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  • Oct 4

    Polish prosecutors charge 87 election workers over vote errors in presidential runoff

    The District Prosecutor's Office in Siedlce has charged 87 precinct commission members with dereliction of duty after votes were mistakenly swapped between candidates in the 2025 presidential election.

  • Oct 3

    Polish prosecutors request psychiatric detention for woman who confessed to killing husband

    The District Prosecutor's Office in Mińsk Mazowiecki has requested the dismissal of criminal charges against Elżbieta P., seeking instead her mandatory placement in a psychiatric hospital.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    Politico reports Trump's waiver also enables sales of Russian diesel that the Graham Act sanctions would have restricted.

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China and the West: decoupling

Von der Leyen's announcement of planned instruments follows the expected playbook; no regulation has yet been adopted.

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