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thehindu.com | 20 min. ago NEW

Opposition leaders, activists urge SEC to delay Bengal civic polls till SSR to enrol voters is complete

smh.com.au | 24 min. ago NEW

The debate over the debate: Carroll v an empty podium the highlight of the campaign so far

Premier Ben Carroll has addressed two empty lecterns and a sparse lecture hall in a media stunt designed to heap pressure on Opposition Leader Jess Wilson to attend a three-way debate with Warren Pickering.

scmp.com | 26 min. ago NEW

How Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a clandestine escape to the US

Flavio Bolsonaro’s clandestine escape to the United States bewildered Brazil and triggered a frantic search for his whereabouts. The Supreme Court had ordered the son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro to forfeit his passports after his electoral loss on Sunday, amid fears he would leave the country due to ongoing investigations against him.

But the defeated right-wing presidential candidate failed to hand them in, choosing instead to flee to the US via Argentina and Ecuador. Here’s a look at...

scmp.com | 57 min. ago NEW

Google supplier Biwin, GPU leader Moore Threads see stocks plunge despite revenue surge

Shares of Chinese semiconductor suppliers Biwin Storage Technology and Moore Threads tumbled on Thursday alongside a broader rout in mainland technology stocks, despite blockbuster third-quarter revenue driven by strong artificial intelligence demand. Both stocks plunged more than 10 per cent during Thursday morning trading, reversing Wednesday’s rallies of 8.4 per cent for Biwin and 5.8 per cent for Moore Threads.

The tech-heavy Star 50 index in Shanghai also dropped more than 4 per cent,...

theguardian.com | 3 hrs. 32 min. ago

How students toppled Serbia’s strongman – podcast

After two years of protests, a student-led movement has defeated Serbia’s authoritarian leader, Aleksander Vučić, at the ballot box. But can a leaderless movement govern a country? Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.comSerbia’s political landscape has been upended. On Sunday, record numbers of people went to the polls and voted to end the 12-year rule of Aleksandar Vučić.

And who did they back instead? A list of candidates, half of whom have PhDs, put forward by student activists whose protests have rocked the Balkan country for the past two years.Helen Pidd speaks to the Serbian-American journalist Ana Milosavljevic, the student activist Tara Blagojević and the MP-to-be Milica Jovanović about how the Student List managed to defeat Vučić’s increasingly authoritarian regime.

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scmp.com | 3 hrs. 36 min. ago

Regulatory tightening in Hong Kong sees delistings outnumber resumptions: report

The tightening of Hong Kong’s securities regulations – in the wake of property developer Evergrande’s liquidation and unrelated IPO frauds – has resulted in more delistings than resumptions for the first time in three years, according to a report by accountants Grant Thornton. Hong Kong saw 35 delistings in the 12 months to August this year but only 21 resumptions, the report said.

“Regulators have comprehensively tightened resumption requirements,” said Barry Tong, national leader of forensic...

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 38 min. ago

Modi will return to Red Fort as PM in 2029, Congress breathing its last under Rahul: Nitin Nabin

“Congress leaders are distressed by the SIR exercise that seeks to clean up the voter list, but the BJP is committed to ensuring that infiltrators are removed from it,” says Nabin

scmp.com | 6 hrs. 8 min. ago

US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, the US labour leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the lives of migrant workers, has died, her family said on Wednesday. She was 96. For nearly four decades Huerta was vice-president of United Farm Workers, the union she founded with Cesar Chavez, organising strikes and walkouts that won improvements in working conditions for the millions of men and women who labour in US fields.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has...

abc.net.au | 6 hrs. 13 min. ago

In Victoria, some fear One Nation's rhetoric is stirring ugly divides

Some Victorian multicultural leaders warn of a rise in acts of racism in the community, as the national debate on migration filters into the state election campaign.

dw.com | 6 hrs. 15 min. ago

Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'leader' of Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.

theguardian.com | 7 hrs. 28 min. ago

Embattled CBS leader Bari Weiss downplays concerns about weak 60 Minutes ratings

CBS News editor-in-chief sidesteps viewership concerns and says flagship show doing ‘tremendously well’CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has spoken publicly for the first time about the ratings challenges the network has experienced under her year-long tenure, sidestepping concerns about diminished viewership at the Sunday show 60 Minutes by saying it was not her top priority.“I could never build anything if I were focused on the precise number of people that happen to tune in to the second feature on 60 Minutes on a given Sunday,” she said at an industry conference on Wednesday organized by the tech publication the Information.

