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PoliticsSep 21Challenges to Identity, Real and Imagined, Drive Europe’s Far RightThe populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.NYT World
PoliticsSep 21US, China agree AI dialogue ahead of Trump-Xi summitChinese and US negotiators made progress on artificial intelligence (AI) and trade ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House later this week. “We had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade and AI,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters following Sunday’s eight-hour-long negotiations at JPMorgan Chase’s head office in New York. The talks had a “good atmosphere” and were “not bad”, said China’s Li Chenggang. Li’s promotion to international trade...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 21Criticism from Kirchnerism towards Kicillof for his 2027 launchDirigentes del sector de la ex presidenta señalaron la ausencia de gobernadores en el plenario del MDF en Villa Domínico.El gobernador había dicho que la construcción será "de abajo hacia arriba" y no desde la "nostalgia".Clarín
PoliticsSep 21Bullrich asks for a "course correction" and demands Milei create a "superior alternative"Después del enojo por no estar al tanto de los cambios en el presupuesto de Discapacidad, cree que el Gobierno está alejado de las necesidades que plantean los votantes.Promueve un gran acuerdo para asegurar la reelección del Presidente.Clarín
PoliticsSep 21The Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate CandidateAngry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.NYT US
PoliticsSep 21Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has suffered a double whammy as his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scrambles to placate public outrage over disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak being granted house arrest and the shock resignation of his transport minister in protest against the royal clemency. But observers do not expect the administration, already reeling from PH defeats in two recent state elections as federal allies turned against the coalition, to implode just yet. Anwar and PH’s reformist...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 21Rising toll of US-China trade, tech curbs in focus ahead of Xi-Trump summitWith President Xi Jinping expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, attention is again turning to the tit-for-tat trade and technology restrictions between the two nations – a friction that continues to escalate despite occasional reprieves. Over the past year, tech firms and industrial manufacturers on both sides have been casualties of the ever-intensifying rivalry, even as some benefit from growing state support to cushion the blow. From lost sales and squeezed...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 21Poll: Here’s what really matters for ‘electability’An experiment from The POLITICO Poll shows what voters do and don’t care about in choosing their candidates.Politico
PoliticsSep 21Many GOP candidates still echo Trump's 2020 claims. Lots of voters want to move onWhile many Republican candidates, even in some critical tossup races, still back President Trump's baseless claims about election integrity, some GOP voters say they are ready to move on.NPR News
PoliticsSep 21The data center backlash is reshaping American politics — one community at a timeWith striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances.NPR News
PoliticsSep 21What to know as world leaders converge at the United Nations this weekUnited Nations head António Guterres returns to New York for his final U.N. General Assembly as diplomacy falters over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the global body faces deep divisions.NPR News
PoliticsSep 21German chancellor stands his ground after his party loses in state electionsGerman Chancellor Freidrich Merz conceded that the night spells "disaster" for the political center, but assured the public he'd push ahead with his federal agenda of tax and welfare reforms.NPR News
PoliticsSep 21Iran is suffering yet surviving under Trump’s economic warfareAs Iranians face shortages, President Donald Trump’s blockade, more so than new sanctions, is eroding the country’s economy, analysts say. Tehran seems to be uncowed.Washington Post World
PoliticsSep 21Deportation project: 72 journalists investigate US treatment of migrantsUnder secretive deals with countries across Africa and Latin America, the Trump administration has deported thousands of migrants to countries they had never previously visited. Of the 25,000 deportations documented by reporters, the vast majority were sent across the border to Mexico. One of the journalists who investigated the story, Sofía Álvarez Jurado, explains how these people are forced across the borders to Mexico and what happens to them once they arrive.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 21Tamil Nadu CM Vijay reviews preparations for expansion of Vetri Payanam schemeThe CM had recently announced that the free bus travel scheme for women, previously called Vidiyal Payanam, would be expanded to Express, LSS, Deluxe, Mofussil Ordinary, and Ghat Ordinary busesThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 21United Russia secures constitutional majority in State Duma with 355 seats as election officials report record 59% turnoutTurnout in the election to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, reached 59.32%, according to Central Election Commission Head Ella Pamfilova.Meduza [en]
PoliticsSep 21Russia: Kremlin party dominates controlled voteIn Russia, early results from the parliamentary election show the Kremlin-backed United Russia party leading in the tightly controlled vote. The election, the country’s first parliamentary ballot held during wartime, began on Friday and concluded on Sunday, with around 111 million people eligible to vote. Moscow’s mayor said voting went ahead as planned despite Ukrainian drone attacks. Charlotte Hughes reports.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 21Mere recovery of tainted cash cannot lead to conviction in bribery case: Chhattisgarh High CourtThe Court acquitted an accountant in the District Education Officer’s office in Surajpur, saying the prosecution had not proved the demand for a bribeThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 21Russia election results show Putin’s party winning: What we knowWith more than 90 percent votes counted, Putin's United Russia appears poised for a landslide win.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsSep 21'Method Of Disenfranchising Indians': Congress slams SIRJairam Ramesh cites deletion data from three phases of the SIR, as 33.13 lakh notices are issued in Delhi over discrepancies in enumeration formsThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 21Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in LebanonAn amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.NYT World
PoliticsSep 21Germany: CDU suffers a crushing defeat in the regional electionsGermany’s regional elections delivered mixed results for the country’s major parties. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right AfD won the largest share of the vote, but remains isolated as other parties have ruled out coalition talks, leaving incumbent SPD premier Manuela Schwesig with a realistic path to forming a government. In Berlin, meanwhile, the Left Party came out on top and could potentially form a coalition with the Greens and SPD. The CDU, however, performed poorly in both elections, putting additional pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his conservative bloc. SpeakingFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 21SC mandates judicial oversight to check re-arrest abuse‘Article 22(1) is sacrosanct, and cannot be breached under any situation. Any violation would entail immediate release of the arrested person because such arrest is unconstitutional,’ the Bench headed by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan saysThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 21Karnataka SIR: Deletions in Bengaluru disproportionately high, 12 seats cross 10-times winning margin markBommanahalli Assembly constituency has recorded the highest deletions during the draft stage; constituencies with high deletions are also seeing a large number of notices being issuedThe Hindu