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Spain's inflation rate has risen to its highest level in three and a half years, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The increase adds Spain to the list of eurozone economies facing surging consumer prices, intensifying debate over how long the European Central Bank can hold its current policy stance and what rising costs mean for households across the country.

Russian strikes have destroyed roughly one third of all books printed in Ukraine this year, according to a report circulating widely online. The claim highlights the toll of the war on Ukrainian publishing, with libraries, warehouses and printing infrastructure among the casualties. Readers and literary figures are sharing the figure as evidence of what they call cultural destruction alongside the human cost of the invasion.

Solidarity collectives report that Ukrainian activist Ivanka 'Haika' Kutsenko died during a bombardment on the night of 1 October. Announced on the solidarity collectives' website, the death of the comrade, known as Haika, has prompted tributes and messages of mourning within activist and solidarity networks, particularly among Ukrainian anarchist and anti-war circles.