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PoliticsOct 8Trump says US will not attack Iran before November’s midterm electionsUS President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing what he said were “productive discussions” with the Islamic Republic. “We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Thursday. The president’s comments amounted to an unusual blending of US national security issues and domestic politics. They follow recent reporting in The...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8Russia’s censorship agency bans two dystopian novels by Olga Ptitseva about an alternate Russia ruled by the ‘Party of Cold’Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has banned Olga Ptitseva’s novels “Dvesti trety den zimy” (“The 203rd Day of Winter”) and “Vesna vody” (“Spring of Water”). A notice appeared on the God Literatury portal on October 7, Vyorstka reported.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 8U.S. accuses Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of tortureSe suma a la que enfrentan por narcotráfico y tráfico de armas. Durante la audiencia se rechazó una petición de prisión domiciliaria para Cilia Flores. The post EE.UU. acusa por tortura a Nicolás Maduro y su esposa, Cilia Flores appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 82027: Sensational reports may deepen voter apathy — AmupitanBy Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe LAGOS — The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has warned online publishers against sensational and unverified election reports, saying fake news and misinformation could erode public confidence in the electoral process and deepen voter apathy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan gave the warning […] The post 2027: Sensational reports may deepen voter apathy — Amupitan appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 8NLC Issues FG Two-Week Ultimatum On Petrol Price, Minimum WageThe Congress warned that failure to meet the demands within the stipulated period would compel it to take further action. The post NLC Issues FG Two-Week Ultimatum On Petrol Price, Minimum Wage appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
PoliticsOct 8No new attack on Iran before the midterm elections, Trump saysThe president has acknowledged sometimes using public statements about negotiations and military planning to keep adversaries off guard.Washington Post World
PoliticsOct 8The Government asks the Supreme Court to allow those who have not proven to be grandchildren of exiles to vote on 29-NLa Abogacía del Estado presenta un escrito solicitando el levantamiento la medida cautelar acordada por el Alto Tribunal. LeerEl Mundo
PoliticsOct 8‘A complete sham’: European Parliament condemns Russia’s September elections and refuses to recognize its new lower house as legitimateThe European Parliament adopted a resolution rejecting the results of Russia’s State Duma elections. It says the vote was a “sham” held in an atmosphere of fear amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 8Dombrovskis cool on Italy bid for inflation-linked budget leeway'We cannot keep introducing new forms of flexibility'ANSA [en]
PoliticsOct 8Former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, wife face new charges over alleged tortureFederal prosecutors alleged Maduro "presided over this system of repression and torture" and his wife, Cilia Flores, is accused of helping him develop it.ABC News
PoliticsOct 8EU debates harsh working conditions for fishers: 'I had no other choice'Endless weeks, shifts of up to 24 hours and even no drinking water: these were some of the hardships aired last week at a debate held by the EU Fisheries Committee with sector representatives.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 87,000 CRPF personnel pulled from Chattisgarh, Bengal deployed in Delhi ahead of CJP’s October 10 protestCRPF personnel asked to carry latest anti-riot equipment, operational-scale weapons, and prescribed ammunition; Home Minister Amit Shah stays put in Delhi to monitor the situation, cancels all visits outside DelhiThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Opposition leaders ‘pray’ at Rajghat for government to ‘get wisdom’ to remove CEC; say protest will continueOn INDIA bloc’s third day of protest in Delhi against ‘vote chori’, a show of Opposition unity as SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) leaders present for lunch hosted by Congress president KhargeThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev spent years fighting EU sanctions over Belarus. He finally won (but remains sanctioned over Russia’s war in Ukraine).EU ambassadors removed Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev from the bloc’s Belarus sanctions list on October 7, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 8Mélenchon declares ‘Bastille retaken’ after major student rally in ParisThe mass student-led movement emerged over a range of issues including long school days, overcrowded schools, teacher absences.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 8Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In, Again, in TV Ad FightThe court paused a lower-court ruling while it considered the latest move in a monthslong fight over who is entitled to low rates for political ads.NYT US
PoliticsOct 8Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolvedAn attorney for three news organizations is telling a federal judge that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White HouseThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8The ruling party moves to deactivate the opposition session and save Javier Milei's mega DNUThey convened a plenary session of commissions one day before that session to deal with the Law of Inviolability of Private Property which deals with a chapter on Land.Clarín
PoliticsBreakingOct 8NLC draws battle line with FG, gives 14-day ultimatum on petrol, wagesVanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 8The CNE will implement a digital platform to collect electronic signatures and present billsThe platform will be available to any person, political group, or civil society organization. It does not replace the collection of paper signatures but complements it, the court clarified.Clarín
PoliticsOct 8America’s Best Answer to the China-Russia AllianceWashington can exploit friction, strengthen allies, and make the axis harder to sustain.Foreign Policy
PoliticsOct 8NYSC abduction: Alli seeks stronger security coordinationBy Adeola Badru The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Sharafadeen Alli, has called for intensified intelligence gathering and stronger collaboration among security agencies following the rescue of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State. Alli, in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Media […] The post NYSC abduction: Alli seeks stronger security coordination appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 8Treasury sanctions 17 tankers linked to Iran's 'shadow fleet' in economic pressure campaignThe additional sanctions are part of the Trump administration's military and economic campaign against Iran.CNBC
PoliticsOct 8France: Police clash with protesters at Paris student rallyPolice fired tear gas at protesters in Paris again as students continue to voice grievances about school conditions across France. The education minister has said 3,000 substitute teachers will reach schools soon.DW News [en]