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Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic decline, ranging from flawed elections to curtailed rights including freedoms of expression and assembly, an intergovernmental watchdog group said on Thursday (2 November).

Ukraine said on Wednesday (1 November) Russian warplanes had dropped "explosive objects" into the likely paths of civilian vessels in the Black Sea three times in the last 24 hours, but that its fledgling shipping corridor was still operating.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Austria looking to the UK to learn how to outsource asylum application process to third states, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni getting pranked by Russian comedians, and so much more.

Greece plans to abolish the institution of “rural doctors”, utilising young physicians as “personal physicians” to boost the numbers and increase population coverage, but doctors warn about the implications.

Ukraine's war with Russia is moving towards a new stage of static and attritional fighting, a phase that could allow Moscow to rebuild its military power, Ukraine's commander-in-chief has said.

After weeks of negotiations, the Czech government bows to pressure from young doctors and prepares new legislation to prevent protests.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on Thursday top Chinese officials in an effort to make Greece a “bridge” between the EU and China, Greek media quoted a government source as saying.

Two-thirds of Romanians believe that Israel has the right to attack Hamas in Gaza, and more than half support a two-state solution, according to an IRSOP survey published on Wednesday. The survey, which is based on interviews with 905 people...

Advanced Microbiome Interventions start-up believes the key to helping type 1 diabetes patients avoid daily insulin shots for as long as possible lies within the body’s own microorganisms.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and President of the Assembly of Serbia Vladimir Orlić announced on Wednesday extraordinary parliamentary elections for 65 cities and municipalities, including Belgrade, to take place on 17 December. With the announcement of new elections, Serbia’s National...

Malta’s TransGas pipeline project has been re-added to the European Commission’s sixth ‘Projects of Common Interest’ (PCI) list, meaning it will be eligible for EU funding despite years of protests about the pipeline’s viability, environmental impact, and links to corruption...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has fallen victim to a prank call by comedians who made her believe she was discussing Ukraine and EU migration policy with the chairman of the African Union Commission, the prime minister’s office said in...

Volkswagen will not set up more European gigafactories for producing electric vehicle (EV) batteries for the time being, the carmaker’s CEO Oliver Blume has revealed, despite Czechia hoping to receive investments from the automotive giant. “Given the market situation, including...

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez could be sworn in for a second term sooner than expected after his Socialist Party, PSOE, struck a deal with Catalonia’s Republican Left to meet its last demand that parliament pass an amnesty law for...

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change, according to six leading climate experts.

Austria will host UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Thursday to learn about her country’s experience outsourcing asylum applications to third countries. Austria has been pushing to outsource applications for asylum procedures to third states – something the UK is...

France will host the next AI Safety Summit in Paris, according to a decision made on the sidelines of the first-ever summit currently taking place mainly behind closed doors in London on Wednesday and Thursday. The AI Safety Summit aims...

Bulgaria has removed Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s Bulgarian correspondent Alexander Gatsak after declaring him a threat to national security and banning him from entering and staying in the EU, the State Agency for National Security (SANS) said on Wednesday.

Israeli forces killed another Hamas commander on Wednesday (1 October) in their second strike on Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp in two days, the military said, as the first group of civilian evacuees from the besieged enclave crossed into Egypt.

Dutch authorities arrested a counter-terrorism official and a policewoman last week for allegedly leaking state secrets, the Dutch Public Prosecutor announced on Wednesday, with various media reporting that Morocco had benefited from the leaks.