Independent Slovenian reporting, translated into English. Sources under every story; the Slovenian original is authoritative.
Society · DOMAINS FOR €10
Neoserv tells customers that a record 21,756 .si domains were registered on 5 October, more than 108,000 in the first week of October, against 3,515 in all of August. Register.si rejected claims of millions in earnings, but a one-week bill is already close to a million.
Society · REVERSING ON MOTORWAY
A child is in mortal danger, while police are still gathering information over suspected criminal offence.
Politics · PAY IF YOU WANT
The prime minister says the fee will be paid by whoever wants to pay it. An MP from his party admits they have no plan, and the Left compares it to oncology paid for only by patients.
World · BREAKING BAD SON
The actor who played Cranston's son in Breaking Bad has died in Texas. A spokesperson confirmed that he took his own life.
World · CALL FROM DEATH ROW
About an hour after two lethal injections, the condemned woman was still alive, but unconscious and breathing with difficulty. Meanwhile, the governor has temporarily halted executions and the prisons commissioner has announced his resignation.
World · ABROAD ON US
After Sunday's referendum, Austria's ORF and Kleine Zeitung reported opposite results about an hour apart. That is how thin the margin was.
Politics · LOGAR LOSES MP
After resigning from the Ministry of Health, Košir returns to parliament as an independent MP. The Democrats lose a seat, the coalition loses a vote. She gave no reason for leaving.
World · POPE HEADS FOR SURGERY
The procedure is planned for the first days of next week, with recovery expected to take about a week. It also remains open whether the Pope will travel to Peru in November and when he will receive President Pirc Musar.
Politics · RECORD HOUR
The State Election Commission compared seven past votes. At 4 pm, turnout never topped 29.76 percent. This year it was already 35.53 percent.
Politics · TURNOUT PROJECTION
By 4 pm, 603,057 voters had cast ballots, 35.53 percent of all eligible voters. If the day runs like previous referendums, about 885,000 will have voted by evening.
World · MISSILE HITS AIRPORT
Saudi Arabia promises a decisive response, while Trump says only of the US joining the conflict: "We'll see." Oil and fuel prices are rising as the route through the Red Sea comes under threat.
Politics · FOUR QUESTIONS, ONE DECISION
To reject the amendment to the parliamentary inquiry law, at least 339,706 voters must vote against it. The other three questions are only advisory.
World · TRAIN WITHOUT BRAKES
The driver reported that the brakes were not working, and the rail operator has already called for tougher checks on private carriers. The cause is not officially known yet.
World · LIVE EXECUTION
The US military will execute one of its own for the first time since 1961 and, for the first time since the Second World War, do it by firing squad. Anyone with an internet connection will be able to watch.
Affairs · NOTE AND NUMBER
The Speaker of the National Assembly showed a yellow note on social media, along with a phone number that belonged to Golob. Now criminal investigators are sitting in his office, collecting evidence about that post. Police will not say why.
Society · PARAMEDIC ATTACKED
Police are not naming the attacker, while the health centre says staff hear threats up to three times a week.
World · CIA RUMOUR MILL
A post on X claims the CIA warned of an Iranian drone attack on an air base. The CIA is not mentioned in any of the reports we reviewed.
Affairs · ROMANIAN LAWYERS
The Romanian firm received more than a quarter of the group's total legal costs, yet the records reveal not a single case. There is no proof of wrongdoing, and no explanations either.
Politics · EARLY VOTING
From today until Thursday, Slovenia is voting early in four referendums, with the official voting day on Sunday. The director of the State Election Commission warns: every voter goes to the polling station only once, no matter how many ballots they cast.
Affairs · RESIGNATION, NO QUESTIONS
After two successive crises at the Maribor hospital, Vojko Flis resigned as director and sent his explanation in a pre-recorded video. There was no press conference.
Affairs · HIS OWN RIVAL
Tomaž Erjavec, whom few people knew before September, now runs Slovenia's largest hospital as acting director. He is also one of seven candidates to stay at its helm permanently.
Society · SCABIES OUTBREAK
Scabies has been confirmed in one person at the Mavida Ribnica care home for the elderly, four more are under close watch, and visits are banned until further notice.
World · SNAP ELECTION
After protests over the housing crisis, Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for 29 November. Polls promise him defeat and the return of the far right to government, which would happen for the first time since the end of Franco's dictatorship.
World · MYSTERY WITHDRAWAL
After a mysterious incident near the British air base RAF Fairford, the Americans have pulled out all their B-1 bombers. No official reason has been given. The prime minister hints at Iran, while Tehran denies everything.
