | Editorial | Monday, October 26, 2026
Trump really does need to be rebuffed, too! Trump and his flawed, poisonous policies have been like a cancer on the world. And they have been just as malignant. Moreover, they have metastasized just as cancer does! And they have killed just as cancer does as well!
So where is this so-believed and so-beloved Almighty God? He appears to be as phantasmagorical as He is illusory.
During all of Trump’s destruction of a once relatively orderly world, God has demonstrated His apparent powerlessness! Either that or His insouciance. He appears to be as loving of His so-called children as He is careless of them.
If God really exists, it high time He took Trump off our hands; it’s high time He put a stop to Trump’s proclivities for incarcerating and killing innocent people, destroying a once functioning democracy, destroying countries, and stealing money that belongs to the people in order to to line his own pockets and bolster his bank accounts.
God is famous for having many mansions in the sky. He should give Trump one of them to relieve the peoples of the world of this intolerable chaos, this ever-growing drift towards fascism. After the contagion of Trump, the world is in dire need a great healing! — © Mark Alexander
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s win in Brazil’s presidential election is a triumph for him, his country and the world. The 80-year-old incumbent snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, blocked the rise of the far right and saved the planetary air-conditioning system of the Amazon from irreparable destruction. Known universally as Lula, he made history by becoming the first candidate to win a presidential run-off after finishing second in the opening round. In triumphing against Flávio Bolsonaro, the leftist stopped what could have been the most dangerous consolidation of authoritarian rule in Brazil since military rule ended. A Bolsonaro presidency could have used a rightwing Congress to extend presidential terms and pack the supreme court, entrenching power for generations.
Lula seemed to have been energised by his first-round defeat by Mr Bolsonaro. The three-time president initially pitted his extraordinary life and record against a 45-year-old senator married to controversy. But voters wanted answers to economic insecurity, rising prices and poor public services. Lula reversed course in the second round, offering immediate relief from everyday costs and indebtedness – including to the rising number of self-employed voters whom his rightwing opponent had been courting. Popular mobilisation transformed the runoff into a race to stop a Bolsonaro restoration with student protests, mass demonstrations and a 10 million-strong “Lula’s Army” WhatsApp channel. It seemed to work. Nearly 5 million more people voted in the second round of the Brazilian election than the first. » | Editorial | Monday, October 26, 2026
Trump really does need to be rebuffed, too! Trump and his flawed, poisonous policies have been like a cancer on the world. And they have been just as malignant. Moreover, they have metastasized just as cancer does! And they have killed just as cancer does as well!
So where is this so-believed and so-beloved Almighty God? He appears to be as phantasmagorical as He is illusory.
During all of Trump’s destruction of a once relatively orderly world, God has demonstrated His apparent powerlessness! Either that or His insouciance. He appears to be as loving of His so-called children as He is careless of them.
If God really exists, it high time He took Trump off our hands; it’s high time He put a stop to Trump’s proclivities for incarcerating and killing innocent people, destroying a once functioning democracy, destroying countries, and stealing money that belongs to the people in order to to line his own pockets and bolster his bank accounts.
God is famous for having many mansions in the sky. He should give Trump one of them to relieve the peoples of the world of this intolerable chaos, this ever-growing drift towards fascism. After the contagion of Trump, the world is in dire need a great healing! — © Mark Alexander
Audi Boss Under Fire in Germany for Trump Rally Appearance
THE GUARDIAN: Gernot Döllner criticised for in-person announcement of major investment in US days before midterm elections
Donald Trump and the Audi CEO, Gernot Döllner, on stage at a rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters
The head of the luxury carmaker Audi is under fire in Germany for appearing at a rally with Donald Trump just days before the US midterm elections, to announce billions of dollars of investment in battleground state Georgia.
Gernot Döllner joined Trump on stage after the US president gave a speech criticised by the head of an elected body of employees at Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen, as being full of “racism, sexism, transphobia [and] contempt for democracy”.
