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China Watch: Xi's Purge Reaches Wang Qishan's Inner Circle Ahead of 21st Party Congress
Xi Jinping's purge has reached Wang Qishan's network, with a top anti-corruption official sidelined and several former a...
UK MPs Demand Clarity on Science Policy as DSIT Abolition Leaves Portfolios in Limbo
A UK parliamentary committee is pressing ministers to confirm responsibilities and staffing two weeks after DSIT's aboli...
Most Young Africans Back Pragmatic Ties With Trump Despite USAID Cuts, Survey Shows
The 2026 African Youth Survey finds 52% of young people want leaders to engage Washington, even as 46% expect the USAID ...
Namibia's New China Deals Put Its EU Partnership — and Its Industrial Strategy — to the Test
Fresh Chinese agreements across energy, mining, infrastructure and agriculture collide with the EU's €1.3bn Global Gatew...
Six Days After Kumamoto Quake, Japan PM Visits Evacuation Centres and Readies ¥200bn in Reserves
Six days after the July 28 earthquake, Japan's prime minister toured evacuation centres in Hikawa and said Tokyo will un...
Japan Releases ¥24.2bn in Reserves as Kumamoto Quake Response Continues
Prime Minister Takaichi announced ¥24.2 billion in reserve spending, an expected 'extremely severe disaster' designation...
25 US States Sue Trump Administration Over New Section 301 Tariffs
A coalition of 25 US states challenges the administration's latest tariffs as illegal, arguing that the forced-labour ra...
Egypt's Sisi Orders Continued Care for Poorest Citizens, Reviews Cash Subsidy Plan
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met ministers in New Alamein to review food reserves, the Future Egypt silo complex and a...
Egypt Says Food Reserves Cover 6 Months as Cash Subsidy Study Advances
Egypt's supply ministry says strategic stocks cover about six months for most staples, and a cash-support overhaul is be...
Sisi Orders Push for Food Self-Sufficiency, Cash-Based Subsidy Reform
Egypt's president directed ministers to build longer strategic food reserves, expand cash-based support and tighten subs...
108 Kindergarten Assistants in Narva Lose Jobs as Estonian Language Rule Takes Effect
Estonia's requirement that kindergarten assistants speak Estonian at B2 level has led Narva to terminate 108 contracts; ...
Zelensky Hopes to Force Russia to Peace by Autumn as Drone and Oil Strikes Escalate
Zelensky says drone strikes, sanctions and diplomacy could force Russia to accept peace by autumn, while attacks on oil ...
Trump Halts Iran Strike Plan Pending Quick Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the US will pause military action against Iran if a quick deal can reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Tehran...
America's AI Panic Over China: What's Actually at Stake
A surprise Chinese model has Washington and Silicon Valley arguing over how to respond — and what losing the AI race wou...
How ‘Our Colorblind Constitution’ Became the Supreme Court’s Governing Race Doctrine
A once-fringe legal theory now anchors the Roberts Court, gutting the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action — and thr...
Canada Tightens C20 Work Permit Rules, Slowing Some Indian Overseas Transfers
Canada now requires C20 Reciprocal Employment applicants to already work for the overseas employer, a change that could ...
US Green Card Backlog Leaves Indian Applicants Waiting Until October
India's EB-2 green card category stays unavailable until October and EB-1 could close early, while F2A family visas adva...
Germany's New CDU Star: Kohl's Grandson Takes On China and Pensions
At 30, CDU MP Johannes Volkmann is pushing German conservatives toward China tariffs and pension reform — while leaving ...
Ukraine's Drone Barrage Kills Civilians, Hits Another Wildberries Depot in Russia
Long-range Ukrainian drones killed at least nine people and set another Wildberries warehouse ablaze, extending a campai...
Hungary Appoints Commentator Botond Feledy to Head Its Foreign Policy Institute
Foreign Minister Anita Orbán named security-policy commentator and podcaster Botond Feledy to lead the Hungarian Institu...
Lula Launches Re-Election Bid With Record-First Strategy, Skips New Policy Promises
At PT convention, president avoids attacks, touts four-year record and lists five priorities for a fourth term — but say...
Germany's Freedom of Information Act: Who Can Ask, What It Costs, What's Excluded
Germany's federal freedom of information law lets anyone — at home or abroad — request documents from federal authoritie...
CJP's Dipke: Boston University Scholarship and Loan Funded My US Education
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke says a $37,500 Boston University scholarship plus an education loan covered...
Special Diet Session's End Brings Election Positioning From Japan's Party Leaders
Jiji's party-leader interviews show opposition groups weighing mergers, tax abolition pledges and new AI-security concer...
Madrid Offers €10,000 Business Grants and Tax Relief After Sierra Oeste Wildfire
A €35 million-plus recovery package — direct grants, free loan guarantees and tax bonuses — targets businesses, farmers ...
China's Government Disclosure Regulation: 20-Day Replies, Sealed Trade Secrets
China's national disclosure regulation requires agencies to publish key government information and answer written reques...
China's Open-Government Rules: What the Information Disclosure Regulation Guarantees
The regulation behind China's open-government system sets 20-day deadlines, wide exemptions and appeal routes for access...
Israel Votes on 27 October: Netanyahu Trails in Polls but Coalition Math Is the Real Test
Israel's 27 October election ends a rare full Knesset term. Polls favour Netanyahu's exit, but the fragmented proportion...
Brazil's Workers' Party Makes Lula's Fourth-Term Bid Official, Setting Up Bolsonaro Showdown
The PT formalized Lula and Alckmin as its ticket for October, with the 80-year-old incumbent leading a polarized race ag...
CJP Core Members to Meet August 5 to Chart Future Course After NEET Protests
Cockroach Janta Party core members gather in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on August 5 to set a future agenda after protests...