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PoliticsSep 18Eric Zemmour, far-right rival of Le Pen, joins French presidential race'I will be a candidate in the presidential election,' said Zemmour, who finished fourth in the 2022 contest.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsSep 18‘We demand the truth’: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writersMore than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias AfwerkiMore than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001.Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee join prominent writers including Colm Tóibín, Elif Shafak, Isabel Allende, Ben Okri, Yann Martel, Kamila Shamsie and Tsitsi Dangarembga in signing the letter organised by PEN International and dated 18 September, marking 25 years since a government crackdown onGuardian World
PoliticsSep 18100 days EU migration pact: 'Speed at the expense of diligence'Het veelbesproken Europese migratiepact is vandaag precies honderd dagen van kracht. Met de nieuwe regels moeten asielprocedures sneller verlopen, zodat eerder duidelijk wordt of een asielzoeker mag blijven of niet. In de praktijk zien Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland en asieladvocaten inderdaad dat de procedure sneller gaat. Volgens hen gaat dat wel ten koste van de zorgvuldigheid en kwaliteit. Met name de meest kwetsbaren zijn daarvan de dupe. "Kwetsbaarheden worden nog onvoldoende herkend", zegt Myrthe Wijnkoop van Vluchtelingenwerk. Dan gaat het bijvoorbeeld om mensen met psychische problemen oNOS Buitenland
PoliticsBreakingSep 18Niger Gov Bago Confirms 37 Deaths In NSCDC Custody, Appeals For CalmChannels TV
PoliticsSep 18South Korea’s president rejects US request for Iran war supportSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung has drawn a clear line against any US request for Seoul to join the war against Iran, explicitly ruling out the dispatch of troops or military assets that could involve his country in the conflict. The stance comes amid mounting public opposition to any military deployment and growing pressure from Washington for Seoul to contribute to efforts to secure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Lee’s government faces the difficult task of balancing...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 18Fear and broken families inside a Texas ICE detention centreSince Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States. More than 610,000 people have passed through detention centres run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal immigration agency in under two years. The pace only continues to accelerate: in August 2026, nearly 51,000 arrests were made in a single month – a record for Trump’s second term. Who are the people being held in these centres? What are their living conditions like? And how is Trump’s mass deportation policy upending the lives of families settled in the UniteFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 18Ritabrata faction welcomes Trinamool name and symbol freeze; Mamata faction calls move contrary to lawAs per the ECI directive both the factions have sent alternative names and symbols to the CommissionThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 18Arrests and Court Appearances Heighten Political Tensions in the PhilippinesWhat are the political implications of Martin Romualdez’s arrest, Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC appearance, and the new criminal case against Vice President Sara Duterte?The Diplomat
PoliticsSep 18Could the EU Kids Act unwittingly widen the transatlantic AI divide?Europe must prepare for the potential consequences of implementing further digital rules that could make it more difficult for smaller European developers to compete, warns an industry insider.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsSep 18Oil, gas: these measures Emmanuel Macron will present to party leaders to secure energy suppliesDÉCRYPTAGE - Le chef de l’État accueille ce vendredi matin à l’Élysée les candidats à la présidentielle et les chefs de parti, pour leur exposer les conséquences de la situation internationale.Le Figaro International
PoliticsSep 18Video: ‘Wear APC cap or face consequences’, Edo LG chairman threatens drivers“The only thank you the governor has for the president is to deliver the 2.5 million votes. And the only payback me and you have for the governor is to make sure the promise he gave the president is fulfilled. The post Video: ‘Wear APC cap or face consequences’, Edo LG chairman threatens drivers appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 18Police tighten security in Anambra schoolsAnambra State Police Command has commenced enhanced security deployment to schools and strategic locations across the state, as schools resume for the new academic session.Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this yesterday, said the operation, in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s Safe School Initiative, was coordinated under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police in […] The post Police tighten security in Anambra schools appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 18'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or warAlison Sargent is pleased to welcome Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House. According to Roos, Russia’s parliamentary election is revealing because of what the electoral process can still tell us about the political system Vladimir Putin has constructed. In the absence of any meaningful competition, and anti-war opposition excluded, Roos argues that the most revealing signals may lie elsewhere: in turnout, the timing of voting, the performance of the remaining parties, and the Kremlin’s effort to frame participation itself as evidence of natioFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 18Portuguese prime minister outlines plan to tackle rising cost of living, keeps VAT unchangedLuís Montenegro says the current situation may drag on for some time, but unlike other European countries he will not cut VAT on consumption.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsSep 18RMAFC reopens oil, gas wells verification over 13% derivation disputes…Discards previous report amid states’ claims, counterclaims…Orders fresh coordinates, maps verification, field inspections By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has reopened the verification of disputed and newly drilled oil and gas wells across Nigeria in a move aimed at resolving controversies over the sharing of the 13 […] The post RMAFC reopens oil, gas wells verification over 13% derivation disputes appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 18Niger Detention Deaths: Interior Minister Orders Probe, NSCDC State Commandant, Key Officers Step AsideNSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audii has ordered a new commandant to proceed to Niger State and assume immediate command of the state command. The post Niger Detention Deaths: Interior Minister Orders Probe, NSCDC State Commandant, Key Officers Step Aside appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
PoliticsSep 18After Algeria, Kaïs Saïed's Tunisia declares war on drug traffickingQuelques jours après le voisin algérien, la Tunisie annonce à son tour vouloir renforcer la lutte contre les réseaux de trafic de stupéfiants. Dans les deux pays, les quantités saisies et la consommation ont explosé ces dernières années.Jeune Afrique
PoliticsSep 18Di Battista says he's much better, back home after major health scare in CubaFormer M5S bigwig discharged from Rome's GemelliANSA [en]
PoliticsSep 18KASU-ASUU suspends strike after Kaduna approves agreementBy Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kaduna State University, KASU, chapter, has suspended its ongoing strike following the approval by the Kaduna State Government of the implementation and domestication of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement for academic staff of the institution. The union announced the suspension in a statement issued after […] The post KASU-ASUU suspends strike after Kaduna approves agreement appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 18Venezuela unblocks some news websites censored for yearsVenezuela has restored access to 17 news sites that were blocked for years under Nicolas Maduro's administration. While activists welcomed the move, they noted that dozens more news portals, remain inaccessible.DW News [en]
PoliticsSep 18After Telangana CM’s assurance, govt constitutes high-level committee to resolve impasse over Section 22A landsTelangana government announces several steps announced to fast track resolution of land issuesThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 18FG suspends NSCDC Commandant over miners’ deaths in custodyHe added that "we run a government whose ultimate priority is security of lives, and we have worked to stay true to this." The post FG suspends NSCDC Commandant over miners’ deaths in custody appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 18Jana Sena and TDP leaders light lamps in Vijayawada to mark Modi’s 25 years in public serviceMinister Nadendla Manohar joins the ‘Ashirwad ka diya’ programme at Auto Nagar and conveys birthday greetings to the Prime MinisterThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 18Niger: inside the mind of Abdourahamane Tiani, entrenched presidentAprès la mutinerie du 29 août, le chef de la junte semble plus isolé que jamais. Il se méfie de son armée, et ne fait plus confiance qu’à sa Garde présidentielle, à une poignée d’officiers encore fidèles et à ses alliés russes et algériens.Jeune Afrique
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