Daniela Cavallo, the head of the VW works council, added that anyone who heard Trump’s speech and then saw that Döllner had become an active participant in the event must “sink into the ground with shame”, according to internal company communications released to German media.
She said the investment deal and Döllner’s appearance showed VW’s management had allowed itself to be “turned into a puppet in the propaganda show of a highly dubious political figure”.
Isabel Cademartori, the transport spokesperson for Germany’s Social Democrats – part of the country’s ruling coalition – called Döllner’s actions a “disgrace”. She added this was particularly so “in view of the history of the Volkswagen Group”, in an apparent reference to VW’s founding as a showcase company under the Nazis. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Monday, October 26, 2026
Stiefelleckerei! Etwas Lukratives und Großzügiges, das dazu beiträgt, den Faschismus weltweit zu stärken! — © Mark Alexander
The head of the luxury carmaker Audi is under fire in Germany for appearing at a rally with Donald Trump just days before the US midterm elections, to announce billions of dollars of investment in battleground state Georgia.
Gernot Döllner joined Trump on stage after the US president gave a speech criticised by the head of an elected body of employees at Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen, as being full of “racism, sexism, transphobia [and] contempt for democracy”.
Daniela Cavallo, the head of the VW works council, added that anyone who heard Trump’s speech and then saw that Döllner had become an active participant in the event must “sink into the ground with shame”, according to internal company communications released to German media.
She said the investment deal and Döllner’s appearance showed VW’s management had allowed itself to be “turned into a puppet in the propaganda show of a highly dubious political figure”.
Isabel Cademartori, the transport spokesperson for Germany’s Social Democrats – part of the country’s ruling coalition – called Döllner’s actions a “disgrace”. She added this was particularly so “in view of the history of the Volkswagen Group”, in an apparent reference to VW’s founding as a showcase company under the Nazis. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Monday, October 26, 2026
Stiefelleckerei! Etwas Lukratives und Großzügiges, das dazu beiträgt, den Faschismus weltweit zu stärken! — © Mark Alexander
Incredibly DARK Secret!’ Thomas Markle Sr Allegations | Piers Morgan Says “Questions MUST Be Asked”
Oct 26, 2026 | Piers Morgan examines the serious allegations made by Thomas Markle Jr regarding his father, Thomas Markle Sr, which are now the subject of a criminal investigation.
For Meghan Markle, finding out your own father could be a child abuser must be gut-wrenching beyond comparison. But questions must be asked, about why allegations against Thomas Senior were first made in 2019 by his ex-wife Roslyn, who wrote directly to London’s Met Police.
For Meghan Markle, finding out your own father could be a child abuser must be gut-wrenching beyond comparison. But questions must be asked, about why allegations against Thomas Senior were first made in 2019 by his ex-wife Roslyn, who wrote directly to London’s Met Police.
What Will Lula's Fourth Term Mean for Brazil? | Inside Story
Oct 26, 2026 | 'Brazil is nobody's backyard.' President Lula da Silva's defiant message after being declared the winner of a run-off vote on Sunday.
He lost round one to his right-wing rival. But he made history by coming out on top in the second poll.
Flávio Bolsonaro has disputed the result and says he wants it annulled.
This will be Lula's fourth non-consecutive term in office. He's promised a new approach to governing. But many challenges lie ahead. So, how will his government handle them?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests
Thiago Vidal, political risk specialist and the director of Political Analysis at Prospectiva
Robert Valencia, Latin American affairs analyst and a former journalist
Graziella Testa, Professor of Political Science at the Federal University of Parana
He lost round one to his right-wing rival. But he made history by coming out on top in the second poll.
Flávio Bolsonaro has disputed the result and says he wants it annulled.
This will be Lula's fourth non-consecutive term in office. He's promised a new approach to governing. But many challenges lie ahead. So, how will his government handle them?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests
Thiago Vidal, political risk specialist and the director of Political Analysis at Prospectiva
Robert Valencia, Latin American affairs analyst and a former journalist
Graziella Testa, Professor of Political Science at the Federal University of Parana
Flávio Bolsonaro Ordered to Hand Over Passport in Money Laundering Inquiry
THE NEW YORK YIMES: Brazil’s Supreme Court told the police to seize passport of Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, over his links to an investigation.
