Elections, governments, legislation and the decisions behind them, reported neutrally.
Ministers said they are minded to approve new unitary councils in five English county areas, including Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, and withdrew earlier decisions for nine others.
EU lawmakers voted 341 to 225 to delay methane reporting rules for oil, gas and coal importers by three years, longer than the one-year postponement the European Commission proposed.
Latvia's election commission confirmed that Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List won 41 of 100 Saeima seats on October 3, with coalition talks set for October 28.
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a Fourth Circuit order that gave the FCC two days to decide which political advertisers qualify for the lowest broadcast rates before the midterms.
The Parti Québécois won 59 of 127 seats in Quebec's October 5 election, five short of a majority, while the governing Coalition Avenir Québec was shut out of the legislature.
