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How grievance turns to violence in a mass shooter's mind Attacks like last week's school shooting in Turkey can seem to come out of nowhere, but they rarely do. Instead, a buildup of grievance and fixation often precedes the the moment violent thoughts become violent acts. UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008 A draft law in the UK to create a "smoke-free generation" by banning smoking for anybody born after 2008 has cleared both houses of parliament. Only the king's signature remains for it to become law. What course will Bulgaria’s new leader Rumen Radev take? The trained pilot, former general and ex-president says he will crack down on corruption and seek dialogue with Russia. But who is Rumen Radev, the man who swept to victory in Sunday’s election? Hungary: Orban-era LGBTQ law infringes human rights, ECJ rules The EU's top court has found that Hungary's 2021 laws on issues including transgender and homosexual identity and sex offenses breach various EU laws. This includes Article 2 of EU Treaty, to protect human dignity. Rat poison found in baby food, extortion suspected Rat poison has been found in HiPP baby food jars across Austria, Czechia and Slovakia in what authorities suspect is a blackmail attempt. UK: Starmer says he would't have appointed Mandelson as US envoy if he'd known he failed vetting process Under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that neither he nor his ministers were told that the former ambassador to the US and Epstein associate Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting. Unpacking the 2026 Venice Biennale controversies and highlights Russia's return to the international contemporary art exhibition, as well as the participation of Israel and the US, have sparked politicized backlash. Bulgaria enters uncharted territory as Radev wins big Preliminary results show that former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria's general election with a clear majority and the biggest result for a single party since 1997. Will Bulgaria finally get a stable government? Bulgaria: Pro-Russia Rumen Radev wins ‌election Rumen Radev's new center-left party, Progressive Bulgaria has won an absolute majority in the country's eighth general election in five years. Both Russia and the EU have already sent their congratulations. Ukraine hits Russian Black Sea port city, 1 dead Russian authorities said one man was killed in a Ukrainian drone raid on city of Tuapse. Meanwhile, Russia arrested a German woman in an alleged bomb plot.