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Medef Flexes Political Muscle Ahead of France's 2027 Presidential Race
The French employers' federation is using a 66,000-company survey and a candidate debate at Roland-Garros to make busine...
Southeast Becomes 2027 Battleground as Tinubu Backers Rally 5,000 in Anambra
A pro-Tinubu group used an Anambra town hall to pitch infrastructure, education loans and the South East Development Com...
Osun Government Calls for Post-Election Reconciliation and End to Partisan Policing
Commissioner Kolapo Alimi urges political actors to move past election tensions, warning that fresh crises at local coun...
ADC and APM Attack Tinubu's 2027 Campaign Team Over Credibility Questions
Two opposition parties say the new APC campaign council includes figures with unresolved corruption questions and lacks ...
Peru Government Returns Religious Saturday Rest Bill to New Congress
The Fujimori government's observation keeps employer discretion in place under Peru's 2010 religious freedom law, but a ...
Official Records Link Llamkasun Perú Hires to Director Jessica Tumi's Campaign Donors
Contributors to Jessica Tumi's campaign later received contracts in the Llamkasun Perú employment program she directs, o...
Trump's June Trading: 1,000-Plus Stock Moves, a SpaceX Purchase, and Fresh Ethics Scrutiny
An ethics filing shows the president traded in SpaceX, Palantir, Big Tech and defense names in June. The White House cit...
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Absences Dominate First Band Presidential Debate
Renan Santos, Ronaldo Caiado and Augusto Cury used Sunday's Band debate to attack the absent frontrunners while outlinin...
Le Maire’s 2027 Manifesto: Retirement at 65, VAT Shift and a Six-Nation EU Core
The former economy minister unveils a 60-page 2027 platform: retirement at 65, de-indexed pensions, a VAT shift and a si...
Trump June Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Securities Trades, Renewing Conflict Questions
A White House financial disclosure shows President Trump traded more than 1,000 securities in June worth $78.1M–$263.1M,...
Why Vietnam Is Emerging as the West's Rare Earth Alternative to China
Vietnam holds 22 million tonnes of rare earth reserves and plans to scale from just over 4,000 tonnes processed today to...
German Foreign Minister Visits Ukraine With Winter Energy Security and Defence Ties in Focus
On Ukraine's 35th independence day, Berlin is signalling support for military resilience, winter energy repairs and long...
South Carolina Age-Based Mail Voting Ruling Creates 26th Amendment Circuit Split
A federal appeals court struck down South Carolina's over-65 mail-voting preference, leaving three circuits split on the...
Xi Congratulates Hichilema on Re-election, Vows to Deepen Zambia Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election and pledged to implement o...
China Opens Community-Level Posts to College Graduates in New Employment Push
A joint circular directs urban and rural communities to expand hiring of graduates in sociology, social work, psychology...
Japan Details 61.6 Billion Yen Disaster Aid for Kumamoto and Chiba
Prime Minister Takaichi outlines special subsidies, SME debt relief and front-loaded local funding after requests from K...
Cape Verde Hosts Mozambique Audit Team for Public Finance Systems Exchange
Mozambique's General Inspectorate of State is spending ten days in Cape Verde studying the information systems behind fi...
Chile Launches 120-Day Commission to Overhaul Public Employment Rules
President José Antonio Kast and Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz have given a 12-member expert panel 120 days to propose ch...
Nevada Presses for Shared Colorado River Cuts Before Federal Decision
Lower-basin negotiators are seeking a short-term consensus as Lake Mead hits a record low and the Bureau of Reclamation ...
Xi Jinping Uses Jiang Zemin Centenary to Reaffirm Party-Led Economic Path
China's leadership commemorated Jiang Zemin's birth centenary with a pointed restatement of Party control, high-quality ...
Iran-US Framework Expires: No Ceasefire, No Hormuz Reopening, No Final Deal
The 60-day Iran-US framework has lapsed with no extension: ceasefire broken, Strait of Hormuz traffic near-halted, oil s...
US Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill as Ukraine Marks Independence Day
A rare 86-12 Senate vote moves the Lindsey O. Graham Russia sanctions bill toward a floor vote, while Ukraine reports a ...
Moscow Economist Fired After Warning Russia Cannot Win Ukraine War
Andrei Klepach, chief economist of state development bank VEB.RF, lost his post after public comments contradicted Kreml...
Lula Opens Brazil Re-Election Bid as Traditional Union Base Shrinks
Brazil's president kicks off his October re-election campaign in São Bernardo do Campo, but data shows the PT's old trad...
Sergey Brin Spent $102 Million to Block California's Billionaire Wealth Tax
The Google co-founder's latest $20 million donation funds competing ballot measures that could nullify Proposition 40, a...
Trump Envoys Press Cairo Mediators to Advance Gaza Plan as Israel Resumes Strikes
US envoys Jared Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday to push Trum...
After Corruption Sentence Suspended, Romero Jucá Files Candidacy for Federal Deputy
Brazil's top courts cleared the way for former senator Romero Jucá to register as a congressional candidate, suspending ...
JHC Keeps Alagoas Race Frozen as Senate or Governor Choice Remains Open
With candidate registration hours from closing, ex-Maceió mayor JHC has not declared Senate or governor — a choice that ...
Brazil's Pablo Marçal Files Presidential Bid Despite Ineligibility and Declares R$7.4bn in Assets
PRTB has formally registered Pablo Marçal for Brazil's presidency after a provisional court ruling on party affiliation,...
Zema Opens 2026 Presidential Bid Attacking Lula, Brazil's Supreme Court and Crime Policy
Novo candidate Romeu Zema launched his campaign in Montes Claros with a hardline crime platform, attacks on Lula's US ti...