Liz Truss of the Conservative Party stepped down as British Prime Minister. She made the announcement outside 10 Downing Street on October 20th.

The European Union’s plan to assist Ukraine in the war against Russia has finally been approved by foreign ministers.

Strikes by fuel refinery workers in France are leaving the country in turmoil, with motorists in every part of the country struggling to get gas for their vehicles. The strike first began on Sept. 20, 2022, when workers at the ExxonMobil refinery went on strike. The labor shortages were then exacerbated when TotalEnergies workers joined the strike on Sept. 26, 2022. The French government ordered workers to begin work again, yet the labor unions leading the strike decided to extend them as recently as Oct. 12, 2022, as their conditions have not been met. With an energy crisis already affecting the continent, this strike could not come have at a worse time.

Giorgia Meloni, a far-right candidate for Italy’s 2022 election, won and claimed her position as the new prime minister. As the first female prime minister in Italy, Meloni leads a strong far-right government which is expected to be the most far-right in Italy since World War II.

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU outlined its next steps in phasing out the EU’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels, and adopted several other measures at its meeting on October 4, according to the Council of the EU.

The British economy is in a serious economic downturn. This trouble comes as the government experiences changes in the top two offices: the monarch and the Prime Minister. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, 2022, her son, King Charles III, has been working to settle into his new role as the country’s figurehead. However, the person many people blame for this downturn is Prime Minister Liz Truss, who took office on Sept. 6, 2022.