Europe

Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces

Storm Babet left at least 20.000 homes in Norway without electricity and flooded the ground floor of houses, after causing flooding and property damage in Denmark and hitting the UK causing three casualties

Hundreds of sex workers and Amsterdam residents took part in a demonstration against the municipality's plans to close the famous red light district and create an 'erotic centre' in the suburbs; dozens of them wore masks to hide their identities

The British Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats to Labour, another setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party ahead of next year's general election

Russian-American journalist Kurmasheva will remain in detention, the second US journalist detained after Gershkovich was arrested in March for espionage; international experts consider the episode part of unprecedented crackdown on independent journalism

The level of producer prices in Latvian industry fell by 7,7% in September 2023 compared to September 2022, according to data by the Central Statistical Office of Latvia

The National Council referred the draft budget for 2024 back to the government with the request to propose a new bill "that meets the real needs of the Principality"

The Romanian competition authority is investigating Apple for a possible abuse of a dominant position, as the company does not allow any app store other than its own, limiting access to user data for advertising purposes

An initiative to make San Marino the seat of international trade and investment arbitration has been launched by Industry Secretary Fabio Righi

US Steel Košice, subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, will receive €300 million from the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan to decarbonise its steel production; the company stressed that the whole process is expected to exceed €1 billion

The new high-speed tram line 15 will be fully operative today 21 October; it will offer customers a completely new, comfortable and environmentally friendly transport

Almost 77% of the Czech population do not trust Prime Minister Petr Fiala; by contrast, Czech President Petr Pavel is currently the most trusted politician in the Czech Republic

A stricter regime for monitoring illegal employment of persons not legally resident in Denmark but not subject to deportation has been presented by the Ministry of Immigration and Integration