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  1. 01

    UKRAINE

    Internecine fighting.

    A shootout between Ukraine’s SBU (domestic intelligence) and HUR (military intelligence) has left three wounded on the streets of Kyiv, after the SBU detained an HUR-protected senior Russian fighting for Ukraine. President Zelensky, already fending off political challengers and corruption scandals, has sacked a senior SBU officer and called the incident “absolutely shameful”. (RFE/RL)Comment: Two separate agencies with two separate missions: the SBU hunts spies, while the HUR runs anti-Kremlin Russian units that fight for Ukraine. Not the first country to struggle with coordinating its spooks, but nobody needs dysfunction under the hood while a common enemy attacks.

  2. 02

    THE NETHERLANDS

    Goldfinger.

    The Dutch central bank has shifted 86 tonnes of gold out of New York and Ottawa to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. (Guardian)

  3. 03

    CUBA

    Is Raúl dead?

    Rumours are swirling through Miami’s exile community and Havana’s diplomatic corridors that 95-year-old Raúl Castro is on life support or dead. The regime isn’t commenting. (Miami Herald)

  4. 04

    SPAIN

    The report he didn’t want.

    Tens of thousands have marched calling for the nation’s shockingly handsome leader (Pedro Sánchez) to resign over July’s migrant crisis in Ceuta. The immediate trigger appears to have been a leaked internal report citing evidence that Moroccan border authorities showed “total permissiveness”. (BBC)

  5. 05

    EUROPEAN UNION

    Running on empty.

    With winter approaching, Europe’s natural gas reserves now sit at just ~65% capacity, one of the lowest seasonal levels on record. (WSJ $)

  6. 06

    SERBIA

    Spyware on campus.

    A report by digital rights group SHARE alleges authorities used military-grade spyware to hack at least 14 Serbian students and activists ahead of elections earlier this year. A key bit of evidence is that the hacking sometimes occurred after police took the phone into custody! (FT $)

  7. 07

    NIGERIA

    Mid-ride, no ride.

    After more than a decade of ride-hailing, US tech giant Uber has suddenly halted ops in both Nigeria and Uganda, citing a global review that recommended a refocus elsewhere. The company unveiled its new London robotaxis the next day. (AllAfrica)

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