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theguardian.com | 8 hrs. 29 min. ago

Nigel Farage skips budget in Commons over seating ‘altercation’ concerns

Reform UK leader ‘shocked’ by £10bn pledged to Ukraine and doubles down on cutting tax for crypto investorsBudget 2026: key points at a glanceNigel Farage skipped the chancellor’s first budget because he was worried he would get in a “physical altercation” with another MP in a row over seating arrangements.The Reform UK leader was not present in the House of Commons but gave a press conference afterwards in which he said he was “shocked” by the £10bn going to support Ukraine and doubled down on his party’s policies on cutting tax for crypto investors.

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nypost.com | 8 hrs. 40 min. ago

Mamdani tries to oust black female leader of NYC’s racial equity commission after she publicly criticized his admin

Hizzoner sent a letter to the City Council this week asking the lawmakers to sign off on replacing Linda Tigani. and replace her with Christopher Alexander, the executive director of New York’s NAACP.

voanews.com | 8 hrs. 57 min. ago

Mbappé, Real Madrid forced to apologize over 'dictator' comment about China's Mao Zedong

France and Real Madrid soccer star Kylian Mbappé is facing a backlash in China after commercial sponsors cut ties with him over comments he made about China's founding leader Mao Zedong.

nypost.com | 9 hrs. 44 min. ago

Mamdani should be probed for using taxpayer money to push political agenda: pol

Queens Councilman Phil Wong called on the state leaders for an “immediate intervention” Monday after the city ethics watchdog officials threw up their hands about Mamdani questionable campaign activity through City Hall, claiming they had no power to investigate the mayor.

scmp.com | 10 hrs. 6 min. ago

Huawei opens defence in US criminal trial, touting its record of innovation

Huawei Technologies started presenting its case on Wednesday, arguing that as a cutting-edge global tech leader it had no interest in stealing trade secrets, in a high-stakes criminal trial involving dozens of witnesses, legions of lawyers and untold millions of US dollars in legal fees.

The Shenzhen-based company has pleaded not guilty to 14 criminal counts in New York’s Eastern District Court, including racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and trade secret theft spanning more than...

al-monitor.com | 10 hrs. 12 min. ago

Egypt’s Sisi, Putin meet as Russia steps up Africa push: What to know

Wednesday’s meeting comes on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa Summit, a two-day gathering in Moscow bringing together African leaders and officials.

bbc.co.uk | 10 hrs. 20 min. ago

US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96

Huerta fought for farm workers' rights in the 1960s and 1970s and had continued to work addressing immigration and voting issues.

thehindu.com | 10 hrs. 35 min. ago

SAD-AAP trade barbs on drug menace issue in Punjab

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia accused Arvind Kejriwal of misleading Punjabis by giving the disproportionate assets case the label of a drug case to suppress the issue

thehill.com | 10 hrs. 49 min. ago

Who is Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's opponent?

Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot is looking to be Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s primary opponent in an election cycle where Israelis are growing displeased with current leadership. Eisenkot worked in the Israeli military for 41 years before eventually serving as the country’s military chief. He has hammered Netanyahu for security failures, calling him an “anti-leader,”...

nypost.com | 10 hrs. 51 min. ago

Nithya Raman embraces Israel boycott amid socialist revolt threatening her mayoral campaign

Nithya Raman backed the Israel boycott movement after DSA leaders threatened to strip their endorsement ahead of the Los Angeles mayoral election.

newyorker.com | 11 hrs. 47 min. ago

Race to the Bottom: Great Moments in the History of Leaders Talking About Asses

“Asses, asses, asses, asses.” So said Charles de Gaulle as he walked behind his troops through the streets of Paris after the Liberation, in 1945—except he said it in French.

thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 16 min. ago

Former MLC moves HC questioning ‘prohibitory list’ of lands, says government targeting BRS leaders

smh.com.au | 12 hrs. 53 min. ago

Is that a whiff of arrogance we detect from the Liberal leader? Jeff Kennett seems to think so

