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PoliticsOct 5Florida schedules twentieth execution of the year, a record amid controversy over Christa PikeThe state leader has scheduled the execution of Jesse Guardado, surpassing the annual execution record. The case reignites the debate on capital punishment. Organizations criticize the acceleration of executions under the current administration, advocating for life imprisonment given recent controversies.Clarín
PoliticsOct 5Quebec votes as separatist surge poses test for Canada PMQuebec separatists eyed a return to power in Canada's majority French-speaking province Monday in an election that could test Prime Minister Mark Carney's message of national unity to confront the United States. Carney is popular in Quebec, and the possible success of the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) is not seen as a repudiation of his stance toward President Donald Trump, whose trade war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 5Trump changes tune on mail-in voting, urges supporters to vote by mail as midterms nearPresident Trump is now urging his supporters to vote by mail if they can despite his previous claims about mail-in voting fraud. CBS News' Major Garrett, Ed O'Keefe and Anthony Salvanto have more on that, Mr. Trump's latest campaign rally in a red state and how poll numbers are shaping up with midterms rapidly approaching.CBS News
PoliticsOct 5Russia arrests the director of its military-themed Patriot Park on suspicion of bribery. (His predecessor was jailed for embezzlement.)Igor Vasilyev, director general of Patriot Park, has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe classified as especially large under Russian law, law enforcement sources told TASS.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 5Vance-Cruz battle suggests GOP gloves coming off in presidential fightWhen Vice President Vance and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) traded increasingly personal barbs over the last few days, one thing was clear: Not only is the 2028 Republican primary officially underway, but the gloves are already coming off.  The tiff began when Vance swiped at Cruz last week, saying it was “really obvious” that the…The Hill
PoliticsOct 5Hong Kong must scrap housing plan and preserve golf courseThe hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling that held its approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project to be unlawful. This is better than pursuing a further attempt to persuade the courts to uphold a fatally flawed process. Now, a broader review of the plans can be undertaken in light of the Court of Appeal’s...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 5Archdiocese sues US government over denied Catholic sacraments for ICE detaineesAccording to the website of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, religious figures may visit detainees at any time after giving notice to the sheriff’s office. The lawsuit contends that ICE is failing to enforce its own guidelinesThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 5Brazil 2026 election results: Trump assures that the presidential runoff between Bolsonaro and Lula will have a 'very tight' resultLos brasileños eligieron 27 gobernadores, 513 diputados, dos tercios del Senado y los representantes en las asambleas legislativas regionales.El Tiempo
PoliticsBreakingOct 5France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrestsFrance prepares for a day of protests in support of students who’ve been demanding more investment in education.BBC World
PoliticsOct 5Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats: surveyMainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan, and their opinion of the US remains low, although they favour engaging with Washington on trade and security. These are the results from the latest survey of mainland citizens, conducted between April 16 and June 26. This straddled the first summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing but came before the second one in Washington last month. “The...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 5"Constitutional fraud": jurists warn against the Government's maneuver with housing decreesSánchez trata de hacer un uso instrumental de las facultades y mayorías de la Diputación Permanente LeerEl Mundo
PoliticsOct 5Trump says he will ‘certainly look at’ establishing US military base in LithuaniaPresident Trump said Monday he will “certainly look at” establishing a U.S. military base in Lithuania a week after the country’s prime minister said he would welcome U.S. service members into the Baltic state. “They’re friends of mine; they’re great people, so we’ll certainly look at it. They are great people,” the president said when…The Hill
PoliticsOct 5ICC unseals Taliban leaders' warrants over persecuting womenDW News [en]
PoliticsOct 5Vance insists taxpayer funded ads promoting Trump are not partisan‘We’re trying to tell a story, I think, about how great the United States of America is,’ Vance said of the taxpayer-funded adsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 5Set to leave party, NC MP Ruhullah meets students at Kashmir University, calls for ‘restoring students’ voice’The rebel NC MP has started an outreach in J&K ahead of the proposed resignation on November 3 this year from the partyThe Hindu
PoliticsOct 5Brazil’s presidential race head for a tough runoffBrazil is heading into a fiercely contested presidential runoff after the first round revealed major gains for BolsonaroAl Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 5Beijing wanted more from Xi’s Washington state visitXi Jinping’s state visit to Washington in September was steeped in pageantry. The Chinese president received two 21-gun salutes in three days, watched a flyover by the powerful B-2 stealth bomber, and viewed the founding documents of American democracy at the National Archives. US President Donald Trump called his summit with Xi a “great meeting” and rated it a “12 out of 10”. Xi was also positive, saying “everything is done to the highest order of perfection, and there is thought in every...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 5Trump is desperate for Republican wins — so he’s changing his mind on mail-in votingThe president calls mail-in voting ‘inherently corrupt’ — but he needs all the help he can get in midterms. He’s turning to a familiar playbook that has damaged voter trust, Alex Woodward writesThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 5What’s next for Bosnia after elections?Bosnia and Herzegovina’s election strengthened nationalist parties.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 5Tinubu arrives Abuja after Lagos engagementsPresident Bola Tinubu on Monday evening arrived in Abuja after spending a few days in Lagos following his return to Nigeria from a working vacation in Europe. The post Tinubu arrives Abuja after Lagos engagements appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 5Thousands of people protest over the housing crisis in BarcelonaMiles de personas se han manifestado pacíficamente para reclamar una huelga general. Al final de la marcha, han empezado los enfrentamientosEl País
PoliticsOct 5Here’s why Maine’s famous election slogan will be disproven in midtermsSusan Collins might be the one Republican who survives a GOP electoral bloodbath, Eric Garcia writes, defying the old saw, 'As goes Maine, so goes the nation'The Independent World
PoliticsOct 5Defense attorney says Letitia James should recuse herself from Cornell investigationAn attorney for one of the men accused in the alleged sexual assault of a former Cornell University student​ in 2024 is calling for Attorney General Letitia James to step down as special prosecutor.CBS News
PoliticsOct 5Sánchez performs a final somersault to survive by clinging to 30% of the vote: "We are more! Yes we can!"El presidente del Gobierno activa el adelanto electoral, escuchando el sentir mayoritario del PSOE y el Gobierno, confiado en que, pese a las encuestas, hay partido con el PP en las urnas LeerEl Mundo
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