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Riot police deployed in Madrid as protests erupt over deadly train crash A deadly train crash fuelled anger in Spain as far-right demonstrators clashed with police
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Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to order California to set aside 20,000 ballots <p>Justice department had demanded state segregate ballots from people it claimed were non-citizens</p><p>A federal judge <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.1043513/gov.uscourts.cacd.1043513.149.0.pdf">declined to order</a> California election officials to segregate ballots from people the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens, rebuffing a legally thin request from the justice department that appeared designed to cast doubt over the results of the midterms.</p><p>The ruling from US district judge David Carter, nominated to the federal bench by Bill Clinton, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/justice-department-sues-california-midterms">comes about two weeks</a> after the justice department delivered a USB drive to election officials in Los Angeles and Sacramento that it said contained the names of 20,000 non-citizens on the state’s voter rolls. There are more than 23 million registered voters in California and non-citizen voting is <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/noncitizen-voting-vanishingly-rare">extremely rare</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/federal-judge-trump-california-ballots">Continue reading...</a>
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Albania imposes $6,000 fine for demonstrators present at a protest that turns violent <p>The fine – six times the average monthly salary – will apply to people present at violent protests, even if they don’t personally commit violent acts</p><p>Albania has introduced fines of more than $6,000 for demonstrators who participate in a protest that turns violent, even if they don’t personally commit violent acts, as the government tries to clamp down on the gatherings <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/albania-prime-minister-edi-rama-vows-not-to-resign-student-led-protests">calling for the prime minister’s resignation</a>.</p><p>The capital, Tirana, has been racked by months of anti-government protests that in recent days have deteriorated into <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/14/student-protests-tirana-albania-police-clashes">pitched battles between the security forces</a> and protesters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/albania-protest-attendance-fine-law">Continue reading...</a>
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