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DGB Estimates €64bn Lost to Minimum Wage Fraud in Germany Since 2015
German union federation DGB calculates that underpayment of the statutory minimum wage has deprived workers, social secu...
Moscow Aims to Boost Transport Links for 2,160 ‘Anchor’ Settlements
Prime Minister Mishustin orders stronger transport connections for the 2,160 towns and cities where nearly three-quarter...
Turkey's Parliament Takes Up Amnesty Bill to End Kurdish Conflict
A bill backed by Erdoğan's alliance and pro-Kurdish opposition aims to disarm the PKK and reintegrate its members, but t...
Russian Supreme Court Disqualifies Yabloko Party from State Duma Elections
The Supreme Court removed the Yabloko party list from the upcoming parliamentary vote over campaign violations, includin...
Egypt’s PM Inspects Health, Water and Sanitation Projects in Gharbia as ‘Decent Life’ Expansion Accelerates
Prime Minister Madbouly visited Gharbia governorate to review the second phase of the presidential ‘Haya Karima’ initiat...
Former Nanjing People’s Congress Chief Long Xiang Sentenced to Death with Reprieve for Graft, Insider Trading
Long Xiang, former chairman of the Standing Committee of Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress, has been sentenced to deat...
Infantino Apology Fails to End FIFA Crisis; UEFA, CONMEBOL, and FA Deepen Boycott
FIFA admitted errors in a controversial plan to sell a minority stake in the World Cup to private investors, but UEFA, E...
ASEAN Rights Body Takes Steps on Complaints Channel and Human Rights Index
ASEAN's human rights commission has opened a channel for external complaints, adopted a declaration on environmental rig...
China Requests Participation in Brazil’s WTO Case Over U.S. Tariff Hike
Beijing cites ‘substantial commercial interest’ in joining consultations, arguing the 37.5% U.S. surcharge hits all Chin...
Left-Wing Housing Politics Takes Shape as LA Candidate Pairs Rent Control with YIMBY Zoning
Democratic socialist Nithya Raman is challenging LA’s incumbent mayor by linking tenant protections to aggressive supply...
Why Ending Aid Won’t Change Israeli Policy—and What Would
A growing Democratic push to cut financial aid and restrict arms sales to Israel would have little effect on its treatme...
ATA Chair: Secret Lawsuit Finance Hikes Trucking Costs, Demands Transparency
American Trucking Associations Chair Greg Hodgen urges Congress to mandate disclosure of third-party litigation funding,...
Business Figures Make Early Pix Donations to Brazil's Political Candidates
Executives from construction, energy, finance and pulp sectors have already sent Pix donations to PSD and Novo candidate...
US Accepts Brazil's WTO Talks on Tariffs; China Asks to Join Dispute
Washington responded to Brasília's consultation request over two additional levies on Brazilian goods. Beijing moved to ...
VB-G RAM G Sees 49% Drop in Rural Employment in Debut Month
India's new rural jobs programme generated 77.6 million person-days in July 2026, half the 153.3 million under MGNREGA a...
Nigeria’s Digital Birth Registration Reaches 6,000 Wards – 2,800 Still Cut Off
On Africa CRVS Day, the National Population Commission revealed that digital birth registration is live in roughly two-t...
ADB Vice-President Discusses Climate Finance and Sustainable Development with Bangladesh Environment Minister
Talks focused on climate adaptation, renewable energy, and disaster-resilient infrastructure, with both sides expressing...
Australia's record-low fertility rate of 1.5 reignites war over family tax benefits and income splitting
As the fertility rate hits a historic low, leading demographer Peter McDonald calls the family tax system "unfair" and p...
Republican Lawmakers Issue Four Demands for USMCA Review, Threatening Mexico's Economic Model
A letter signed by 168 House Republicans to USTR Jamieson Greer outlines conditions including tariff alignment and curbi...
US Sanctions Georgia-Based Crypto Firm in IRGC Money Laundering Crackdown
The US Treasury sanctioned a network linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, including Georgian crypto exchange Shelbit, f...
China's New 20% Tax on Offshore Trusts Sends Wealthy Scrambling to Sell Assets
Wealthy Chinese are rushing to assess and pay a new 20% tax on offshore trusts, with many planning to liquidate stocks a...
Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Demands Full Disarmament of Hamas
Netanyahu refuses any troop withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed, rejecting a U.S.-led framework and risking new tensions ...
Trump Deflects Blame for Midterm Backlash, Says Voters Are Angry at Republicans, Not Him
Facing voter anger over Iran, inflation and power-abuse controversies, Donald Trump insists the backlash targets his par...
Flávio Bolsonaro Declares He Is ‘More Than Ready’ to Lead Brazil, Outlines Platform
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with running mate Alfredo Gaspar, presented a pro-business, tough-on-crime platform in São Pau...
Trump's Fuller Hair at Las Vegas Rally Fuels Wig and Extension Speculation
President Trump's unusually voluminous hair at a Nevada campaign event sparked social media debate and drew attention aw...
Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Trinidad and Tobago, Pledges Closer Ties on Energy, Security
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with his Trinidadian counterpart Sean Sobers on August 7 to discuss ener...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Rules Out All-Party Meet, Says Talks with Karnataka Possible Without Compromising Cauvery Rights
Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay rejected the opposition’s demand for an all-party meeting on the Mekedatu dam, but remaine...
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to Chair MPs’ Delimitation Meet, DMK to Boycott
The meeting aims to unify MPs on the implications of the proposed delimitation exercise, but the main opposition’s absen...
US Midterms Test MAGA's Grip: Evangelicals Stand By Trump Amid Mobilization-Heavy, Divisive Campaigns
With three months until the November 2026 US midterms, Donald Trump's MAGA base remains steadfast, anchored by strong ev...
Serbia and Ukraine Pledge Free Trade Deal and Energy Cooperation in Historic Visit
Presidents Vucic and Zelenskiy aim to finalize a free trade agreement by year-end, unblocking Serbia’s WTO bid, while ba...