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October 13, 2026

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Artificial intelligence steals 8.7 million Danish identity records

The International Monetary Fund issued its economic verdicts across the continent today, handing out growth upgrades that collided immediately with domestic realities. Spain received a forecast double the eurozone average, just as transport unions threatened to paralyze the fleet over diesel prices. Germany was handed an upgraded outlook on the same day its citizens debated near three-year high inflation. Hungary's government cheered a growth projection while a state-contracted railway conglomerate teetered on collapse. In Portugal, the IMF simply rejected the state's optimism, predicting higher inflation than the finance ministry's own budget.

In more detail

Denmark

Artificial intelligence extracts 8.7 million personal identity numbers

A massive data breach has exposed the personal identification numbers of 8.7 million Danes. Authorities revealed that the theft was orchestrated using artificial intelligence, moving the threat of automated hacking from a theoretical warning to a concrete national crisis.

Kosovo

Parliament elects president to avert snap elections

Justina Shiroka Pula has been elected President, ending a political deadlock that threatened to send voters back to the polls. The appointment was secured through a side agreement to amend laws governing the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office as part of a political deal.

One more thing · Malta

Road collapse swallows excavator in Tarxien

A massive sinkhole opened up in a Tarxien street following a sudden road collapse, neatly consuming an entire excavator. The heavy machinery vanished into the pavement, providing a stark visual assessment of local infrastructure.

Around Europe today

▪ Albania — Bombing of lawyer's car adds to judicial strain →

▪ Austria — IMF demands removal of Chamber of Commerce from financial oversight →

▪ Belgium — Officer shot dead following car chase in Jette →

▪ Bosnia and Herzegovina — Prosecutors drop probe into former state security chief. →

▪ Bulgaria — President summons Russian ambassador after drones strike ships →

▪ Croatia — Opposition demands Prime Minister's removal over waste management scandal →

▪ Cyprus — Christodoulides and Erhurman meet for UN talks →

▪ Czechia — Young MP halts Pardubice coalition and threatens ANO's local dominance →

▪ Denmark — AI steals 8.7 million personal records →

▪ Estonia — Major hub for international drug trafficking emerges →

▪ Finland — Clinic fined for withholding patient records after treatment errors →

▪ France — Thunberg joins fifth day of high school blockades →

▪ Germany — Three people die in Bochum apartment fire →

▪ Greece — Labor launches national fight against inflation & housing costs. →

▪ Hungary — Mészáros railway division faces potential collapse →

▪ Iceland — Meteorologists warn of rare intensity as first winter storm approaches →

▪ Ireland — Emergency services fear fatalities after house fire in Waterford City →

▪ Italy — Pope enters hospital for lung surgery →

▪ Kosovo — Parliament elects President as deal limits war crimes court →

▪ Latvia — Urbanovičs calls for self-liquidation of Saskaņa party →

▪ Lithuania — Politician hints at undisclosed motives for Bilotaitė's resignation →

▪ Luxembourg — Housing project turns residents into managers and owners →

▪ Malta — Tax office chases €1.2 billion in unpaid dues →

▪ Moldova — Government opens new EU clusters as gas talks shift to Ukraine →

▪ Montenegro — Parliament meets to trade constitutional votes for EU progress →

▪ Netherlands — Cyberattack disrupts supermarket systems →

▪ North Macedonia — Police investigate child begging and trafficking ring →

▪ Norway — Palace explains why Queen Sonja is no longer in Royal House →

▪ Poland — Investigation uncovers assets of missing cryptocurrency millionaire →

▪ Portugal — Sacked official accuses interior minister of demanding illegal acts →

▪ Romania — Anticorruption police raid driving license office →

▪ Serbia — Robbery suspect released after hammer attack on party supporters →

▪ Slovakia — Court sentences mother to 19 years for drowning daughters →

▪ Slovenia — Official resigns after lying about engineering degree →

▪ Spain — Supreme Court blocks 163,020 votes as government loses final appeal →

▪ Sweden — Police arrest one over Söderhamn school murder plot →

▪ Switzerland — Masked attackers target Zurich emergency services with fireworks →

▪ Ukraine — Rescuers find three bodies in Kharkiv rubble →

▪ United Kingdom — Three in four Britons believe freedom of thought is in decline →

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