Europe

An exhibition in Tirana entitled 'Letters from Hell', organised by the Albanian Institute for the Study of the Crimes and Consequences of Communism, displays the letters of political prisoners imprisoned under communist rule

The new budget bill, the first of the new Labour government, includes a large tax increase, totalling £40 billion revenues, with the specific aim of funding more investment

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany will close the three Iranian consulates in the country in response to the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a man with dual Iranian and German citizenship for terrorism charges in Iran

Danish MP Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, elected in Greenland, violated parliamentary protocol by refusing to translate a speech she had delivered in Greenlandic into Danish

Germany and Israel marked a historic milestone in defence cooperation by unveiling the first Leopard 2 tank equipped with the Israeli TROPHY active protection system during a ceremony in Germany

Prime Minister Daniel Risch informed the heads of the IT and tax administration offices about new services and opportunities in the area of digitisation

The government has approved a three-year action plan on diaspora policy focusing on education, culture and national security; the plan also includes the possibility of conducting a global census of people of Lithuanian origin to take stock of the diaspora

Non-profit organisation APAS Association for the Protection of Animals of San Marino denounced, following a serious incident of ill-treatment of a dog, that penalties are too soft, expressing anger and concern at such violence being perpetrated

EU criticised the decision to adopt a law declaring Kosovo a 'special protection area' where citizens will receive special social benefits from the Serbian authorities, as it would violate the obligations of the dialogue, calling for reconsideration

A military team could be sent to Ukraine from South Korea to monitor Russia's planned deployment of North Korean frontline troops

The Baldacchino above the tomb of St. Peter was inaugurated after nine months of restoration; from 27 October to 8 December, the ancient Chair of St. Peter will be displayed at the foot of the High Altar before being reinstalled in Bernini's bronze throne