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PoliticsOct 7Judge grants motion to preserve evidence in Christa Pike's botched executionChrista Pike was sentenced to death after being convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.ABC News
PoliticsOct 7Nevada woman sent to prison and labeled ‘baby killer’ after a miscarriage wins $1.6M awardPatience Rousseau was convicted under an arcane 1911 statute ‘that was on the books before women were even allowed to vote in Nevada,’ her attorney saidThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 7In the United Kingdom, the Conservatives want to reconquer the English rightDÉCRYPTAGE - Après une déroute électorale il y a deux ans, les tories se sont apaisés. Sous la houlette de leur leader, Kemi Badenoch, ils espèrent récupérer leurs électeurs déçus, passés chez Nigel Farage et son parti, Reform UK.Le Figaro International
PoliticsOct 7Trump’s diesel order exposes White House limits to counter surging fuel pricesPresident Trump's order comes amid mounting political pressure to take action on surging diesel prices, with the midterm elections only a month away.CNBC
PoliticsOct 7Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’Trump repeats claim that he has ended more than a half dozen conflicts while his administration has so far proved itself unable to reach a lasting ceasefire with IranThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 7US shelves Sudan arms embargo proposal amid UN Security Council divisionsThe Trump administration is shelving its proposal for an arms embargo on Sudan amid divisions on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which will instead vote Thursday on a short-term extension of a more regional arms embargo that would just impact Darfur. The vote on UNSC Resolution 1591 would extend the Darfur arms embargo until…The Hill
PoliticsOct 7Trump adds Tennessee to red state midterm tourPresident Trump will bring his red state campaign tour to Tennessee on Saturday to headline a rally in Clarksville. The Republican National Committee announced Trump’s stop in Tennessee, which comes just weeks after he attended the Texas-Tennessee college football game in Knoxville. Tennessee is home to solidly Republican gubernatorial and Senate races.  Earlier this week,…The Hill
PoliticsOct 7“Long Live Christ the King”: the end of the speech with which Ordóñez returns to the OASEl embajador pronunció su discurso de bienvenida ante el Consejo Permanente. Habló de la nueva política exterior del gobierno y de la “batalla cultural”. The post “Viva Cristo Rey”: el final del discurso con el que Ordóñez vuelve a la OEA appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 7Spanish unions call general strike over housing before snap electionThe general strike is the first to be jointly backed by Spain's two largest unions ‌in 14 years.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 7Brazil's Senate debates a reduction in the work day, Lula da Silva's bet for the runoffThe bill has already been approved by Deputies. Now a long discussion is expected in the lower house. Right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro rejects the proposal. What is being debated.Clarín
PoliticsOct 7Bullrich again differentiated herself: she will not support the nomination of a prosecutor sent by Milei to the SenateThis refers to prosecutor Susana Pernas who intervened in the Chocobar case.Clarín
PoliticsOct 7AIIMS: Murali flays Centre’s adamant stanceThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 72027: Duke vows to reduce petrol price to ₦300 per litre if elected presidentPRP presidential candidate Donald Duke says he will cut petrol to ₦300 per litre by allocating part of Nigeria’s crude production for domestic consumption, challenging the subsidy-free approach of President Tinubu and rival 2027 contenders. The post 2027: Duke vows to reduce petrol price to ₦300 per litre if elected president appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 72027: Duke vows to reduce petrol price to ₦300 per litre if elected presidentPRP presidential candidate Donald Duke says he will cut petrol to ₦300 per litre by allocating part of Nigeria’s crude production for domestic consumption, challenging the subsidy-free approach of President Tinubu and rival 2027 contenders. The post 2027: Duke vows to reduce petrol price to ₦300 per litre if elected president appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
PoliticsOct 7Why Trump just loosened the rules on 'dyed diesel' — normally a farm fuelTrump is temporarily allowing this fuel to be used on highways, although it's typically just for off-road farm and construction vehicles. Could that lower the price of diesel?NPR News
PoliticsOct 7‘Go speak to people in the banlieue’: who leads France’s student protests?French government acknowledges country faces a ‘serious moment’Irish Times World
PoliticsOct 7US top diplomat Rubio says West must choose ‘national power’ or declineUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a combative defence of Washington’s right to wield its “national power” in Athens on Wednesday, while urging Europe to “awaken from its long slumber”.RFI [en]
PoliticsOct 7Hillary Clinton unveils first endorsement in House, Senate midterm racesFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) in her bid for the Senate, marking the former first lady’s first endorsement of a House or Senate candidate in 2026. Flanagan wrote on social media that she was honored to have Clinton’s support, saying she “has spent five decades…The Hill
PoliticsOct 7Jan 6 rioter says she wants a ‘refund’ for attacking the US capitolDespite being sentenced to 30 months in prison, the Capitol rioter told ‘The Daily Show’ she would ‘absolutely’ participate in the attack againThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 7France rejects 'poison' of antisemitism, foreign minister says in IsraelForeign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, speaking at a commemoration in Israel marking the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, said France 'rejects antisemitism' and continues to seek 'peace between Israelis and Palestinians.'Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 7WATCH: Woman sues over police use of license plate tracking camerasA woman is suing after police wrongly accused her of package theft, raising questions about the use of license plate tracking data.ABC News
PoliticsOct 7Mutfwang installs new Long Pan, restores first-class statusBy Golok Nanmwa, JOS Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has installed His Royal Highness, Miskagam Jerome Goewam Leklat II, as the new Long Pan of Pan Chiefdom, restoring the traditional stool to First-Class status. Mutfwang performed the installation and presented the Staff of Office to the monarch on Wednesday at Ba’ap Mini Stadium in Qua’an-Pan […] The post Mutfwang installs new Long Pan, restores first-class status appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 7Christa Pike has pneumonia and no function in her arms after failed execution, lawyer saysChrista Pike has a “long road to recovery” after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt that left her unconscious and on life support for six days, her lawyer, Randy Spivey said at a news conference Wednesday.NBC News
PoliticsOct 72027: Don’t serve APC, serve Nigeria — ADC tells INECBy Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, on Wednesday warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against tilting the 2027 general election in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The council said the election would only be credible if INEC remained neutral and ensured that Nigerians who […] The post 2027: Don’t serve APC, serve Nigeria — ADC tells INEC appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria