Mosaic News
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Monday, 12 October 2026
Europe
Poland's president blocks civil partnership law for same-sex couples86dItalian delivery riders strike during heatwave for better rights88dZelenskyy joins Macron and European leaders at Ukraine-focused Bastille Day parade in Paris89dStarmer becomes first UK prime minister to receive France's Légion d'honneur89dVolkswagen plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs globally as profits collapse and Chinese rivals advance90dFrance's nuclear power plants strain under summer heat as rivers warm and water reserves fall90dUkraine and nine European allies launch anti-ballistic missile defence coalition at Paris summit90dUK and Switzerland sign landmark trade deal scrapping roaming charges and opening e-gates to British travellers90dZelenskyy announces government reshuffle and replaces prime minister in strategic shake-up91dPolish PM pledges national memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists'92dTour de France shortens stage for first time due to extreme heat as heatwave grips Europe92dRamaphosa visits France for talks on bilateral and regional cooperation93dCanada joins German-Norwegian submarine programme in landmark trilateral defence deal94dVolkswagen announces sweeping production cuts and model range halving amid worker protests94dBayeux Tapestry arrives at British Museum after landmark loan from France94dLGBTQ+ cruise ship denied entry by Egypt days after Turkey rejection94dFidesz rallies in Budapest against new Hungarian government's push to remove president94dWestern Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify across the continent95dWildfire in eastern Spain forces evacuation of hundreds near Valencia97dWildfire forces evacuation of thousands in southern France amid heat wave97d