Daily brief
Spanish police raided the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of a corruption probe involving a former party official, while Madrid prosecutors opened an investigation into two colleagues in the Plus Ultra case. Spain’s graft scandals are piling pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who praised his 'alignment' with the pope after a Vatican meeting and also summoned the Russian ambassador.
An Italian court ruled that free tap water is 'not a right' for guests.
The Maduro regime offered former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero a stake in the island of Tortola as part of a gold recovery scheme.
A regional councilor left Giorgia Meloni's party to join General Roberto Vannacci, and an antisemitic chat within the Brothers of Italy party sparked opposition backlash.
Greece's Alexis Tsipras announced a new party, ending his immunity.