A strike by emergency-network technicians has exposed a vast gap between Gujarat’s claimed household warning coverage and the devices that are actually online. Public figures and checks by The Plausible Post suggest more than three million registered links may not be able to deliver an alert.
A civic budgeting game drew an unprecedented 187,420 verified votes in Brussels and activated a legal promise to direct €38 million (about $44 million) to local projects. The minister responsible stunned colleagues by resigning after the result, then the regional government agreed to honour it in full.
A court ruling has uncovered how Saxony’s flood-recovery office used rainfall readings from outside a hard-hit district to reject hundreds of compensation claims. The decision could force officials to reassess 312 applications and reopen scrutiny of a €46 million public fund.
A lawsuit over a Ukrainian government computing contract has brought an undisclosed, eight-year payment commitment of up to ₴14.6 billion into public view. The arrangement could guarantee revenue to a private AI venture even if state agencies use far less computing power than planned.
A new study says a snap parliamentary election could leave more than a million Moroccan voters assigned to polling stations far from their current homes. Its authors warn that the resulting travel burden could affect dozens of closely contested seats.
A newly published study says a Nigerian security compact sent 28,400 federal guards across state borders in four years, with deployments clustering in electorally competitive districts. The findings surfaced as 23 local councils sued to block the pact, alleging it bypassed state assemblies.
A change of power in Spain’s Valencia region has exposed a flaw in official flood plans: 11 marked evacuation routes pass through underpasses the region’s own risk maps classify as prone to flooding. The finding affects six municipalities and has prompted the incoming administration to suspend the routes while it draws up replacements.
Spain’s lower house has approved the biggest transfer of municipal traffic-penalty administration into state hands since the country’s return to democracy. The new service will process millions of camera-issued fines, prompting warnings that local councils could lose control over how disputes are handled.
A razor-thin parliamentary by-election in Ghana has turned a proposed sale of state cattle into a national political flashpoint. The winner says the herd can pay for rural water projects; opponents warn the result is no mandate to sell a public breeding reserve.
A mysterious blue glow that lit 11 km (6.8 miles) of Portugal’s Costa da Caparica has helped break a two-year political deadlock over its dunes. Parliament has approved a 420-hectare (1,038-acre) protected zone, shelving three resort proposals and setting aside €38 million (about $44 million) for compensation and restoration.
A passenger plane carrying 72 people rejected take-off at Makassar airport after a service van crossed its runway, less than 24 hours after Indonesia merged several airport operations. Investigators say a new access-control system failed to recognise the van’s permit during the handover.
When a passenger ferry lost power off Peniche, Maria Achleitner helped guide 23 people to safety from a control room 80 kilometres away. The rescue also revealed that the veteran radio operator had helped design a plan now before parliament to add regional maritime relay desks.