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PoliticsOct 15How many Eritreans visit the UK? Latest figures as Shabana Mahmood issues visa ban threatThe home secretary said the east African country has ‘refused’ to accept the return of its criminalsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 15Miracle Fund: it still hasn't started and its Board of Directors meets todayJaime Uribe dio los detalles en la Comisión Accidental Bicameral que hace seguimiento a la atención de los damnificados por el terremoto. The post Fondo Milagro: todavía no arranca y hoy se reúne su Consejo Directivo appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 15Election delay 'a terrible disappointment', Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi saysIn an interview with FRANCE 24, Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi called the postponement of the first legislative elections in 20 years to September 2027 "a terrible disappointment" for a generation that has never had a chance to vote. He also dismissed the citing of Israeli restrictions as an excuse, pointing instead to a "rejection" of change among ageing Palestinian leaders.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 15School headscarf ban sparks rare protests in Azerbaijan and row with TurkeyProtests have taken place over the rules which have seen pupils wearing hijabs turned away from schools.BBC World
PoliticsOct 15Montse Mínguez: inconsistency or hypocrisy? LeerEl Mundo
PoliticsOct 15Russia adds journalist Alexander Nevzorov to federal register of ‘terrorists and extremists’Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial monitoring agency, has added journalist and commentator Alexander Nevzorov to its list of “terrorists and extremists.”Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 15Maduro and Flores plead not guilty to new torture chargesEl exmandatario venezolano y su pareja rechazaron las acusaciones de conspiración para torturas en una corte estadounidense.La audiencia también amplió las imputaciones de narcoterrorismo que ahora incluyen a la esposa, antes solo dirigidas al líder.Clarín
PoliticsOct 15Mifepristone detection study draws fire from Senate DemocratsSenate Democrats demanded answers Thursday from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin about an agency study to detect the abortion pill mifepristone in drinking water. Led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the entire Senate Democratic Conference signed a letter to Zeldin calling on him to remove mifepristone, misoprostol and their metabolites from the list of emerging…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Watch live: Vance rallies GOP voters in MichiganVice President Vance heads to Michigan on Thursday as Republicans look to gain ground in a competitive Senate race with less than three weeks until the midterm elections. Vance is expected to rally support for former Rep. Mike Rogers (R), who is facing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15In Algeria, the fall of Saïd Sayoud, Minister of Interior and media darlingSes propos polémiques sur le pouvoir d’achat ont scellé son sort mais le ministre, rétrogradé le 13 octobre, paie aussi sa mauvaise gestion des incendies de l’été. Une chute brutale pour un homme qui semblait promis aux plus hautes responsabilités.Jeune Afrique
PoliticsOct 15Russian prosecutors withdraw asset-seizure lawsuit against Timur Turlov, the new president of the International Chess FederationRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has dropped its lawsuit seeking to seize the assets of International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Timur Turlov for the Russian state.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 15The political puzzle of the European budgetUne rude bataille s’engage pour faire adopter le prochain budget de l’Union européenne. Non seulement les 27 pays sont divisés sur son montant et sur ses priorités mais plusieurs élections nationales compliquent l’équation politique. En amont du sommet du Conseil européen de jeudi et vendredi, Marine Le Pen s’est d’ailleurs rendue à Bruxelles pour mettre […]Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 15Enough is enough. It’s time for America to end executions.An opinion piece by Yasmin Cader argues for the abolition of the death penalty following several botched executions and the Pentagon's announcement of plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Bommai urges State to announce SAP to provide relief to growersThe BJP MP has expressed the hope that the minimum support price for sugarcane will be revisedThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15More than 63% polling in first-ever Silchar Municipal Corporation election“Polling ended at 4.30 p.m., but the final turnout figure for all wards was yet to be compiled,” officials saidThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Red tape leaves UGC’s social inclusion scheme in limbo, leads to salary crisisProminent universities that conduct two-year Master’s programmes, five-year PhD courses under the centre include Banaras Hindu University, Jamia Millia Islamia, the University of Hyderabad, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and Panjab University amongst othersThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Germany expels 21-year-old Russian citizen of Yazidi descent who narrowly avoided deportation to Russia, where activists say he risked conscriptionGerman authorities have expelled a 21-year-old Russian citizen of Yazidi origin, the local outlet ND reported, citing human rights advocates. He had faced deportation to Russia but was ultimately allowed to leave voluntarily for Armenia.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 15Appeals court revives Virginia school boards’ suits against Trump admin over transgender policy threatsA split federal appeals court panel on Thursday revived two Virginia school boards’ lawsuits against the Education Department challenging threatened federal funding changes over their policies concerning transgender students. It wipes a judge’s finding that school boards in Fairfax County and Arlington County — located in the suburbs of the nation’s capital — sued in the…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center legal fightPresident Trump has formally invoked executive privilege to shield certain records from a Democratic congresswoman who sits on the Kennedy Center board.CBS News
PoliticsOct 15Progress is measured by what we eatEl aumento del consumo de proteína animal evidencia el progreso nutricional de Colombia y contradice el relato de Petro de que el país va de mal en peor. The post El progreso se mide en lo que comemos appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 15Reps move to establish national authority for renewable energy, pass bill for second readingThe bill seeks to transfer renewable energy functions from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Rural Electrification Agency and Rural Electrification Fund to a proposed National Authority for Renewable Energy. The post Reps move to establish national authority for renewable energy, pass bill for second reading appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 15Former Cruz spokesperson: ‘It’s going to be a bad night’ for Republicans in midtermsGOP political operative Rick Tyler said Wednesday the Republican Party is facing “a lot of problems” headed into the November elections, as the GOP vies to maintain control of both chambers of Congress. During an appearance on “CNN News Central,” the former spokesperson for Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R) 2016 presidential campaign cited tight midterm races…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Russian investigators question chief of independent paper 'Novaya Gazeta'Sergei Sokolov was released after his home was searched as part of a criminal case involving one of his colleagues, the newspaper said. 'Novaya Gazeta' is classed as a 'foreign agent' by Russian authorities.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 15Dutch knowledge platform Raam blacklisted in RussiaHet Nederlandse kennisplatform Raam, dat informatie deelt over Rusland en Oost-Europa, is in Rusland bestempeld als ongewenste organisatie. Het is voor het eerst dat een Nederlandstalig medium op deze lijst is gezet. Hierdoor lopen Russische en Belarussische auteurs die voor Raam schrijven mogelijk extra risico's. Volgens het platform riskeren die journalisten een boete of strafvervolging. Een buitenlandse organisatie wordt door Rusland als ongewenst aangemerkt als de activiteiten "een bedreiging vormen voor de fundamenten van de constitutionele orde van de Russische Federatie, het defensieverNOS Buitenland