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PoliticsOct 8Trump takes back comments about Iran bombing LA, San Diego as he rallies for PaxtonPresident Trump rallied for Ken Paxton in Texas and alluded to his controversial comments about allowing Iran to bomb Los Angeles and San Diego. CBS News' Kathryn Watson reports.CBS News
PoliticsOct 8Death of 87-year-old Maricarmen is reenergizing Spain’s protests to stop evictions - AP NewsDeath of 87-year-old Maricarmen is reenergizing Spain’s protests to stop evictions AP NewsAP News
PoliticsOct 8Rodrigo Duterte ruled fit to stand trial by ICC judgesJudges at the International Criminal Court said Rodrigo Duterte was fit to understand the charges at his trial, which is set to begin in November. His legal team argued that he suffers from cognitive deficiencies.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 8Trump aide's daughter pictured with pro-Russia politicianKatie Wiles is a partner at the political lobbying firm Continental Strategy. A spokesperson for the firm acknowledged to CBS News that Wiles had taken the trip to Republika Srpska but on business for another firm's client.CBS News
PoliticsOct 8Keeping Haitians helps AmericaThe administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians threatens to drive skilled workers toward economic competitors like Canada, prompting calls for a bipartisan legislative solution to protect American communities and industries.The Hill
PoliticsOct 8Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife face new chargesFormer Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged by US authorities with conspiracy to commit torture in a new superseding indictment.Sky News World
PoliticsOct 8Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says conditions for December polls not metThe announcement has left the planned December legislative and presidential elections, meant to restore civilian rule, in limbo.Africanews [en]
PoliticsOct 8U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdownLabor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.CNBC
PoliticsOct 8White House correspondent April Ryan reflects on reporting while under attackRyan has spent decades pressing presidents for answers. She talks about access, power, race and how asking questions put her in President Trump's crosshairs. Her new book is Notes on a Blacklash.NPR News
PoliticsOct 8Vance says Microsoft, Adobe barred from sponsoring H-1B workers for green cardsThe vice president announced the move in a Thursday press conference where he said Microsoft is discriminating against Americans by prioritizing foreign workers.Politico Tech
PoliticsBreakingOct 8BREAKING: FG Announces 30-Day Discount On Petrol Sold By NNPCChannels TV
PoliticsOct 8Student protesters 'showing no signs of backing down'Students who have been protesting classroom conditions in France for days are "not looking like they are willing to back down", says France 24 reporter Claire Paccalin, despite promises by the French prime minister to bring in measures to address their grievances.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 8Marco Rubio calls Portugal 'ideal gateway' to Europe for US during Lisbon visitAs one of the smallest members of NATO and the European Union, Portugal is keen to cultivate its relations with bigger countriesEuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 8JD Vance has a plan to bring the white-male manosphere back to Trump and MAGAManosphere figures and Republican insiders are divided over whether Vance, 42, is the right man for the jobThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8UK police accept ex-prince Andrew search warrants must be ‘legally quashed’British police on Thursday said that search warrants they secured to search properties linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been issued unlawfully and must be quashed, but that the investigation into King Charles’ younger brother was continuing. Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in ‌public office in February, linked to his relationship with the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and searches were carried out at properties in Sandringham, eastern England, and...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife charged over torture allegationsThe new US charge adds to the existing drug trafficking case against Venezuela’s former president and first lady.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 8Don’t scrap NYSC over insecurity, Ogun lawyer tells FG…Lawyer seeks safer deployment, regionalisation as interim measure By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A legal practitioner in Ogun State and former Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ijebu-Ode Branch, Moruff Balogun, has urged the Federal Government not to scrap the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over growing security concerns surrounding the scheme. Balogun, in […] The post Don’t scrap NYSC over insecurity, Ogun lawyer tells FG appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 8London voters go to polls for Holborn and St Pancras by-electionThe vote in London's Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary seat tests whether Burnham can restore faith in Labour.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 8Accused Cornell fraternity member pushes to remove New York AG as special prosecutorThe fraternity member's attorney said James' social media post "demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt" of his client.ABC News
PoliticsOct 8Daughter of Trump’s chief of staff works at firm that lobbies for Republika SrpskaSusie Wiles’s daughter is latest White House-linked adviser to the Russian-aligned Balkan entityFinancial Times
PoliticsOct 8Meloni says proud to be called 'woman from Ciociaria' in fluffed jibeCites Cicero, Marius, Thomas Aquinas, Mastroianni, De Sica, Manfredi as eminent 'Ciociari'ANSA [en]
PoliticsOct 8Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegationsSecretary of State Marco Rubio batted away questions Thursday about the conduct of President Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Guilfoyle solicited cash in exchange for influence with the Trump administration, as part of an effort to pay her debts during the confirmation process for her current…The Hill
PoliticsOct 8Trump proposes a debate in Texas even though the Republican Senate candidate has avoided itThe US leader is pushing for a debate in Texas between Senate aspirants, while Democrat Talarico is recovering from an illness. A Democratic victory in Texas could change the political landscape of the state, traditionally Republican, in the upcoming elections.Clarín
PoliticsOct 8Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit tortureThe new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.BBC World