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Katie Zacharia reportedly out as White House press secretary after five days

On Friday, 16 October, Donald Trump said he had urged Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role, while the New York Times reported she had been fired. Her debut briefing had lasted about 14 minutes and followed questions about her legal credentials.

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Albania's student protests turn violent as Prime Minister Edi Rama blames foreign hands

Three days of clashes, arson and arrests have hit Tirana as students demand that Prime Minister Edi Rama resign. Rama says foreign hands are behind the unrest and that it has nothing to do with students' hardships.

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Students protest across Italy, with clashes in Turin and firecrackers in Rome

Students marched in several Italian cities on Friday, 16 October, against the government and its education policy. In Turin, police arrested three minors after stones and flares were thrown at officers in Piazza Castello.

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Police say knife-carrying man attacked policewoman near Constitutional Tribunal; PiS calls it a raid

Warsaw police say a man with a knife injured a policewoman on Marszałkowska Street on Friday, 16 October. Jarosław Kaczyński and TV Republika describe the same operation as a raid on an activist's office.

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Bundestag passes Frühstartrente, a state pension savings plan for children aged 6 to 18

The Bundestag voted on Friday, 16 October, for a scheme that pays 10 euros a month into savings accounts for children aged 6 to 18. The law still needs Bundesrat approval and has drawn criticism from the Greens and Die Linke.

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Burnham invites Swinney to work on deeper Scottish devolution as SNP meets

Speaking in Motherwell on Friday, 16 October, the UK prime minister asked the Scottish government to set aside independence and join a push to give regions more economic power, on the day the SNP opened its conference in Aberdeen.

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Police assess post by wife of UK national security adviser over banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police are assessing an X post by Sarah Helm, wife of Jonathan Powell, after she was accused of backing the proscribed group. Downing Street has distanced itself from the remarks, which came as arrests linked to the group continue.

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Berlin Linke MP Vanessa Emde repeats Israel remarks as coalition talks resume

Linke politician Vanessa Emde reaffirmed her contested statements on Israel in an Instagram video posted on Thursday, 15 October, just as SPD, Greens and Linke resumed exploratory talks on a Berlin coalition.

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JU Deutschlandtag in Bonn: Merz to address delegates on Saturday, 17 October amid coalition strain

The Junge Union opens its Deutschlandtag in Bonn on Friday, 16 October, with Merz due to speak to delegates on Saturday, 17 October, about a year after a bitter clash over pensions.

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Healey weighs bank tax rise as UK bank shares fall before 28 October Budget

Lloyds and NatWest led falls on the FTSE 100 on 16 October after a Guardian report said the Chancellor is considering reversing a cut to the bank surcharge before his Budget on 28 October.

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PSD says Niculescu's government programme includes all its demands and no sale of profitable state firms

PSD says the programme filed by PM-designate Luca Niculescu includes every one of its demands. The document keeps open minority stock listings in state companies, which PSD argues does not contradict its opposition to selling them.

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Reform councillor Alan Feeney quits after ITV footage shows him calling Asian homeowners parasites

Alan Feeney has stepped down from his council roles after ITV undercover footage captured him calling Asian homeowners 'parasites'. The Ministry of Justice has suspended him from his prison service job.

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