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Samara Court Removes KPRF Incumbent Matveev from Duma Ballot
Samara's regional court has struck KPRF incumbent Mikhail Matveev from the State Duma race in district No. 163 after a r...
South Korea's President Calls for Talks to Replace Armistice With a Peace System
Lee Jae-myung used the 81st liberation anniversary to urge dialogue with Pyongyang, saying Seoul respects the North's sy...
Russian Lawmaker Calls NASA Map With Crimea as Russian an 'Indisputable Fact'
A Russian State Duma deputy seized on a NASA livestream map that showed Crimea as Russian territory, though the same gra...
French Court Clears Defense and End-of-Life Laws, Sends Child Social Media Rules Back
The Constitutional Council has cleared major parts of the French government's agenda, including a doubled military budge...
Trump Promises to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory 'Soon' After Defeating Iran
Donald Trump said Washington would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory, escalating a war in which Iran alread...
Spain-Morocco Security Crackdown Keeps Ceuta Calm After Online Migration Calls
Heavy policing, razor wire and naval patrols kept the Spanish enclave quiet on Saturday after online calls for a repeat ...
Chile's Constitutional Court Upholds Tax Stability in Reconstruction Law, Rejects Salmon Clauses
Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz called the Constitutional Court ruling 'unequivocally satisfactory' after it upheld tax in...
US Touts Timber-Trafficking Crackdown at APEC Forestry Ministerial in China
The US delegation says it negotiated a joint forestry statement and used recent illegal-timber prosecutions to press APE...
Kassab Says Flávio Bolsonaro's Election Chances Are 'Zero' and Centrão Is With Lula
PSD president and Caiado running mate Gilberto Kassab dismissed Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential bid, saying Centrão part...
What Jewish Voters Want in 2026: Domestic Issues and Safety, Not Just Israel
New polling shows Jewish voters remain firmly Democratic, but safety fears and kitchen-table worries now compete with Is...
Trump's Border Project Pushes Roads and Barriers Into Big Bend National Park
Construction has begun on about 200 miles of patrol roads, barriers and surveillance in the Texas park after environment...
Brazil Signals US Trade Retaliation Will Wait Until After October Vote
Brasília expects the reciprocity process to take 60–90 days, pushing retaliation past Brazil's runoff — unless Washingto...
Quaest Poll Leaves Lula in a Technical Second-Round Tie and Negative Approval
Quaest finds 48% disapprove of Lula and 46% approve, a second-round tie with Flávio Bolsonaro, and deteriorating economi...
Brazil Pays Lawmakers’ Earmarks on Time While Starving Federal Regulators
Anac, ANP and CVM face cuts that suspend inspections and certification even as the 2026 budget shields R$61 billion in p...
Modi Sets Target of 50 Indian Fortune 500 Firms and a Top Global Bank by 2047
Modi's Independence Day address sets corporate goals for 2047: 50 Indian Fortune 500 companies, a top global bank, and l...
PM Modi's Seven Streams of Strength Set India's 2047 Industrial Agenda
Prime Minister Modi's Independence Day address set out seven 'streams of strength' and new targets for semiconductors, n...
China's Landmark Ecological Code Takes Effect, Putting Xi's Green Doctrine Into Law
The new Ecological and Environmental Code, effective Saturday, makes Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization legal...
China Lays Out Five-Year Plan for 1.4 Trillion Yuan Safety and Emergency Equipment Industry
China’s industry and emergency-management ministries have set a 2030 output target of 1.4 trillion yuan for safety and e...
Pew Survey Finds Europe Warming to India While US Views Cool
A 36-country Pew Research survey shows Europe's view of India improving, led by Germany and the UK, while US sentiment c...
Canada Citizenship-Certificate Wait Hits 25 Months as Backlog Tops 121,000
A December 2025 rule change widening citizenship by descent has flooded IRCC with claims, pushing processing estimates f...
EPA Advances Kerr-McGee Superfund Cleanup in Navassa
EPA has locked in a reuse-focused cleanup plan for one portion of the former Kerr-McGee wood-treating site in Navassa an...
Hungary's Constitutional Court Refuses to Review the Amendment Dismantling KEKVA Foundations
The court rejected a Fidesz-led challenge to the constitutional basis for abolishing public-interest asset foundations, ...
France's IGF and Igas Propose €4.2bn in Family Policy Cuts
A government spending review published in July proposes changes to housing aid, family allowances and tax breaks that co...
Quaest Poll Shows Lula Approval Split as Voters See Economy Worsening
New Quaest data shows President Lula's government in a statistical tie on approval, with 49% saying Brazil's economy wor...
Japan's Foreign Minister to Visit Saudi Arabia and Oman to Press for Shipping-Safety De-escalation
Motegi will meet officials in Riyadh and Muscat from 17–22 August, focusing on Middle East de-escalation and safe passag...
Secret 1945 Army Study Planned Martial Law for Tokyo Air Raids, Far Understating Toll
A newly disclosed Imperial Japanese Army document from January 1945 planned martial law for Tokyo under an assumed 13,70...
Osaka Metropolis Plan Returns: Ishin Pushes Third Vote on Four-Ward Restructuring
Nippon Ishin is pushing a four-special-ward replacement for Osaka City toward a third referendum, possibly in spring 202...
Social Security Marks 91 Years With Sharply Faster Service Claims
The agency says 800-number wait times fell 98% and disability backlogs dropped, but the data is self-reported and lacks ...
US Judge Allows Trump Administration to End Somali Deportation Protections
A federal judge has allowed DHS to revoke temporary protected status for about 1,100 Somalis, leaving Ethiopia as the la...
Josh Kushner's Liberal Politics Contrast With Trump Ties as Lakers Deal Draws Scrutiny
The Thrive Capital founder and Karlie Kloss have long voiced Democratic views, but his Lakers purchase with Bob Iger rev...