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PoliticsOct 23Moscow court orders four critics to pay Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska 40 million rubles in defamation caseMoscow’s Tagansky District Court has ruled partly in Oleg Deripaska’s favor in his defamation lawsuit against Anti-Corruption Foundation investigators Maria Pevchikh and Sergey Yezhov, former Popular Politics host Irina Alleman, and human rights activist Olga Romanova, the businessman’s lawyer, Alexey Melnikov, told Interfax.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 23Trump on the Alaska election lawsuit: I’m the one that said, ‘do it’President Trump said Friday he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November.  DOJ filed the suit Thursday, claiming the existence of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan’s would make a win by Democrat…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23Trump says wind turbine part imports cause national security issue, but doesn’t impose tariffsThe Trump administration has determined that imports of wind turbine parts pose a national security threat, but it does not appear to be opting to tariff them. President Trump issued a memo Thursday saying “wind turbines and their components and subcomponents are being imported into the United States under such circumstances as to threaten to…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23Burnham defends the right of Falkland Islanders to exploit their resources before TrumpEl líder británico urgió al mandatario estadounidense a respaldar el derecho de los isleños a explotar recursos, en medio de tensiones legales.El diálogo también resaltó la colaboración energética entre ambos países, destacando proyectos clave en el sector nuclear y gasístico.Clarín
PoliticsOct 23Ramaswamy defends ad that used his Democratic rival's motherEl aspirante a gobernador de Ohio, respaldado por Trump, defiende un polémico anuncio que cuestiona la salud mental de su rival demócrata. El spot ha generado críticas, incluso del gobernador estatal, quien exige su retiro por considerar que cruza límites éticos.Clarín
PoliticsOct 23"People are tired of theater": The left sours on "performative" Trump impeachmentProgressive House members and candidates are taking a stark turn away from what they describe as "performative" efforts to impeach President Trump.Why it matters: This is a drastic shift in tone from Trump's first term, when progressives were some of the loudest voices in favor of impeachment.Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) famously said of Trump in 2019, "We're gonna impeach the motherfucker," a line Republicans have routinely dredged up to dismiss impeachment efforts against the president as premeditated.On Thursday, she told Axios in a statement: "No matter what happens in November, we'll stilAxios
PoliticsOct 23The Hotesur and Los Sauces trial began: Cristina and Máximo Kirchner accused of forming a "criminal organization"La expresidenta se sienta por tercera vez en el banquillo de los acusados y ya cumple una condena por corrupción. Para la Justicia, la empresa hotelera y la inmobiliaria se usaron para blanquear fondos.Clarín
PoliticsOct 23Julián Curi, a Security official who reports to Patricia Bullrich, resignedThe resignation was submitted this Friday to Minister Alejandra Monteoliva and President Javier Milei with a request for immediate acceptance. In his letter, the official denounced the interference of a court in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires on federal court rulings.Clarín
PoliticsOct 23Sheinbaum details shouting match with Chihuahua governor over CIA raid: Friday’s mañanera recappedAt Friday's presser, Sheinbaum gave her account of her clash with Gov. Maru Campos over the CIA’s alleged role in an unauthorized April drug lab raid in Chihuahua. The post Sheinbaum details shouting match with Chihuahua governor over CIA raid: Friday’s mañanera recapped appeared first on Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily
PoliticsOct 23The Financial Woes of a MAGA Bank Entangle 2 G.O.P. CandidatesGeorgia’s Rick Jackson has spearheaded a court battle over a failed ‘anti-woke’ bank that also counted Ohio’s Vivek Ramaswamy as a major investor.NYT US
PoliticsOct 23Trump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His LibraryThe donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.NYT US
PoliticsOct 23GOP lawmaker says he will move to expel OmarRep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) said Friday he plans to introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) if a federal investigation finds she broke the law. The Florida Republican is a conservative firebrand sometimes known for his controversial comments, including describing Omar as a “terrorist” in 2025, a comment House Democrats condemned as racist. …The Hill
