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PoliticsOct 5Malaysia’s Anwar set to unveil crowd-pleasing budget as political pressure risesMalaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim is expected to roll out a populist budget on Friday aimed at placating voter concerns over the cost of living and access to essential services, experts say, as the prime minister seeks to shore up support ahead of a general election that could be called as soon as next year. Anwar’s coalition government is under mounting pressure amid a deepening feud with Umno. The Malay nationalist party, a key partner in Anwar’s administration, has demanded a snap poll after defeating...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 460 Minutes Transcript: Sen. Thom TillisRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis says he worries about the "outsized influence" of the executive branch. He's also concerned about the types of advisers President Trump has surrounded himself with.CBS News
PoliticsOct 4Brazil Elections: Peronism bet on a Lula victory and felt the impact of the resultIn the PJ, they expected it to be defined in the runoff, but that Lula would arrive with an advantage and not the other way around. Leaders like Wado de Pedro and Victoria Tolosa Paz traveled to São Paulo to support the PT leader.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4Jean Pisani-Ferry: 'Markets want fiscal responsibility, not austerity'France should not wait for the outcome of the presidential election to reduce its deficit. In his column, the economist rejects the golden rule, but recommends building a common platform among political forces capable of forming a coalition.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 4Lula da Silva seeks re-election in Brazil: between curbing the far-right and defending his social legacy• At 80 years old, the Brazilian president seeks re-election supported by his history of social programs such as Bolsa Família, which currently benefits a quarter of the population. • With a view to a new term, he is promoting labor reform to reduce the weekly working hours to five days andClarín
PoliticsOct 4Elections in Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate in his father's shadowTiene 45 años y es el mayor de los cinco hijos del ex presidente. Elogia las políticas de seguridad de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador y promete la construcción de numerosas cárceles. Asimismo, presume de su buena relación con Donald Trump tras mantener una reunión privada en la Casa Blanca.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4Brazil Elections: Bolsonaro and Lula will go to a second presidential roundSerá el 25 de octubre. El senador de derecha obvtuvo el 48% de los votos, mientras el actual presidente de izquierda llegó al 44%. The post Elecciones Brasil: Bolsonaro y Lula irán a segunda vuelta presidencial appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 4Milei gathers the cabinet and will meet with UCR governors to agree on the suspension of the PASOThe government is accelerating negotiations because they understand that October is the "deadline" for the treatment of electoral reform in the Congress. The strategy analyzed by the Pink House to neutralize the opposition's challenge to repeal DNU 70/2023.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4The Bolsonaros expand their presence in Congress with the elections in Brazil: the ex-president's wife and two of Flavio's brothers enterMichelle, the former Brazilian first lady, achieved 28% of the votes in the legislative elections of the Federal District. Two other sons of former president Jair Bolsonaro competed for legislative seats in the state of Santa Catarina.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4Ed Sheeran has a new opening act after Macklemore's exit due to pro-Palestinian statementsEd Sheeran heeft een nieuwe artiest voor in zijn voorprogramma. Het is Isaac Slade, de voormalig frontman van The Fray. Sheeran zocht een vervanger voor Macklemore, die uit de tour werd gezet vanwege pro-Palestijnse uitspraken. Slade was onderdeel van The Fray, dat begin deze eeuw een paar hits scoorde zoals How to Save a Life en You Found Me. Hij vertrok daar in 2022 als leadzanger. Macklemore stond aanvankelijk in het voorprogramma van Sheeran en trad ook al twee keer op tijdens zijn Loop-tour door de Verenigde Staten. Op 4 september vroeg Macklemore aandacht voor de situatie in Gaza. Hij riNOS Buitenland
PoliticsOct 4Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows - ReutersBolsonaro will face Lula in runoff in Brazil's presidential vote ReutersReuters World
PoliticsOct 4Former prince Andrew to sue police over his arrest, report saysYounger brother of King Charles will this week ask UK court to rule warrants were unlawfulIrish Times World
PoliticsOct 4Insecurity in the Province: a ministry app leaves more than 100,000 reported robberies and thefts out of crime statistics in one yearThe online reporting platform generates more than 225,000 criminal cases per year. But more than half do not fall into the categories that measure crime. Its impact on the Conurbano.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4With Milei, more State is not achieved, a mini-PASO in advance, and Deputies under extreme pressureTogether with Santilli, the President is rushing a pact with governors to suspend primaries and shield DNU 70/23 against the opposition challenge that seeks to repeal it. The government's concern about the polls and doubts about the government's re-election plan prospering.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4Nicaragua says it will withdraw from Central American ParliamentThe country's crackdown on human rights has left it increasingly isolated in Latin America.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 42027: Tinubu will harvest more votes in Southeast – UmahiMinister of Works Dave Umahi has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will make significant gains in the South-East in the 2027 presidential election, saying President Bola Tinubu will secure far more support in the region than the party did in the last election. The post 2027: Tinubu will harvest more votes in Southeast – Umahi appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 4President awards state scholarships to distinguished figures in education and sciencePresident Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state scholarships to 16 distinguished figures in education.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 4Nationalists top Bosnia-Herzegovina's divisive electionBosnia-Herzegovina's three-member presidency is set to be dominated by nationalists from the three major ethnic groups, including Zeljka ​Cvijanovic, backed by disqualified Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik.DW News [en]
PoliticsOct 4FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for ChinaCBS News
PoliticsOct 4Nationalist Parties, Dodik Dominate Bosnian Election Amid Low TurnoutMilorad Dodik, the Russia-friendly former leader of Bosnia-Herzegovina's Serbian-led entity, declared victory for his party in the region, with nationalist forces also scoring wins in Bosnia's complex electoral system -- results likely to keep tensions high in the country and the region.RFE/RL
PoliticsBreakingOct 4Brazil's Bolsonaro takes early lead as results trickle in for high-stakes electionThe field of 13 candidates has been led by two clear frontrunners — leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, who is seeking a fourth term, and Flavio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of former President Jair BolsonaroThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 4Sergio Moro, the judge who jailed Lula da Silva, swept the polls and became governor of ParanáEl ex juez federal de Curitiba condenó al presidente que busca su reelección a más de 6 años de prisión en 2017.Sacó más del 50% de los votos en los comicios regionales.Clarín
PoliticsOct 4President Abelardo De La Espriella expressed his support for presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro: 'The real change is to defeat the left'Por medio de X, el jefe de Estado colombiano le envió un abrazo al senador, a quien espera ver pronto como presidente de Brasil.El Tiempo
PoliticsOct 4Another scandal in the Royal House: ex-Prince Andrew sued the British police for his detention in the Epstein caseAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested in February and interrogated for almost 12 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Detectives are investigating whether the king's brother used his role as a trade envoy to leak confidential government reports to Jeffrey EpsteClarín