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PoliticsOct 5An election with thousands of Spaniards without the right to vote due to the 'grandchildren's law'El Supremo estudia ya el recurso de la Abogacía del Estado contra la suspensión del sufragio de los nacionalizados por la Ley de Memoria DemocráticaEl País
PoliticsOct 5Hundreds of French schools closed as students maintain protest pressureNearly 500 highschools across France were closed or partially closed on Monday as students continued their demonstrations over poor learning conditions, ahead of a day of wider protests scheduled for Tuesday.RFI [en]
PoliticsOct 5‘Give Tinubu time to fix Nigeria’ — Actor Hanks Anuku urges NigeriansVeteran Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu, arguing that the country’s problems did not begin under the current administration. The post ‘Give Tinubu time to fix Nigeria’ — Actor Hanks Anuku urges Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 5US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s familyA woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. The post US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s family appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 5Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September.Politico
PoliticsOct 5Trump names Jay Clayton as AI czar to lead 'Super Intelligence Force'US President Donald Trump has named his National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton as America's "Super Intelligence" czar, as fears over AI grow. Also, oil markets react to Houthi attacks as well as export data, and France's fiscal woes drive the euro to a 17-month low.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 5Samoan prime minister apologises for Nazi gesture in leaked videoLaʻauli Leuatea Schmidt was filmed making gesture and saying ‘Heil Hitler’ at family reunion in 2007The Independent World
PoliticsOct 5Sánchez's DesperationIt's hard to see a 'masterstroke' in an operation that shines a huge spotlight on one of the president's great failures ReadEl Mundo
PoliticsOct 5The Republican consensus on Israel is starting to fractureChristian Zionism made support for Israel a Republican cause. America First Republicans are challenging that consensus.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 5Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searchesA judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a hearing would take place Thursday.NPR News
PoliticsOct 5U.S. Ambassador in Pretoria declares himself "personally insulted" by South AfricaEl conflicto entre Washington y Pretoria se intensifica tras el cruce de críticas entre un diplomático estadounidense y un ministro sudafricano.Bozell, embajador de EE.UU., denuncia insultos de Lamola, quien lo acusa de interferir en asuntos internos, agravando la crisis diplomática.Clarín
PoliticsBreakingOct 5U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed againJeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua's Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, advocates say.LA Times
PoliticsOct 5When is war not 'war'? In Iran, according to the U.S.Trump administration officials have attempted to distance themselves from the word 'war' when discussing the ongoing conflict in Iran.LA Times
PoliticsOct 5Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damagesThe Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The case in question, Suncor v. Boulder, is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims of climate…The Hill
PoliticsOct 5Democrat drops 7-figure ad buy in Texas AG raceThe Democratic candidate for Texas Attorney General launched a seven-figure television ad buy on Monday amid signs of the party’s momentum in the red Lone Star State.  Nathan Johnson, a Democratic state senator, argues in the ad that “Texas could use a good lawyer” to replace current Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), the scandal-clad prosecutor…The Hill
PoliticsOct 5GOP senators, blindsided by Hegseth, demand notice, transparencyKey Republican senators say they were blindsided by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announced 20 percent reduction of the U.S. military’s general and admirals, and they’re voicing concerns about the lack of consultation with Congress and the possibility that qualified senior officers were sacked for political or ideological reasons. Senior Republicans on Capitol Hill are questioning…The Hill
PoliticsOct 5Japanese leader calls woman's murder, allegedly by U.S. Marine, "heinous crime"A woman's murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine​ in Okinawa is a "heinous crime," Japan's premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage.CBS News
PoliticsOct 5Why NHRC issued a notice on CJP’s Mumbai protesters | ExplainedIn its complaint to the National Human Rights Commission, Satish Vaid cited posts on X and alleged abuse of children for the protest in MumbaiThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 5Brazil-China ties in focus as Bolsonaro gets election edge over LulaBrazil is set for a presidential run-off after right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro won a surprise first-round victory, threatening Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s grip on power in South America’s largest economy. Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, took 47 per cent of the ballots in Sunday’s election, beating out Lula on 45 per cent. Brazilians will vote again on October 25 as neither candidate got the 50 per cent share needed to claim outright victory. US-China...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 5Supreme Court refuses to stay Calcutta HC order in Great Nicobar Island Project; terms ‘preservation of culture’ a fundamental rightThe petitions in the Calcutta High Court say that the diversion of over 130 sq. km of pristine tropical forest violated the Forest Rights Act and threatened the Shompen and Nicobarese way of life and cultureThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 5Britain's Green Party votes to class Zionism as a form of racismBritain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now ​viewed the party ‌as "a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism".France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 5Trump's Supreme Court relationship faces a new term — and a new testThe Supreme Court's next chapter begins Monday, with the justices set to decide key questions involving President Trump's immigration agenda, climate-change litigation and gun control in their new term.The big picture: But one of the most closely watched fights may be on Truth Social, rather than the docket, as an increasingly agitated Trump chastises the high court he helped shape.The executive and judicial branches are set for another round in the white-columned ring with a president who moves at breakneck speed.State of play: The court recently agreed to hear two major immigration cases, onAxios
PoliticsOct 5Former Prince Andrew Sues UK Police After Arrest Linked to Epstein InvestigationAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested this year as part of an investigation into his links with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender.NYT World
PoliticsOct 5China’s finance minister on fiscal policyThis article was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3.7-Plus, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a South China Morning Post journalist. It is for reference only, and is not the official English version of the original Chinese document. Alibaba owns the SCMP.South China Morning Post