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 <updated>2026-10-07T20:01:51Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79583018</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Gerhard Schröder visits latest Russian employer, Hyperglobus]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T16:39:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T16:39:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/gerhard-schröder-visits-latest-russian-employer-hyperglobus/a-79583018?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visited a Moscow supermarket in his new role on the supervisory board. Schröder is no stranger to retirement stipends in Russia — or the scandal that accompanies them.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79582493</id>
  <title><![CDATA[EU enlargement: European Commission tables reforms to prepare bloc for new members]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T15:05:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T15:05:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/eu-enlargement-european-commission-tables-reforms-to-prepare-bloc-for-new-members/a-79582493?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The European Commission is proposing earlier access to EU markets for candidate countries, new voting rules to reduce vetoes and extra safeguards for a bigger bloc. But is the reform fair — or even feasible?]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79547919</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia: What we know about the disease]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T09:44:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T09:44:00Z</published>
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  <summary><![CDATA[After a worker at a Russian plague research institute in Siberia died October 2, 2026, nearly 200 of her contacts were under medical observation. But authorities there denied pneumonic plague had caused the death.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79567959</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Where is Spain headed after the snap election announcement?]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-07T04:33:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-07T04:33:00Z</published>
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  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/where-is-spain-headed-after-the-snap-election-announcement/a-79567959?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking a gamble by calling an early election in Spain. The housing crisis, migration and the rise of the right-wing populist Vox party are all likely to dominate the campaign.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79567297</id>
  <title><![CDATA[EU seeks ways to make expansion more palatable to members]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-06T18:02:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-06T18:02:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-ways-to-make-expansion-more-palatable-to-members/a-79567297?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The European Commission has put forward ideas it hopes will both ease the EU expansion process and allay concerns among existing members. Several countries, not least war-torn Ukraine, are among the candidates.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79563475</id>
  <title><![CDATA[France's conundrum: How to cut spending amid protests]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-06T16:49:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-06T16:49:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/france-s-conundrum-how-to-cut-spending-amid-protests/a-79563475?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Prime Minister Lecornu is pledging to improve schools at a time when the government seeks to save billions. France's dilemma can be seen across the EU: How to cut spending when citizens are demanding more from the state?]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79560752</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Fact check: Misleading claims spark plague fears in Russia]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-06T11:07:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-06T11:07:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-misleading-claims-spark-plague-fears-in-russia/a-79560752?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleading.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79554905</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Merz, Macron seek tougher EU measures against unfair trade]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-05T17:23:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-05T17:23:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/merz-macron-seek-tougher-eu-measures-against-unfair-trade/a-79554905?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have written to Ursula von der Leyen, calling for tougher EU mechanisms against unfair trade practices by other states. They name no names but seem to have China or the US in mind.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79544717</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Bosnia election: New steps to prevent electoral fraud, but nationalist parties remain on top]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-05T10:23:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-05T10:23:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/bosnia-election-new-steps-to-prevent-electoral-fraud-but-nationalist-parties-remain-on-top/a-79544717?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[New technology has stopped votes being cast on behalf of dead or absent voters, and turnout has fallen to a record low. But it was a case of deja vu in Bosnia's elections with the same parties winning.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79542656</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Hundreds of French schools shut, teen loses hand in protests]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-05T05:48:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-05T05:48:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/hundreds-of-french-schools-shut-teen-loses-hand-in-protests/a-79542656?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The student protests that rocked France last week have prompted authorities to keep up to 500 schools closed on Monday. A teenage boy lost his hand, seemingly while trying to pick up a police tear gas grenade.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79535336</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Nationalists top Bosnia-Herzegovina's divisive election]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-04T22:55:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-04T22:55:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/nationalists-top-bosnia-herzegovina-s-divisive-election/a-79535336?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Bosnia-Herzegovina's three-member presidency is set to be dominated by nationalists from the three major ethnic groups, including Zeljka ​Cvijanovic, backed by disqualified Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik.]]></summary>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79532184</id>
  <title><![CDATA[UK remands 2 Iranians over alleged antisemitic terror plot]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-03T16:10:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-03T16:10:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/uk-remands-2-iranians-over-alleged-antisemitic-terror-plot/a-79532184?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The pair were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur and later charged with plotting to attack Jewish targets in Manchester.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79523557</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Bosnia and Herzegovina is still shaped by war, separatism, EU ambitions]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-03T06:51:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-03T06:51:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/bosnia-and-herzegovina-is-still-shaped-by-war-separatism-eu-ambitions/a-79523557?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Bosnia and Herzegovina is governed by a system established after the Bosnian war — more than 30 years ago. Ethnic divisions, a complex administration and European integration all shape the country's political reality.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79522683</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Spain's parliament rejects housing bill as protests continue]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-02T16:39:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-02T16:39:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/spain-s-parliament-rejects-housing-bill-as-protests-continue/a-79522683?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Spain's minority government suffered defeat in parliament as it tried to push through a pair of emergency measures aimed at making housing more affordable. A pensioner's eviction and protests led to the bid.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79508601</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Ukraine, South Korea clash over transfer of 2 North Korean prisoners]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-02T04:40:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-02T04:40:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-south-korea-clash-over-transfer-of-2-north-korean-prisoners/a-79508601?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[A diplomatic scandal has erupted over two North Korean prisoners of war, with South Korea demanding an apology from Ukraine. What's been the reaction in Kyiv?]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79494710</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Turkey: Stock market scandal hits half a million investors]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-02T04:32:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-02T04:32:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-stock-market-scandal-hits-half-a-million-investors/a-79494710?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Asset managers are alleged to have artificially inflated the value of their funds. Turkish authorities have made multiple arrests, and a leading AKP lawmaker has resigned.]]></summary>
  <category term="Business"/>
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  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79509375</id>
  <title><![CDATA[EU ministers mull new ways to curb irregular migration]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-02T00:54:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-02T00:54:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/eu-ministers-mull-new-ways-to-curb-irregular-migration/a-79509375?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[The proposals include setting up so-called return hubs outside the EU and strengthening the border agency Frontex. Greece has even proposed temporarily suspending asylum applications in emergency situations.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
 </entry>
 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79477614</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Latvians head to the polls with Russia on their minds]]></title>
  <updated>2026-10-01T17:57:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-10-01T17:57:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/latvians-head-to-the-polls-with-russia-on-their-minds/a-79477614?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[On October 3, Latvians will elect a new parliament with Russia looming large over the campaign. Security fears dominate the agenda, but so does a debate over the economic cost of cutting ties with Moscow.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
 </entry>
 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79495633</id>
  <title><![CDATA[France: Hundreds arrested as student protests escalate]]></title>
  <updated>2026-09-30T23:02:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-09-30T23:02:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/france-hundreds-arrested-as-student-protests-escalate/a-79495633?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Student protests have grown in scale and intensity, with violent clashes in some places leading to hundreds of arrests and dozens of injuries.]]></summary>
  <category term="News"/>
 </entry>
 <entry>
  <id>tag:dw.com,2026:79490162</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Five EU states plan first deportation center in Africa for 2027]]></title>
  <updated>2026-09-30T19:16:00Z</updated>
  <published>2026-09-30T19:16:00Z</published>
  <rights>2026 DW</rights>
  <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.dw.com/en/five-eu-states-plan-first-deportation-center-in-africa-for-2027/a-79490162?maca=en-rss-en-eu-2092-xml-atom"/>
  <summary><![CDATA[Greece, Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands are moving forward with plans to establish deportation centers for rejected asylum seekers outside the EU.]]></summary>
  <category term="World"/>
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