This roundup marks anniversaries and birthdays of people and events, from the reopening of Vienna's State Opera to the 1955 rebirth of a destroyed landmark.

• Vienna State Opera restoration
• Sikhism
• women's education
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Support is growing across the CDU and CSU for Bavarian state parliament president Ilse Aigner as the next German Federal President, with a decision expected next week.

• German presidential election
• Ilse Aigner candidacy
• CDU/CSU candidate selection
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Thursday brings mostly sunshine across Germany, with fog and low cloud lingering in some regions, and highs between 4 and 13 degrees.

• weather forecast
• fog and low cloud
• temperature
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Asador Etxebarri, a wood-fired restaurant in the small Basque village of Axpe, has been named the best restaurant in the world in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2026, announced at a ceremony in Lima.

• The World's 50 Best Restaurants
• Basque cuisine
• Asador Etxebarri
• +2

Nationwide strikes and demonstrations are planned across France on Thursday, pressing the government over rising living costs.

• French labour strikes
• cost of living
• Emmanuel Macron government policy
• +1

Belgrade is in a celebratory mood after the student-backed list won an outright majority in parliamentary elections, making it a lively time to visit its bars, clubs, markets and riverside spots.

• Belgrade nightlife
• Belgrade neighbourhoods and architecture
• Serbian food and markets
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march through French cities and public workers are set to strike on Thursday, a fresh test for President Emmanuel Macron.

• French protests
• Emmanuel Macron
• French presidential election
• +1

German stocks rallied after the US midterm elections, with the DAX close to its all-time high, while oil prices fell.

• DAX index
• US midterm elections
• oil prices
• +2

Arab airlines are projected to record a net loss of $4.3 billion (€3.82 billion) in 2026, according to a report from the Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO).

• Arab airline industry finances
• EU Emissions Trading System
• aviation fuel costs
• +2

Eurozone inflation reached 4% in October, its highest in more than three years, and food prices are now starting to rise again after a quiet year.

• eurozone inflation
• food prices in Europe
• European Central Bank interest rates
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US stocks rallied sharply after the midterm elections cost President Trump's party its control of Washington, while Asian shares were mixed and AI-linked stocks fell.

• US midterm elections market reaction
• AI stock sell-off
• Asian stock markets
• +2

A sponsored piece on POLITICO calls for a new policy agenda for schizophrenia that moves beyond crisis management.

• schizophrenia
• mental health policy