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Home/Archive/Thursday, October 29, 2026/World

Archive · World

Thursday, October 29, 2026

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  1. 15:30EUEU-Canada summit opens in Montreal: “associate membership” dropped from declaration; Carney says name doesn't matterCosta and von der Leyen meet Prime Minister Mark Carney at a two-day summit aimed at an “Alliance for the Future.” EU governments watered down the Commission's proposal on Canada's status.
  2. 13:15EuropeRussian drone hits Dnipro railway station platform, killing 13; Zelensky calls it horrificThe drone struck a platform where a train for Zaporizhzhia was standing, Gov. Oleksandr Hanzha said. Ukrainian Railways says people were on the platform despite a danger warning.
  3. 12:30EUChristine Lagarde to leave the ECB on Feb. 7, 2027, nine months before her term endsThe European Central Bank president informed the Governing Council and European Council President António Costa that she will step down. EU leaders are immediately starting the search for a successor.
  4. 11:00EuropeMeloni: I don't regret being close to Trump; I defended Italy's national interestThe Italian prime minister defends her close relationship with the US president in an excerpt from journalist Bruno Vespa's new book. She says it helped keep dialogue open between Europe and the United States.
  5. 09:30WorldMerz in Seoul: North Korea threatens Europe's security with troops fighting alongside RussiaThe German chancellor and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed to deepen defense cooperation. Before Merz arrived, Pyongyang fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles.

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