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PoliticsOct 8Xi-Trump summit outcomes–South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8US to lay fresh torture charges against Venezuela's Maduro and wifeDW News [en]
PoliticsBreakingOct 8Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem today after sanctions on illegal West Bank settlementsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8Four Bengal workers, detained on Bangladeshi suspicion, released from Chhattisgarh“We were so surprised. It happened suddenly when we lost our hope. The higher authority ordered them to release us immediately. The Police also wrote it in the order copy that we are Indians, not Bangladeshis,” said one of the detainees, Safikul Islam.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf clubPresident Trump said he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where his successors can spend quiet weekends, describing it as "sort of a Camp David."NPR News
PoliticsOct 8French students prepare for more marches as hundreds of schools closeFRANCE 24's Jamie Smith-Maillet reports from a high school in Paris as students across France prepare for more marches on Thursday.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 8Justice Adefope-Okojie leads debate on judicial intervention in Nigeria’s electionsBy Innocent Anaba Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, will deliver the 2026 Gavel International Annual Lecture slated for November 17, focusing on the increasingly debated role of the judiciary in Nigeria’s electoral process.The lecture, entitled “Electoral Process in Nigeria: Managing the Boundaries of Judicial Intervention,” will examine the relationship between […] The post Justice Adefope-Okojie leads debate on judicial intervention in Nigeria’s elections appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 8At least two fresh FIRs against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi over alleged assault on cops, police vehicle vandalismCases follow FIRs over October 6 protest, with Congress leaders also booked over alleged forcible entry into Akashvani BhavanThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Kwara APC: How a succession battle became a political earthquake, By Ehi BraimahPolitics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations. In Kwara State, these forces have combined to produce one of the more intriguing intra-party crises ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. What began as a contest over who would succeed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has […] The post Kwara APC: How a succession battle became a political earthquake, By Ehi Braimah appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 8Rahul Gandhi has 'anarchist' mindset: Nitin NabinBJP will always oppose attempts to settle people in India with a “foreign mindset”, the party’s national president saidThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 8North Korea decries medical aid, says ‘nothing to give or receive’ from SeoulNorth Korea’s Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of ‌leader Kim Jong-un, denounced on Thursday South Korea’s plans to provide medical equipment aid to Pyongyang, calling it a “political provocation” and violation of its sovereignty. In a statement carried by state media KCNA, Kim criticised Seoul for publicising its efforts to obtain United Nations sanctions exemptions for a medical aid package, saying Seoul had “insulted” North Korea by referring to shortages of medicines and medical equipment...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8Lone star Trump believes he can bend Texas and midterm elections to his willUS president’s essential message to Maga voters on campaign tour has been ‘pretend I am on the ballot’Irish Times World
PoliticsOct 8Texas execution first in US since Christa Pike survived botched lethal injectionTexas has executed seven people so far this year, up from five in both 2025 and 2024. A further two executions are scheduled to take place in the state in November.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 8Trump swats away female journalist after she asks him to explain ‘take out’ LA and San Diego commentPresident refuses to explain rally line that incensed California lawmakersThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8Europe Today: Rubio urges Europe to wake up as EU trade chief begins key China tripEurope's ties with China, the US and the UK are all being tested at once. EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is in Beijing with a deadline to rebalance trade relations, Marco Rubio tells Europe to wake up, and London weighs rejoining the EU. In France, students are back on the streets today.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 8US judge blocks release of alleged Beijing agent accused of filming Taiwan leader’s sonA federal judge on Wednesday ordered Wanying “Heather” Zhang be held in custody, after her lawyers – who had fought to keep her out of jail – said she “looks forward to establishing” her innocence at trial. They argued that the US government’s case centred on a single day of alleged surveillance in Seattle and was not evidence that she posed a flight risk. US Magistrate Judge Steve Kim sided with prosecutors, who told him that Zhang’s parents and siblings lived in China and that her brother had...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 8The combative Abelardo against corruption hides his straw tailEl presidente cuida su imagen con puestas en escena, como la encerrona a Yahir Acuña. Pero su gobierno tiene aliados cuestionados que pasan por debajo del radar. The post El Abelardo pendenciero contra la corrupción esconde su rabo de paja appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 8SC adjourns Punjab appeal against HC ruling directing CBI probe into corruption allegations linked to CM officeJustice Dipankar Datta said the file has to be studied by puisne judge on the Bench, Justice Sheel NaguThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has diedMaría del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized.NPR News
PoliticsOct 8British consulate in Jerusalem to become 'UK Mission, Jerusalem' after Israel announces closure of facilityThe UK government said it will retain its presence in East Jerusalem as Israel insisted the British consulate in the city had "ceased to function".Sky News World
PoliticsOct 8Naked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European ParliamentThe creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policiesThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8FIR against MLA for creating false death certificates of voters in VijayapuraThe complainant alleged that the MLA and Booth Level Agent of Vijayapura Assembly constituency had falsely claimed that he had died, and that his name needs to be struck off the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision in KarnatakaThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 8Germany news: UK's Burnham, Merz to talk security in BerlinUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Berlin to launch a joint security partnership with Germany. President Steinmeier is on a state visit to France. DW has more.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 8Albanian Criminal Procedure Bill Slammed as Bid to ‘Neuter’ Anti-Graft BodyWhile addressing widely-held concerns about pretrial detention measures, a bill to rewrite a big chunk of Albania’s Code of Criminal Procedure has been met with consternation among judges, prosecutors and civil society groups worried it will ‘neuter’ a key anti-corruption body none too popular with PM Edi Rama.Balkan Insight