Flavio Bolsonaro speaking in Brasília last night after losing the presidential election. Credit: Pablo Porciuncula/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the police to seize the passport of Flávio Bolsonaro, the presidential candidate defeated in Sunday’s election, because he is under criminal investigation related to a money laundering scheme.
The ruling, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, stems from an inquiry into Mr. Bolsonaro’s links to a Brazilian lawyer who is accused of laundering more than $1 billion through a vast fraud scheme, according to a court document reviewed by The New York Times.
Mr. Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator, came on the radar of the authorities when the police said earlier this month that they had discovered that Mr. Bolsonaro had access to the bank accounts of a company owned by the lawyer, Willer Tomaz. In May 2025, a person employed by the lawyer asked the bank to revoke the senator’s access to the accounts, according to a Federal Police report reviewed by the Times.
The ruling also ordered Mr. Bolsonaro to stay away from Mr. Tomaz, a close friend of the right-wing senator. Mr. Tomaz has denied any wrongdoing and rejected claims that Mr. Bolsonaro managed his company’s account. » | Ana Ionova, Alice Maciel and Thayz Guimarães | Reporting from Brasília. | Monday, October 26, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the police to seize the passport of Flávio Bolsonaro, the presidential candidate defeated in Sunday’s election, because he is under criminal investigation related to a money laundering scheme.
The ruling, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, stems from an inquiry into Mr. Bolsonaro’s links to a Brazilian lawyer who is accused of laundering more than $1 billion through a vast fraud scheme, according to a court document reviewed by The New York Times.
Mr. Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator, came on the radar of the authorities when the police said earlier this month that they had discovered that Mr. Bolsonaro had access to the bank accounts of a company owned by the lawyer, Willer Tomaz. In May 2025, a person employed by the lawyer asked the bank to revoke the senator’s access to the accounts, according to a Federal Police report reviewed by the Times.
The ruling also ordered Mr. Bolsonaro to stay away from Mr. Tomaz, a close friend of the right-wing senator. Mr. Tomaz has denied any wrongdoing and rejected claims that Mr. Bolsonaro managed his company’s account. » | Ana Ionova, Alice Maciel and Thayz Guimarães | Reporting from Brasília. | Monday, October 26, 2026
Brazil Shocks the World by Rejecting US-backed Fascist in Presidential Election
Oct 26, 2026 | Brazilian leftists pulled off a jaw-dropping political upset by electing President Lula da Silva to a 4th term.
The fascist candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro (son of former insurrectionist president Jair Bolsonaro), was expected to win after coming out ahead in the first round of voting, but Brazilians across the country mobilized millions of voters and out-organized the US-backed fascists.
Predictably, Bolsonaro is calling for the election results to be “annulled” and American fascists are already pressuring Trump to intervene on his behalf. In this video we’ll talk about how Brazil did the unthinkable.
TW: Very strong language alert!
The fascist candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro (son of former insurrectionist president Jair Bolsonaro), was expected to win after coming out ahead in the first round of voting, but Brazilians across the country mobilized millions of voters and out-organized the US-backed fascists.
Predictably, Bolsonaro is calling for the election results to be “annulled” and American fascists are already pressuring Trump to intervene on his behalf. In this video we’ll talk about how Brazil did the unthinkable.
TW: Very strong language alert!
Monday, October 26, 2026
The Richest 12 People Own More Than Half the World - landscape
We can blame that country across the Pond for this debacle! — © Mark Alexander
A Life in Waiting: Lady Glenconner on Royal Secrets and Survival
Lady Glenconner Interview: Princess Margaret, King Charles, and New Book
At 94 years old, Lady Glenconner remains one of Britain's most captivating royal confidantes. In this delightfully witty and deeply moving interview, she sits down to discuss her final memoir, Trunks and Tiaras, reflecting on nearly a century of high-society travel, private royal moments, and personal resilience.
