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PoliticsOct 15The alliance of Rufián and Podemos puts Comuns in trouble in CataloniaEl CIS catalán apunta que el 43% de los antiguos votantes de los comunes se inclina por ERC o Podemos, mientras la formación solo conserva el 36% de sus apoyos de 2023El País
PoliticsOct 15What Madrid teachers want: keys to the indefinite education strikeLos docentes de la región están entre los peor pagados de España, pese a vivir en uno de los territorios más caros, y entre los que más horas de clase danEl País
PoliticsOct 15Listen to the teachersLa huelga de enseñanza en Madrid revela problemas estructurales comunes en buena parte de España y que no se pueden ignorarEl País
PoliticsOct 15The PSOE and the PP ignite the battle for the future of pensionsMientras Feijóo intenta corregir los mensajes confusos de su portavoz, Sánchez busca fórmulas para una gran subida justo antes de las eleccionesEl País
PoliticsOct 15The Red-Green-Red Dilemma in the CapitalDie Berliner Landespolitik manövriert sich erst in eine Sackgasse und will nun doch daraus rausfinden. Wegen des Streits um antisemitische Strömungen in der Linkspartei stehen die Sondierungsgespräche mit SPD und Grünen auf der Kippe, werden aber heute fortgesetzt. Wie sich das rot-grün-rote Bündnis gegen den Widerstand von SPD und Grünen im Bund retten will, zeigt […]Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 15Brazil to shorten workweek in win for Lula ahead of runoffBrazil's Senate approved cutting the workweek from 44 to 40 hours. The move could give President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva an edge over his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro, ahead of the October 25 runoff.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 15Elon Musk says Trump is 'ultimately' responsible for any curbs on Ukraine's Starshield systems"Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," Musk wrote.CNBC
PoliticsOct 15Trump on Iran talks: ‘I don’t know who the hell we’re negotiating with’President Trump said Wednesday night at a rally in Montana that he wasn’t sure who U.S. officials were negotiating with in their efforts to bring an end to the Iran war.  “They don’t have a navy. They don’t have an air force. Their army is decimated. Their leaders are gone,” the president said, referencing the…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Brazil's Congress approves shorter workweekThe measure, which the government has been pushing for months, provides for two paid days off a week instead of the current one and reduces the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours. Lula is counting on the bill's passage to close the gap with right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October 25 runoff.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 15Zelensky says Trump is on the wrong side of history with Russia diesel deal: ‘Putin is laughing’‘It is a pity that we are losing a strong partner,’ Mr Zelensky said about TrumpThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 15White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentialsKatie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.BBC World
PoliticsOct 15Trump administration seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of US citizenship: WSJAl Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15Trump’s approval rating hits record low in Fox News pollPresident Trump’s overall approval rating hit a record low for either of his terms, according to a new Fox News survey amid growing voter dissatisfaction with his handling of key issues. The Fox News poll found 36 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s overall handling of the presidency, while 64 percent disapproved. The decline, Fox…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15French high school protests: Mélenchon has young people's support. How will that translate electorally?Now seen as the 'political embodiment' of the high school protest movement, hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon hopes to benefit from longstanding engagement with young people.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 15UK polling watchdog faces reckoning after Farage stingBritish Polling Council members have pressed for tougher action on a firm accused of downplaying Reform UK links to its polling.Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 15Digital security command centres – for fancy?Across Nigeria, governors have unveiled security command and control centres with fanfare. Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Plateau, Oyo, Gombe and Edo have invested, or announced investments, in facilities built around CCTV surveillance, drones, communications links, control rooms, data analysis and response coordination. Enugu’s centre is linked to AI-enabled cameras and long-range drones with day-and-night vision; Edo’s […] The post Digital security command centres – for fancy? appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 15Trump plays Muslim Brotherhood card against Senate candidate El-SayedPresident Donald Trump says Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 15Talarico debates Texas voters in CNN-Jubilee town hall amid tight Senate raceTexas Democrat James Talarico on Wednesday took questions from voters in a town hall hosted by CNN and Jubilee, appearing on stage solo as he calls for rival Republican Ken Paxton to debate in their closely watched Senate race.  Talarico, a state lawmaker and Presbyterian seminarian, argued “we’re all on the same team” and called…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoffCongress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could affect up to 30 millionBrazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a political victory to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff in under two weeks.In an attempt to overturn the first-round lead secured by his opponent, far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula has strongly championed the amendment, which will give some workers an extra day oGuardian World
PoliticsOct 15'In the medium term, AI will force states to fundamentally rethink their tax systems'As artificial intelligence replaces large numbers of jobs, it will erode government tax revenues that rely heavily on taxing labor, Le Monde's Marie Charrel argues in her column.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 15CBI arrests executive director of defence firm for graftCBI registered the case against Anil Kumar following allegations that he connived with private parties and demanded and accepted illegal gratification for extending official favoursThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15Cait Conley tells Rep. Mike Lawler not to ‘mansplain’ about domestic abuseDemocrat Cait Conley told Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) during a televised debate Wednesday night not to “mansplain” to her about domestic abuse as the pair discussed an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024. During the debate, the moderator from PIX11 News—an affiliate of Nexstar Media Group, which also owns The Hill—…The Hill
PoliticsOct 15Ankita Bhandari murder: Parents detained during India Gate protest, released around 5 a.m.Apart from the parents, several Congress leaders, including the party’s media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, social media department head Supritya Shrinate, and Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib, were also detained and later releasedThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 15In The National Interest: UK launch exposes deep frustrations about Nigeria, by Olu FasanLast week, on October 7, the London School of Economics, LSE, hosted the UK launch of my book In The National Interest: The Road to Nigeria’s Political, Economic and Social Transformation. Two LSE faculties—the Department of International Relations and the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa—collaborated to organise the book launch, which included a public lecture. […] The post In The National Interest: UK launch exposes deep frustrations about Nigeria, by Olu Fasan appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria