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Local elections will be held in Copenhagen on 18 November. The Independent Green Party, which was founded in 2020, has made waves with campaign posters that read: "Free Copenhagen from Zionism" and "Dissolve the State of Israel". For the Danish press this goes too far.

In the tariff dispute between the US and China both sides are now saying they are close to reaching a deal, and Presidents Trump and Xi are scheduled to meet in South Korea on 30 October. On Monday, however, Trump concluded rare earths deal with Japan which in view of China's recent export restrictions can be seen as a pact against Beijing.

Argentinian President Javier Milei's party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) has won the midterm legislative elections with around 41 percent of the vote. The right-wing populist president who has been in office for two years sees this as confirmation of his radical austerity policy. Before the elections, US President Donald Trump had made a billion-dollar aid package aimed at bolstering the peso contingent on a victory for the LLA.

In the tariff dispute between the US and China both sides now say they are close to reaching a deal. Presidents Trump and Xi are scheduled to meet in South Korea on 30 October. On Monday, however, Trump concluded an agreement on rare earths with Japan, which in view of China's recent export restrictions can be seen as a pact against Beijing.

Vilnius Airport had to suspend operations four times last week due to several unidentified objects entering its airspace. According to government sources, they turned out to be helium-filled balloons like those used by meteorologists, coming from Belarus. In recent times such balloons have been used to smuggle cigarettes into the EU. Lithuania has responded by almost completely closing its border with Belarus.