PoliticsOct 23Why Putin’s Defenders Are Increasingly AmericanLike Joseph Stalin’s Western fans, they use a vicious foreign regime to grind their axe at home.Foreign Policy
PoliticsOct 23Russia says Ukraine, US talks ‘planned’ for Abu DhabiTalks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. The post Russia says Ukraine, US talks ‘planned’ for Abu Dhabi appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 23Coastal Road: ‘I’m local champion; you’re pretender’ —  Gov Diri replies DukeDiri had earlier rejected Duke’s claim that building the highway through Bayelsa was not feasible, adding that the ex-governor is “not abreast of current developments in road construction and infrastructure” in Bayelsa. The post Coastal Road: ‘I’m local champion; you’re pretender’ — Gov Diri replies Duke appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 23Trump questions NFL’s decision to go ahead with Paris gameTrump’s remarks come after a soccer game was moved at the request of Paris policeThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 23Trump administration cancels some Canada tariffs, Sen. Susan Collins saysSen. Susan Collins, who’s in a tough re-election fight, said she secured from the Trump administration tariff exemptions on some agricultural and forestry items.NBC News
PoliticsOct 23After French Riots, Curfews & Calm .. is a new Storm Brewing ? Plus Ukraine & IsraelIt's been a week that’s seen mass protests hijacked by violent rioters across France. The looting of shops, trashing of public buildings, the burning of Lyon’s Tourist Information and the iconic Limoges City Hall. After the riots, came the curfews, and the contemplation, who did what and why weren’t they stopped. Seditious groups, ultra left anarchists and opportunist criminals said President Macron, with a qualified mea culpa: failures in anticipation and authorities dropped the ball in intelligence gathering. Macron is out of breath, exhausted and disorientated claimed the Presidential FrontFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 23Ketanji Brown Jackson issues public dissent in New Hampshire voting caseJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly broke with her Supreme Court colleagues in a Thursday ruling allowing New Hampshire to fully block voters from using student IDs in the upcoming midterms. Jackson, the high court’s most junior liberal justice, wrote in a short dissent that she would have left in place a lower court decision that…The Hill
PoliticsOct 23Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska in bid to get election result tossed out if Republican losesAttorney General Todd Blanche has declined to pledge DOJ’s independence from the White House and would not rule out similar suits in other statesThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 23Meduza’s sources say prosecution of popular Russian Communist was planned before his election defeatMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has ordered Oleg Mikhailov, a former State Duma deputy and former head of the Communist Party’s Komi branch, held in pretrial detention. He is charged with justifying terrorism over a post supporting imprisoned political scientist Boris Kagarlitsky and faces up to seven years in prison. Mikhailov built one of the Communist Party’s strongest regional branches, brought together people with different political views, took part in environmental protests, and challenged the republic’s authorities. During his State Duma election campaign, he was also one of the few CMeduza [en]
PoliticsOct 23DRC: between Tshisekedi's referendum and Kabila's rebellion, the C64 seeks its placePrise en étau entre deux camps qu’elle rejette, la coalition d’opposition tente d’établir une troisième voie. Ses leaders ont rendez-vous le 25 octobre, à Rome, pour leur première réunion commune avant d’entamer une tournée européenne.Jeune Afrique
PoliticsOct 23Fear of Trump challenging mail-in ballots appears to be flooding early voting sitesMore than 22 million Americans have already voted. Did Trump’s threats to voting by mail backfire?The Independent World
PoliticsOct 23Tinubu’s Kaduna rally won’t save him in 2027 — Makinde campaignThe Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organization (MDPCO) has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s planned 2027 campaign flag-off in Kaduna State, declaring that insecurity, economic hardship and alleged marginalisation of the North would cost him re-election. The post Tinubu’s Kaduna rally won’t save him in 2027 — Makinde campaign appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria