A Spanish law strengthening patient safeguards in involuntary mental health care has entered into force. The government has one year to submit a bill reforming the judicial procedure for involuntary admissions.
Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş welcomed the Libyan House of Representatives’ approval of a memorandum on maritime jurisdiction. He said the decision would help protect the two countries’ legitimate rights and interests.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Eurasian Economic Commission Board Chairman Bakytzhan Sagintayev on October 22. They discussed a new cooperation plan focused on reducing trade barriers and digitizing customs and transport procedures.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Eldridge Industries co-founder, chairman and CEO Todd Boehly. They discussed prospects for major joint projects across several sectors.
Australia’s Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade has presented and published a report on strengthening and expanding the country’s trade and investment relations with African countries.
German customs officers found 37 live venomous snakes and 55 lizards in a Mexican passenger’s suitcase at Cologne/Bonn Airport. Some of the animals died during transport.
The UK Ministry of Defence has proposed turning the former Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire into the UK site for the DARC radar programme. The Welsh Government will decide on the planning application.
China says it will maintain measures against companies linked to Taiwan independence advocate Shen Boyang. The statement came from Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office.
Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office says investigators have solved the murder of a woman in Baku in 2001. The suspect had previously been convicted of intentional murder.
The United Nations Development Programme supported the preparation of Turkmenistan’s digital economy development concept and state programme for 2026–2028. Projects include a pilot electronic equivalent of the SMGS railway consignment note.
Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has approved a plan to extend population breast cancer screening to women aged 45 to 74. Mammograms will generally remain two years apart.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev to discuss Uzbekistan’s first integrated nuclear power plant. They also considered plans for supporting infrastructure and a town for nuclear industry workers.
The UK Home Office has updated statutory guidance on the powers available to police, local authorities and other agencies to tackle antisocial behaviour. It applies to England and Wales.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of mortgages and single-family homeownership. It directs federal agencies to develop new programs and lower loan costs.
Chinese researchers activated an immune pathway linking alveolar macrophages and NK cells in mice, inducing memory-like NK cells inside the body. The approach showed an effect against melanoma growth.
Ghulam Haider Shahamat, head of Afghanistan’s Technical and Vocational Education Authority, has left for Malaysia and Indonesia with a delegation. The authority’s head of foreign relations, Ahmad Nabi Nael, is also taking part.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Chinese Premier Li Qiang on October 19. Li is visiting Tajikistan officially and will attend the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting.
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