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Serbia: Hope, tension and apprehension as voters prepare to elect new parliament After two years of protests, Serbia faces a pivotal election on Sunday, with a student-led challenge to Aleksandar Vucic's lengthy rule. Allegations of electoral irregularities and fears of a post-election crisis abound.
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The mega-Maga contender in deep-red Florida who doesn’t want to talk about Trump <p>Byron Donalds removed mentions of the president from his website and has barely uttered his name – will his ploy prove successful in a tight governor’s race?</p><p>It took Byron Donalds, addressing a wildly supportive crowd at a rally in Florida’s bluest county, some time to list those he blamed for any “affordability” issues they might be experiencing.</p><p>Joe Biden, and the radical policies of the Democrats, were at fault, the Republican nominee for Florida governor insisted in his stump speech at Broward county’s Green Glades West ranch, even though neither has wielded power in Washington for almost two years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/byron-donalds-florida-trump">Continue reading...</a>
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Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England <p>Dozens of schools in Cornwall also affected by conditions as another storm heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England</p><p>Thousands of homes are without power and schools have been closed as the first named storm of the year hits UK shores.</p><p>Storm Austen brought severe conditions to parts of the south-west, with a gust of 76mph recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly on Friday morning. Just before 11am, more than 16,000 homes in the south-west were without power, according to National Grid.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/23/storm-austen-weather-updates-thousands-without-power-south-west-england">Continue reading...</a>
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