As the former maid of honour who carried Queen Elizabeth II's coronation train and a guest at King Charles III's coronation, Lady Glenconner shares rare eyewitness memories of the monarchy in private. She recalls her decades as Princess Margaret's lady-in-waiting—including why the Princess forbade her from drinking champagne, surviving exhausting transatlantic flights on 1960s Stratocruisers, and weekends at Royal Lodge with the Queen Mother.
She also speaks with characteristic honesty about devastating personal heartbreaks: losing two sons during the AIDS epidemic and to addiction, nursing her youngest son through a five-month coma, surviving a volatile marriage, her broken engagement to Princess Diana's father, and why she flatly dismisses Earl Spencer's controversial claims about King Charles.
At 94 years old, Lady Glenconner remains one of Britain's most captivating royal confidantes. In this delightfully witty and deeply moving interview, she sits down to discuss her final memoir, Trunks and Tiaras, reflecting on nearly a century of high-society travel, private royal moments, and personal resilience.
As the former maid of honour who carried Queen Elizabeth II's coronation train and a guest at King Charles III's coronation, Lady Glenconner shares rare eyewitness memories of the monarchy in private. She recalls her decades as Princess Margaret's lady-in-waiting—including why the Princess forbade her from drinking champagne, surviving exhausting transatlantic flights on 1960s Stratocruisers, and weekends at Royal Lodge with the Queen Mother.
She also speaks with characteristic honesty about devastating personal heartbreaks: losing two sons during the AIDS epidemic and to addiction, nursing her youngest son through a five-month coma, surviving a volatile marriage, her broken engagement to Princess Diana's father, and why she flatly dismisses Earl Spencer's controversial claims about King Charles.
How Did Brazil Veteran-leader Lula Upset Bolsonaro? • FRANCE 24 English
Oct 26, 2026 | Two days shy of his 81st birthday… Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva emerging as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula becoming the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential runoff after trailing in the first round.
How did the Workers Party leader turn a 2-point-2 million vote deficit against the far-right's Flávio Bolsonaro into a 4-point-4 million vote win? Reminder that three short weeks ago, most races at the federal and state level broke the way of conservatives and the far-right? More broadly, how did Lula break the right’s winning streak in the Americas?
While blasting Meta and accusing the US and its tech titans of meddling, the incumbent managed to turn around his own digital campaign the time of a runoff campaign. We'll ask about Congressman André Janones who organized in a hurry on Meta-owned WhatsApp. How does the powerhouse of Latin America walk the line between the United States, its top trading partner China and the rest of the planet?
Speaking of the rest of the planet, it can be tempting to draw conclusions from Brazil's surprise result... this as the Middle East holds its breath over Tuesday’s general election in Israel, as the campaign gets nastier ahead of next week’s US midterms… with big elections coming up in Spain, Italy, Poland and here in France. Each case is of course different. So what can Lula's Brazil teach us?
How did the Workers Party leader turn a 2-point-2 million vote deficit against the far-right's Flávio Bolsonaro into a 4-point-4 million vote win? Reminder that three short weeks ago, most races at the federal and state level broke the way of conservatives and the far-right? More broadly, how did Lula break the right’s winning streak in the Americas?
While blasting Meta and accusing the US and its tech titans of meddling, the incumbent managed to turn around his own digital campaign the time of a runoff campaign. We'll ask about Congressman André Janones who organized in a hurry on Meta-owned WhatsApp. How does the powerhouse of Latin America walk the line between the United States, its top trading partner China and the rest of the planet?
Speaking of the rest of the planet, it can be tempting to draw conclusions from Brazil's surprise result... this as the Middle East holds its breath over Tuesday’s general election in Israel, as the campaign gets nastier ahead of next week’s US midterms… with big elections coming up in Spain, Italy, Poland and here in France. Each case is of course different. So what can Lula's Brazil teach us?
