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PoliticsOct 14Legal Aid asks for the release of Dominican Oscar Belgal and warns about his deteriorating healthDominican Oscar Belgal was detained after being shot by masked agents while traveling with his son, without receiving adequate medical attention. Legal Aid Society denounces ICE abuses and requests his immediate release, arguing illegal detention and violations of fundamental rights.Clarín
PoliticsOct 14Capriles believes that the US offers guarantees by lifting sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez's brotherCapriles sees the end of sanctions against Rodríguez as a gesture from the US in support of transition negotiations after Maduro's capture. The US Treasury removes Jorge Rodríguez from the sanctions list, maintaining restrictions on key figures and state entities.Clarín
PoliticsBreakingOct 14Albania protests turn violent as protestors demand PM Rama's resignationFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 14Sally Rooney says support for Palestine Action means her books sales are blocked in UKIrish novelist Sally Rooney said her support for Palestine Action, an organization banned by the British government, means she is blocked from selling her books in the United Kingdom. Rooney, the author of “Normal People” and “Intermezzo,” told The Guardian on Wednesday that after the British government proscribed the protest group as a terrorist organization…The Hill
PoliticsOct 14Idiots and evil? The politics of looking the other wayA comienzos de los años sesenta, un lector indignado escribió a la redacción de Hara-Kiri, una revista satírica francesa fundada por François Cavanna y Georges Bernier, para expresar su desprecio por lo que allí se publicaba. Sus responsables eran, según él, unos idiotas y unos malvados (bêtes et méchants). Lejos de ofenderse, los editores decidieron […] The post ¿Idiotas y malvados? La política de mirar para otro lado appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 14Kalshi traders betting Democrats will take Senate controlTraders on Kalshi are starting to think Democrats will take control of the Senate. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto digs into the trends. Kalshi is sponsoring the use of its prediction market data in CBS News election coverage this year.CBS News
PoliticsOct 14Fernando Báez Sosa crime: the Court rejected a request from the rugby players' defense to investigate the case prosecutorThe rejected claim corresponds to a parallel case in which the rugby players appeared as particularly harmed parties. The presentation questioned that a prosecutor dismissed the complaint against local officials without any judge reviewing that measure.Clarín
PoliticsOct 14Watch live: Trump rallies Montana Republicans with key House seat on the linePresident Trump is campaigning Wednesday evening in Montana, as Republicans fight to hold on to their majorities in both chambers of Congress. Trump is expected to rally supporters for GOP candidate Aaron Flint, who is facing Democrat Sam Forstag in the race to replace retiring Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) in the state’s 1st Congressional District.…The Hill
PoliticsBreakingOct 14Violent anti-government protests erupt in Albania's capitalLe Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 14Pollster Frank Luntz on midterms 20 days from Election DayCBS News polling has shown Latino support for Republicans is far below what it was in 2024. Pollster Frank Luntz joins "The Takeout" to discuss the state of the midterms with 20 days until Election Day.CBS News
PoliticsOct 14Russian political scientist Alexander Kynev, arrested on drug charges and reportedly beaten so badly his leg was broken in two places, faces transfer to another detention center, lawyer saysPolitical scientist Alexander Kynev, who was arrested in connection with an alleged attempt to sell drugs, was due to be transferred from the Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center to another detention facility on October 14, his lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 14Iran war and affordability take center stage in Senate debatesThe economic backdrop of the 2026 midterms is causing political heartburn for many Republicans. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns joins "The Takeout" with takeaways from the Maine, Georgia and Iowa Senate debates.CBS News
PoliticsOct 14Ilhan Omar's relatives subpoenaed as part of immigration probeThe subpoenas were issued on Friday, just days before Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday morning by investigators from ICE's investigative unit.CBS News
PoliticsOct 14The case against José López's wife for the 'bags scandal' has been closedThe Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation acquitted María Amalia Díaz, who was accused of being a secondary participant in the 'bags scandal' at the convent. What the judge who voted against said.Clarín
PoliticsOct 14‘We were way too patient, way too tolerant’: Latvia’s prime minister urges ‘great caution’ in dealing with independent Russian journalism and backs Leonid Ragozin’s expulsionLatvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said independent Russian journalism “has to be treated with great precaution and triple checking.”Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 14APC campaign council tasks governors, lawmakers with grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-electionThe campaign council said the party must use its control of the federal, state and local governments to build a coordinated campaign reaching wards and polling units across the country. The post APC campaign council tasks governors, lawmakers with grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu’s re-election appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 14Side effects of the death penaltyUnderstood as the end of everything, it was supposed until now that death had no side effects.Clarín
PoliticsOct 14Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisisSusan Thornton is a former American diplomat who for decades worked on US policy in Eurasia in the State Department before becoming acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs during the first Trump presidency. She is the director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Centre, Yale Law School. She spoke to Orange Wang about keeping the lines of China-US communication...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 14Netanyahu hails gains as Colombia opens Jerusalem embassyColombia in August inaugurated a hard-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, who quickly fulfilled promises to move the embassy to Jerusalem. 'The global woke coalition just went down,' Netanyahu said on Wednesday at a ceremony to inaugurate the embassy, referring to the left-wing Latin Americans who were critical of Israel.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 14Now We’re Seeing the Extent of American DecayFrom Hegseth’s plans to Trump’s theatrics, it’s hard to know what to be most outraged about.Foreign Policy
PoliticsOct 14Trump rates on-off pal Elon Musk’s intelligence in Arizona rally: ‘He has a little problem’Musk has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help Republicans win races in the upcoming midterm electionsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 14Zelensky 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 14Harris tells Keke Palmer she’s undecided on 2028 runFormer Vice President Kamala Harris told actor Keke Palmer she has not yet decided on a presidential run in 2028 amid mounting speculation surrounding whether the Democrat will launch a third campaign. Harris joined Palmer’s podcast, “Baby, This is Keke Palmer,” for a lengthy interview on the Trump administration, the midterms, her time as vice…The Hill
PoliticsOct 14Trump says leakers should be shot: ‘They’re the scum of the earth’President Trump suggested Wednesday at a campaign rally in Arizona that leakers should be shot, in an apparent reference to leaks surrounding U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Somebody leaked, some sleazebag. They ought to go to jail and be shot. For the rest of their life, they should be in jail,” Trump said at…The Hill