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21:02
New hacker attack on supermarkets: six European countries hit

After last month’s French case, refrigeration systems at supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, the Netherlands and Ireland malfunctioned on Monday night in what appear to be cyberattacks. In Sweden, the ICA and Coop chains reported refrigerators and freezers set as high as 50 degrees, with food losses at several stores. A manager at an ICA store in Stockholm said: “It’s all ruined” (transl. from English). Sources: PBS/AP, Reuters.

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21:02
Kazakhstan, government declares coup attempt foiled

The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan (KNB) announced on November 2 that it had foiled, in the city of Atyrau, an attempt to forcibly change the constitutional order in the country’s western region. According to the statement, ten people were arrested on charges of leading an extremist group, promoting terrorism and inciting religious hatred; during the searches, weapons were reportedly seized and three clandestine schools were shut down. The news currently comes solely from the KNB (Kazakhstan’s state security body): no independent confirmation available. Source: Izvestia.

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Belgium, king suspends resignation of PM De Wever

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever submitted his government’s resignation to King Philippe on Monday, after overnight negotiations between the five majority parties on the 2027 budget collapsed. The sovereign decided to suspend the decision: starting Tuesday he will receive the leaders of the majority parties, before meeting De Wever again on Friday, November 6. The Royal Palace justified the choice by stating that “the country cannot afford a prolonged political crisis at this time.” De Wever remains in office for now. Source: Euronews.

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11:46
Ukraine, Oleshky truce ends: Zelensky offers refinery swap

The humanitarian truce in force since October 27 in the occupied city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, ended on Sunday evening with no violations reported by either side, after Russia refused to extend it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed suspending attacks on Russian refineries for one month if the United States supplied Kiev with Patriot missile systems for the same period. Immediately after the truce ended, cyberattacks were recorded on both fronts, with an attack on Ukrainian alert apps and a drone strike on an industrial facility near Moscow. Source: South China Morning Post.

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11:46
Germany, over 200 detained after Gen Z unrest

The number of people arrested in Germany following Saturday’s Gen Z protests has risen to over 200, according to a national tally reported by Anadolu Agency. In Frankfurt, where the clashes were concentrated, more than a hundred officers were injured and 54 local arrests were recorded, involving people aged between 13 and 29. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attributed the violence to far-left groups that allegedly took control of initially peaceful demonstrations. The movement’s organizers have announced a new demonstration for November 20. Source: Anadolu Agency.

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11:46
Bulgaria, Iliana Iotova first woman elected president

Outgoing president Iliana Iotova won the Bulgarian presidential runoff with 57.58% of the vote, surpassing candidate Andrey Gyurov by more than 343,000 votes, according to near-final results from the Central Election Commission. If confirmed, the result will make her the first woman elected head of state in Bulgaria’s history. The vote also represented the first major electoral test for Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s Bulgaria Progressista party, which backed her candidacy. During the campaign Iotova presented herself as a supporter of a negotiated solution to the war in Ukraine. Gyurov has conceded defeat. Source: SeeNews.

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