Brésil : Trump dénonce des élections « truquées » après la défaite de Bolsonaro
LE FIGARO : Au lendemain de la réélection du président de gauche Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, le président américain, proche alliée de Flavio Bolsonaro, dénonce des élections « truquées ».
Donald Trump a dénoncé lundi des élections «truquées» au Brésil, au lendemain de la réélection surprise du président de gauche Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva face au sénateur conservateur Flavio Bolsonaro. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 26 octobre 2026
Donald Trump a dénoncé lundi des élections «truquées» au Brésil, au lendemain de la réélection surprise du président de gauche Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva face au sénateur conservateur Flavio Bolsonaro. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 26 octobre 2026
Jonathan Pie Creator: 'Terrifying' Trump Is Almost beyond Satire
Trump und die US-Wirtschaft: Warum viele Amerikaner unzufrieden sind | ntv
Monaco : un membre de la famille princière retrouvé mort dans un parc, un homme en garde à vue
LE FIGARO : Le corps d’Antoine de Massy a été retrouvé dans un square proche du quartier du Larvotto alors que des recherches avaient été engagées après un signalement de sa famille.
Un homme a été placé en garde à vue à la suite du décès d'Antoine de Massy, un membre de la famille princière monégasque retrouvé décédé, dimanche, dans un square de la Principauté, indique lundi le parquet général de Monaco.
Confirmant une information de Monaco-Matin, le procureur général de Monaco Stéphane Thibault indique à l'AFP que l'enquête, initialement ouverte « en recherche des causes de la mort », a été « élargie » de manière à interpeller cette personne « apparaissant sur les vidéos » en compagnie d'Antoine de Massy. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 26 octobre 2026
Peter Stefanovic: Since the Beginning of Trump’s Second Term, American Democracy Has Been Unwound at Frightening Speed
Why Donald Trump Won’t Accept the Midterm Results | Steve Schmidt
Trump’s cruel and corrupt presidency is a total and utter failure. — © Mark Alexander
Lula's 'Extraordinary Victory' Faces Growing Middle Class, Deeply-entrenched Bolsonarismo & Big Tech
Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far-right & Trump
Oct 26, 2026 | Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a record fourth term in office, defeating far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro by 4 million votes in a runoff election on Sunday. Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who remains under house arrest for plotting a coup against Lula four years ago. The younger Bolsonaro, who narrowly defeated Lula in the first round of voting earlier this month, is now refusing to concede. Lula's surprise comeback comes after weeks of student-led organizing and campaigning on his behalf, and amid accusations that U.S.-based tech companies were suppressing Lula's reach online in favor of his Trump-aligned opponent. "The amount of organizing, the amount of marches and rallies, campaigning, pamphlets that we've seen the last three weeks has been something that I have never seen in my entire life, ever, covering elections for decades in so many different countries. It is absolutely unprecedented," says Brazil-based journalist Michael Fox. "It is an absolute game-changer for the region."
Fascists and people on the far-right always seem to have trouble accepting the results of fair elections which go against them. This seems to be a pattern that repeats itself. Flávio’s father before him and of course their big fascist chum(p) in America, who also has a penchant for rejecting results of elections which go against them. It’s time for these people to grow up! My congratulations to Lula on his stunning victory. — © Mark Alexander
Dieu merci, les Brésiliens ont retrouvé la raison et ont rejeté le fascisme ! — © Mark Alexander
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Fascists and people on the far-right always seem to have trouble accepting the results of fair elections which go against them. This seems to be a pattern that repeats itself. Flávio’s father before him and of course their big fascist chum(p) in America, who also has a penchant for rejecting results of elections which go against them. It’s time for these people to grow up! My congratulations to Lula on his stunning victory. — © Mark Alexander
Dieu merci, les Brésiliens ont retrouvé la raison et ont rejeté le fascisme ! — © Mark Alexander
Democracy Now! can be supported here »
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