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PoliticsOct 5Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in USTaipei’s top diplomat is in Arizona this week to open a de facto consulate and tour the state’s semiconductor corridor, even as US President Donald Trump has just wrapped up the pageantry of a state visit for President Xi Jinping. Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s foreign minister, arrived in Phoenix late on Saturday for a three-day visit that highlights the deepening economic ties between Washington and Taipei. His visit will not include stops in Washington or meetings with anyone at the State...South China Morning Post
PoliticsBreakingOct 5Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls snap electionThe Spanish prime minister had repeatedly insisted he would serve out his four-year term, with elections scheduled for 2027. The move comes after a major defeat for his coalition's proposed housing reforms.DW News [en]
PoliticsBreakingOct 5Spain's Sánchez calls snap election for 29 November after housing defeatSánchez spent the weekend in consultations, seeking to capitalise politically on Spain's growing housing crisis, while a migration crisis in Ceuta and corruption cases involving figures close to his Socialist Party piled pressure on his government.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 5Spanish PM calls snap electionSpain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for next month.Sky News World
PoliticsOct 5Feijóo prepares for the definitive battle convinced that this time he will reach La MoncloaPese al estancamiento en las encuestas, los populares ven hecho el Gobierno de derechas con VoxEl País
PoliticsOct 5This is the calendar for the November 29 elections. Start of the electoral campaign and other key datesEl decreto de disolución de las Cortes fija el día de los comicios y activa a la Diputación PermanenteEl País
PoliticsOct 5The snap election surprises the left without a candidateUrtasun responde que no van a debatir “a través de los medios”. Los partidos aceleran la elección de candidato y tienen hasta el 16 para registrar la coalición Frente AmplioEl País
PoliticsOct 5Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap electionMove to hold vote on November 29 comes after government defeat on legislation aimed at ending housing crisisFinancial Times
PoliticsOct 5A legislature marked by courts and corruption casesLa oposición se confió a la justicia para desgastar al Gobierno de Pedro Sánchez en este mandato, que arrancó con el enfrentamiento por la amnistía a los independentistasEl País
PoliticsOct 5Pedro Sánchez's last bulletThe socialist leader faces his definitive campaign in which the continuity of the progressive government and his political future are at stake.El País
PoliticsOct 5FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent Accused of Spying on Son of Taiwan Leaderwsj · united states of america
PoliticsOct 5FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent Accused of Spying on Son of Taiwan Leader - WSJgoogle · united states of america
PoliticsOct 5President Ilham Aliyev attends inauguration of pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Pirallahi Industrial Park (PHOTO)President Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Pirallahi Industrial Park. This event highlights presidential engagement in industrial development.trendaz · azerbaijan
PoliticsBreakingOct 5BREAKING NEWS: Japan farm minister retracts controversial budget remarks, makes apologyBREAKING NEWS: Japan farm minister retracts controversial budget remarks, makes apology Read full story herekyodonews · japan
PoliticsOct 5Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil pollsFamily members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father.france24 · grenada
PoliticsOct 5Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil pollsFamily members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 5Bosnian Election Sees Record Low Turnout, Dodik Triumphant, Presidency ReshapedAmid a major turnout fall, Milorad Dodik’s Serb nationalist party secured its dominant role in Republika Srpska while Croat candidate Darijana Filipovic looks set to become the new member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tripartite presidency.Balkan Insight
PoliticsOct 5The nine key moments of Pedro Sánchez's legislature: from the amnesty to the crisis in CeutaA chronology of events, decisions, and controversies that have marked the period of the PSOE leader, from the DANA (isolated high-altitude depression) and the recognition of Palestine to corruption cases and confrontations with Donald Trump.El País
PoliticsOct 5Cameroon: at the RDPC, Paul Biya's silence causes discomfortUn an après une présidentielle contestée et alors que des élections locales sont censées se tenir au début de 2027, le parti au pouvoir au Cameroun est dans l’incertitude, déboussolé par le mutisme de son président national.Jeune Afrique
PoliticsOct 5How is Europe tightening borders and speeding up returns? Ask the Euronews AI chatbotThe EU is toughening its migration policy, just months after rolling out the Migration and Asylum Pact. But where does it want to invest, and what tools does it plan to use? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 5Bihar MLC polls: JD(U) faces dissent; RLM to back own candidateOne of the rebel MLAs, Anand Madhav, said the decision was taken out of “respect” for party workers. He asserted that the MLAs would remain with the NDAThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 5Congress claims tribal students headed for Mumbai protest detained; condemns actionThe students, who were seeking the resignation of the tribal development minister and the department's commissioner, were threatened with police cases and a bus carrying them was taken into custody, the Congress claimed.The Hindu
PoliticsOct 5SI suspended for pointing pistol at flood victim during distribution of relief materials in Bihar’s SaranThe State government has also suspended seven engineers and initiated departmental proceedings against another official for alleged negligence in handling floodsThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 5Merz and Mathernová send a message to Moscow from KyivGood morning, Brussels. It’s Monday, and I am Angela Skujins. On today’s agenda: Friedrich Merz in Kyiv, Charles Michel on "our commo future", and the Brazilian ballot. Let’s dive in.EuroNews [en]