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PoliticsSep 17Uttar Pradesh deliberate on accelerating SDG targets focused on health, nutrition and educationExperts share innovations, experiences at the ‘Empowering Futures’ programme in LucknowThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17The Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New PowerThe North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.NYT World
PoliticsSep 17Concession dispute: Police lockdown King’s CollegeLAGOS — AFTER days of protest by parents, a contingent of policemen drawn from various formations in Lagos State, yesterday, sealed the premises of Kings College, Onikan in Lagos. The post Concession dispute: Police lockdown King’s College appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 17Petrol: NLC demands wage awards, crude supply in naira for local refineriesThe Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the government to approve wage awards for workers to cushion the impact of the high price of petroleum products, which it said has inflicted and deepened poverty among the populace. The post Petrol: NLC demands wage awards, crude supply in naira for local refineries appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 17Von der Leyen makes it awkward with CanadaCanada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney takes the stage in Strasbourg after Commission President Ursula von der Leyen surprised EU capitals by floating “associate membership” for Canada — a status that doesn’t actually exist, and that Ottawa itself seems reluctant to define. Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton ask whether von der Leyen got ahead of both […]Politico Europe
PoliticsSep 17Trump fails to bend the Fed to his willKevin Warsh leads the US central bank to its first rate rise since 2023 less than four months into the jobFinancial Times
PoliticsSep 17Why Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so farBerlin opposes fast track to EU ‘associate membership’ for Canada, with officials warning Ottawa risks angering other partnersFinancial Times
PoliticsSep 17Cuba’s Point of No ReturnThe country is collapsing even as its regime survives.Foreign Affairs
PoliticsSep 17China’s Purges Are Working as DesignedA unique discipline system has helped the party endure.Foreign Affairs
PoliticsSep 17U.S. House passes Lindsey Graham sanctions bill targeting RussiaOn Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and sent the legislation to President Donald Trump for his signature.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 17Tinubu must intervene in Wike, APC govs’ feud — PCCTO stop the prevailing face-off between governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, from harming the ruling party at the 2027 elections, the APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene. The post Tinubu must intervene in Wike, APC govs’ feud — PCC appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsSep 17Outcry by aspirants over low-number of advertised teacher posts in U.P.After eight years, the mere 12,000-odd posts will not work; the government should issue a joint advertisement for 60 thousand posts, including both urban and rural areas, said an aspirant based in PrayagrajThe Hindu
PoliticsSep 17US House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt over Epstein probeThe US House of Representatives held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for defying subpoenas issued in its investigation into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The resolution was adopted by unanimous consent, without a recorded vote, a day after the House Oversight Committee unanimously recommended the action. The matter will now be referred to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to pursue criminal charges. “No one is above the law. Leon...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 17US extends visa ban on Palestinian officials before UN General AssemblyPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is among those barred for the second year in a row.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsSep 17Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendmentsWhen transgender woman Kali Sidharth Medepalli began hormone replacement therapy in India, she expected to complete her medical transition and undergo surgery within a year. But just months after she began treatment earlier this year, India’s parliament amended the country’s transgender law, and the clinic where she was receiving care stopped her medicines. “Everything shut down,” the 23-year-old communications specialist and LGBTQ rights activist said in the southern city of Hyderabad. Kali...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 17Feijóo digs in with Vox and closes the door to any minor from Ceuta going to the PeninsulaEl Gobierno cree que el PP bloquea las soluciones para alargar la crisis aunque perjudique a CeutaEl País
PoliticsSep 17The judge seeks who coordinated, financed and decided the operation of the massive entry into Ceuta from MoroccoTardón pide ayuda al CNI para identificar a los “agentes dinamizadores” que pudieron guiar a los migrantes y ordena a la Policía que consulte en bases internacionalesEl País
PoliticsSep 17Juan José Tamayo, theologian: “Jesus of Nazareth was a vulnerable, fragile person, by no means a hero, rather a failure”El venerable profesor, en vísperas de cumplir 80 años, se confiesa en EL PAÍS sobre Dios, Jesús, las traiciones del cristianismo y política: “Ha surgido una nueva religión con cada vez más seguidores: el cristoneofascismo”El País
PoliticsSep 17Kamala Harris to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan event: ReportsFormer Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) at a campaign event next week, according to multiple reports. Harris will join El-Sayed, a doctor and former head of health departments in Detroit and Wayne County, at a roundtable focused on Black maternal health on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported…The Hill
PoliticsSep 17State Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian OfficialsThe move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.NYT US
PoliticsSep 17Can the gas pump save the Chancellor from crisis?Rekordpreise an den Zapfsäulen und der Kanzler versucht sein Standing zu retten, auch indem er Entlastung verspricht. Doch die Koalition streitet über das richtige Rezept zur Entlastung.Während SPD-Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil auf eine saubere Gegenfinanzierung pocht, will Friedrich Merz direkte Auszahlungen an die Bevölkerung. Für ihn steht nach bitteren Wahlniederlagen in Sachsen-Anhalt viel auf dem Spiel: […]Politico Europe
PoliticsSep 17US again denies Palestinian leader visa for UN General Assembly in New YorkThe United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend next week's UN General Assembly in New York, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The State Department separately said it would deny visas to Palestinian officials, citing failures to reform and actions it said undermined peace prospects.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 17Is Japan’s Okinawa finally moving past anti-base politics?Okinawa has handed a landslide victory to a conservative who accepts Tokyo’s plans for relocating a controversial US airbase – delivering a blow to 12 years of anti-base politics in Japan’s southernmost prefecture. Genta Koja’s victory on Sunday over two-term governor Denny Tamaki raised a question cutting to the heart of Okinawa’s post-war politics: is it finally starting to move on from the US military base issue? Koja, a 42-year-old conservative backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...South China Morning Post
PoliticsSep 17Morocco’s 2026 election: A test of political trust and engagementYouth unemployment, living costs and public services are key issues before the September 23 vote.Al Jazeera [en]