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PoliticsOct 7Will Tory donors splash the cash?It’s Kemi Badenoch’s big day at the Conservative Party conference – but it’s not just the adoring party faithful she has to impress. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at how the leader’s speech will land with both voters and party donors – in what she’s calling a “battle for the soul of the country”. […]Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 7Will Tory donors splash the cash?It’s Kemi Badenoch’s big day at the Conservative Party conference – but it’s not just the adoring party faithful she has to impress. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at how the leader’s speech will land with both voters and party donors – in what she’s calling a “battle for the soul of the country”. […]Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 7Newsom calls Trump ‘mentally ill’ in 25th Amendment plea after ‘take out’ LA crackTrump faced backlash after calling a hypothetical attack by Iran on San Diego or Los Angeles a ‘very small price to pay’The Independent World
PoliticsOct 7Who is in charge of the budget?The ‘Burnham Bounce’ is extending Labour’s lead in the polls – so are the Conservatives anywhere near ready to challenge? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack the latest polling numbers, and what they mean for Kemi Badenoch as the party struggles to define its offer on the economy, triple lock and social care. Back in […]Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 7Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in USArfat Sheikh was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, advocacy group says.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 7‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their own wordsFrench students and teachers protesting school conditions spoke with Al Jazeera about their demands.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 7Politkovskaya 'predicted' Russia's turn under Putin, editor says on 20th anniversary of her deathAssassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin 20 years ago, her former editor said ahead of the anniversary of her death on Wednesday. Politkovskaya had reported on the war in Chechnya and Putin's rise before she was gunned down in her Moscow apartment block on October 7, 2006.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 7Libya's eastern-based parliament removes speaker amid growing discontentLawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to replace Aguila Saleh with Al-Salhin Abdulnabi.Africanews [en]
PoliticsOct 7North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter"I am pleased to have good friendship with you and open up a new chapter for the development of the relations between our two countries," Kim said in the letter, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. The post North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 7Removing Russian oligarchs from sanctions list sets 'a very bad precedent', Browder saysBill Browder, once Russia’s largest foreign investor, said sanctions are the “worst thing” that can happen to Russian oligarchs, adding that they are “scheming and trying to come up with ways of getting off the sanctions list”.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 7Antisemitism must be rejected forever - Mattarella on Oct 7 anniversaryPresident also mentions intolerable human and material devastation in GazaANSA [en]
PoliticsOct 7Judgment prohibiting election campaigns by minors "unconstitutional," plaintiff appeals, "discussion in the National Diet"Asahi Shimbun
PoliticsOct 7UN cash crisis must not hurt developing countries – NigeriaNigeria has warned that the United Nations liquidity crisis must not disproportionately undermine human rights assistance to developing and conflict-affected countries. The post UN cash crisis must not hurt developing countries – Nigeria appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 7We Will Do It: PM Modi gives new slogan to make India developed nation by 2047Highlighting his government’s achievements in different sectors, the PM says that what once seemed unimaginable had become possible, and lifting 25 crore people out of poverty is an example of itThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 7Japan Post corruption case, former chief given suspended sentence for bribery over collection workAsahi Shimbun
PoliticsOct 7In Cameroon, behind the scenes of the lifting of Vision 4's suspension by René Emmanuel SadiSuspendue par le Conseil national de la communication le 29 septembre, la chaîne de télévision a retrouvé les ondes le 5 octobre, à la demande du ministre de la Communication et de la présidence et de la République. Le CNC est fragilisé.Jeune Afrique
PoliticsOct 7Sémper contradicts Ayuso and clarifies the PP's position on postal voting: "Our system is guaranteed"El portavoz del PP aclara que su partido sí "confía" en el voto por correo, después de que la presidenta de Madrid y el presidente de Aragón sembraran dudas LeerEl Mundo
PoliticsOct 7Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia amid concerns over repatriationsMyanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia on his first visit since the 2021 coup.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsBreakingOct 7Live: France suspends stun grenade use in school protests after 15-year-old loses handFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 7Meloni renews commitment to fighting antisemitism on October 7 anniversaryWe cannot remain indifferent to suffering in Gaza, West Bank violence adds premierANSA [en]
PoliticsOct 7Israel's ambassador Zarka: France has a serious antisemitism problemThe world is marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas — a day that shocked Israel to its core and reverberated across the region and beyond. Meanwhile, the war against Hamas in Gaza continues to produce a human catastrophe, with tens of thousands dead and no path to peace.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 7Trump says he’ll call Putin about suspected plague outbreak in RussiaU.S. President Donald Trump said he would call Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague outbreak in Russia.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 720 Years Since The Death Of Russian Journalist Anna PolitkovskayaOctober 7 marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of prominent Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, a tenacious investigative reporter who exposed the brutality of Russia's war in Chechnya and documented how President Vladimir Putin curtailed democracy in Russia. Her daughter, Vera, tells RFE/RL how warning signs were ignored. Two decades later, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov -- a frequent subject of Politkovskaya’s reporting -- remains in power amid continuing allegations of torture, killings, and other abuses.RFE/RL
PoliticsOct 7The Constitutional Court notifies the Supreme Court of the ruling that endorses the amnesty for the 'procés' embezzlementEste paso permite que el tribunal que condenó a los líderes independentistas se prepare para aplicar la medida de graciaEl País