Analysis: Europe — 28 October 2026 Student List wins Serbian majority as Vučić concedes Aleksandar Vučić conceded Serbia’s parliamentary election after independent pollster CRTA put the Student List (SL) on 52.45 percent and his United Serbia list on 39.2 percent. Turnout was just under 70 percent, the highest in decades. The result stands out because … Read more
Analysis: Global — 27 October 2026 Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani officials meet Iran in Tehran as US-Israel war stalls On 26 October, Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met Iranian leaders in Tehran. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei hosted the … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 27 October 2026 French consumer confidence falls to 80, lowest since 2013 French household confidence fell to 80 in October, against 85 expected and a revised 85 previously, InvestingLive reported. That is the weakest reading since 2013 and well below the long-term average of 100, last seen in December 2021. Households reported … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 26 October 2026 French 10-year yields top 5% as eurozone contagion risk rises France’s 10-year government bond yield reached 5.14% last week, the highest since 2002, and the spread over German bunds closed Friday at 169 basis points. Former prime minister Michel Barnier told Politico Europe that France is “on the brink … Read more
Analysis: Global — 24 October 2026 Iran braces for US-Israeli strikes as Brent nears $117 Iranian officials told Fars News they believe a joint U.S.-Israeli attack is imminent and have ordered activation of the decentralized “Mosaic Defense” doctrine, dispersing command across 31 provincial units. The Financial Times reported that Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 24 October 2026 Albanian students clash with police in bid to oust Edi Rama Student-led protests in Tirana entered a more violent phase last Saturday, the fifth and fiercest day of unrest lasting more than a week. UnHerd’s Aris Roussinos, reporting from the boulevard outside the Prime Minister’s Office, describes petrol bombs … Read more
Analysis: Global — 23 October 2026 Iran believes US-Israeli attack imminent as Brent crude tops $113 Iranian officials, cited by Fars News, say they now treat a joint U.S.-Israeli attack as imminent and have ordered activation of the decentralized “Mosaic Defense” doctrine, dispersing command across 31 provincial units. The Financial Times reported that Israel prepared … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 23 October 2026 Students in Tirana demand Edi Rama’s fall after petrol bombs and tear gas Student-led protests in Albania’s capital have shifted from pressure on the government to an attempt to remove it. UnHerd’s Aris Roussinos, reporting from Tirana, describes a Saturday in which thousands pushed up to the Prime Minister’s … Read more
Analysis: Global — 22 October 2026 Iran rejects nuclear talks as US sends third carrier to the Gulf Iran’s national security chief told Pakistan’s Asim Munir that Tehran rejects nuclear talks and any transfer of highly enriched uranium unless seven conditions are met, and that lifting the blockade and unfreezing assets no longer count as … Read more
Analysis: Europe — 22 October 2026 French 10-year yields climb above 5 percent, highest since 2002 On 21 October, France’s 10-year government yield pushed above 5 percent, closing at 5.009 percent — its highest level since 2002 — even as European equities finished higher. Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at 3.421 percent, leaving the … Read more