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POLITICSSep 23KTR urges SC to take suo motu cognizance of concerns over ECI functioningECI facing crisis of confidence. Only a top-court-monitored inquiry can restore public trust, says BRS working presidentThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 23If CEC allowed elections to be rigged it’s ‘treason’: Congress MP Priyanka GandhiThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 23Zapatero maintains that Saudi Arabia gifted him the jewels in 2007 and asks the judge to issue a letter rogatoryEl exmandatario responde al requerimiento judicial sobre el ajuar intervenido y asegura que se trató de "un regalo estrictamente personal" LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSSep 23Mamata demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's arrest, fresh Bengal Assembly polls with pre-SIR voter listThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 23Biennial elections for five MLC Graduate, Teachers’ seats to be held on October 23The five seats include Graduate and Teachers’ constituencies across the Aurangabad, Pune, Nagpur and Amravati divisionsThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 23Ukrainian, US energy ministers discuss areas of cooperationUkraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright in New York.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 23Missouri redistricting fight reaches Supreme Court for third timeThe messy legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map reached the Supreme Court for a third time in as many weeks late Tuesday as the parties battle less than 50 days before November’s elections over whether the GOP can implement its new boundaries. Twice before, the nation’s high court has ruled against the GOP, forcing the state…The Hill
POLITICSSep 23Zapatero assures the judge that the jewels are a 2007 gift from Saudi King Abdullah bin AbdelazizEl expresidente pide a la Audiencia Nacional que reclame cooperación a la monarquía saudí para acreditar su relatoEl País
POLITICSSep 23Hong Kong pledges lenient approach on 10-12 hours of civil service family leaveHong Kong authorities have pledged to take a lenient approach when approving applications for a new scheme granting civil servants 10 to 12 hours of family care leave annually from next year. The initiative, first announced in last week’s annual policy address, will allow staff to leave work temporarily to deal with personal matters, such as accompanying family members to hospital or attending parent-teacher meetings. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan told a Legislative...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 23Dems have an edge over GOP, poll finds. And, ICE looks into 'mobile detention centers'An NPR poll shows that Democrats have an edge over Republicans going into the midterms, partially due to Trump. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking into "mobile detention centers."NPR News
POLITICSSep 23Rural voters helped power Trump’s victories. Now their support is slippingAbout half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to officeThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 23EU Commission seeks to release Hungary’s frozen fundsPéter Magyar has made freeing up the money a key priority since replacing Viktor Orbán as Hungary’s PM after a seismic election victory in May.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 23Supreme Court stays out of custody battle between California couple and surrogateThe five-week-old child was born in Texas after a surrogate refused a California couple’s wishes to have an abortionThe Independent World
POLITICSBREAKINGSep 23U.N. Live Updates: Iran’s President to Address World Leaders After Trump ThreatNYT World
POLITICSBREAKINGSep 23U.S., Iran hold first talks since June as Trump threatens annihilationCBS News
POLITICSSep 23Qatar on mediation efforts: ‘We can’t let diplomacy fail’Qatar’s Majed al-Ansari says Doha is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 23Karnataka forms SIT to probe fraudulent insurance claims as per Supreme Court directionsThe SIT has been given jurisdiction across Karnataka, and has been declared a police station under Section 2(1)(u) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023The Hindu
POLITICSSep 23Minister in CEC-EC selection panel fails ‘perception test’, says Justice Datta in split verdictJustice Datta said the Minister “cannot be expected to defy the Prime Minister”; he said the Prime Minister and his Cabinet Minister shared a “collective responsibility” and inclusion of a Minister “fails to provide an independent countenance”The Hindu
POLITICSSep 23China hawks grumble over Trump’s lavish welcome planned for Xi state visitHours before President Xi Jinping’s aircraft lands at Joint Base Andrews, Washington is preparing for a scene that seemed unthinkable in recent years: his American counterpart waiting on the tarmac for the leader of a country that much of the US national security establishment regards as its foremost strategic adversary. While the Donald Trump administration is betting on warmth, deals and stability with Beijing, recent public surveys show that American anxiety over China has eased from its 2024...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 23Iran downplays indirect talks with US and other Middle East newsIran maintains its demand for the US to lift blockades and release frozen assets, while tensions continue in the Strait of Hormuz. Netanyahu criticizes Macron for his comments on Hamas in the West Bank, increasing friction after France's recognition of Palestine.Clarín
POLITICSSep 23Trump once vowed to ‘own’ Greenland. He settled for something far less.Diplomats drafting deal spent months on the language and waited for the right moment to present it to the US presidentIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 23Ekiti poll: Appeal Court rejects request to relocate sitting as SDP counsel snubs tribunalThe Court of Appeal has rejected a call by counsel to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ekiti State, Ebenezer Akinbuli, to relocate the venue of the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to another place over alleged security concerns. The post Ekiti poll: Appeal Court rejects request to relocate sitting as SDP counsel snubs tribunal appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSSep 23When climate mitigation becomes politicised: The Guardian uncovers IPCC links to Saudi oil industryFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Eoghan Gilmartin, an award-winning investigative journalist and part of The Guardian team whose investigation examined links between IPCC authors and Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including Saudi Aramco. Their findings take us to the intersection of climate science, political and economic interests, and institutional credibility, and into the politically consequential terrain of climate mitigation: how societies decide to respond to climate change.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 23US President warns Tehran at UN but says talks ongoingThe day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Iranian mediators, which Trump described as “very good.” Trump also held a high-level meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both sides saying they wanted the war in Ukraine to end before winter. Today, as the UN General Assembly continues, Zelensky and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those expected to address the assembly, as world leaders seek ways to end the two conflicts dominating international politics. France 24 International Affairs Editor KFrance 24 [en]