If a generation spent in the political freezer hasn’t taught the Liberal Party a hard lesson about humility, they are glacially slow learners.

iol.co.za | 13 hrs. 30 min. ago

Police minister seeks urgent order to restrict March and March protests in eThekwini

The Police Minister and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner want the Durban High Court to urgently restrict March and March marches and protest activity across eThekwini. The application names March and March as the first respondent and movement leader Jacinta Ngobese Zuma as the second respondent.

thehill.com | 13 hrs. 35 min. ago

Judge overseeing Maduro trial dies

Alvin Hellerstein, a longtime federal judge who was set to oversee the criminal trial of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, has passed away, according to a court official. He was 92. Nominated by then-President Clinton in 1998, Hellerstein oversaw many high-profile disputes during his nearly three decades on the bench in New York City.

He was back in the national limelight presiding...

kyivpost.com | 14 hrs. 2 min. ago

Putin Focused on Medieval History in Talks With Nordic Leaders

Zelensky said Norway and Finland briefed Kyiv before speaking with Putin about a possible November meeting in Abu Dhabi. FT reported that Putin spent much of their 90-minute conversation discussing history, while an immediate ceasefire was barely raised.

dailymail.com | 14 hrs. 6 min. ago

Nigel Farage claims he skipped watching the Budget in the Commons as he feared ending up in 'another physical altercation' in Parliament after 'previous bust-up in May'

The Reform UK leader suggested his absence from Parliament for Chancellor John Healey's statement was because he had decided to 'avoid conflict'.

thehindu.com | 14 hrs. 28 min. ago

Nirmala Sitharaman, Rahul Gandhi spar over Tata Group leadership dispute

Congress leader has questioned India Inc.’s ‘silence’ over the leadership battle at Tata Sons, saying the conglomerate is being ‘criminally destroyed’; Finance Minister hit back, saying Mr. Gandhi is seeing ‘ghosts everywhere’

npr.org | 14 hrs. 33 min. ago

Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96

Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry.

dw.com | 14 hrs. 43 min. ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy irked by US-Russia-China summit

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced his concerns about a probable meeting between the leaders of the US, China and Russia next month. Plus, a localized truce appeared to be holding in the town of Oleshky.

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 1 min. ago

Farmers’ leader demands drought declaration for Madurai and Cauvery delta

livemint.com | 15 hrs. 8 min. ago

Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar gets UAE’s top honour. How his courage earned praise from world leaders

The honour comes amid widespread international praise for Machchhar, whose actions helped avert a potential aviation disaster.

nypost.com | 15 hrs. 21 min. ago

Faith coalition presses Gavin Newsom to join Trump school choice program: ‘California dollars should stay in California’

More than 100 faith and school leaders say billions in California tax dollars could fund students in other states if Newsom sits out Trump’s program.

ft.com | 15 hrs. 55 min. ago

[$] The fear factor giving Netanyahu the edge

Despite liberal hopes, the veteran leader appears to have a path back to government after Israel’s vote

bbc.co.uk | 16 hrs. 11 min. ago

Badenoch: Budget 'does not come close to meeting the moment'

The Tory leader argued the Budget was not "bold enough" and the government had "overspent, overborrowed and overtaxed".

abcnews.com | 16 hrs. 13 min. ago

China takes Mbappé apology 'seriously' after backlash over 'Chinese dictator' remark

China has acknowledged soccer star Kylian Mbappé's apology for comments seen as disrespectful to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China

thehindu.com | 16 hrs. 26 min. ago

Council poll results an indicator to 2028 Assembly elections, says BJP leader

They reflect the dissatisfaction of voters with the Congress govt.’s policies and functioning, according to N. Ravikumar

iol.co.za | 17 hrs. 27 min. ago

Tech, AI leaders expand China's 2026 rich list

China’s 2026 rich list sees a record 1,529 mega-wealthy individuals, with tech leaders like DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng and ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming driving growth, reflecting the country’s expanding AI influence and “two-speed economy.” Picture: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

mirror.co.uk | 18 hrs. 5 min. ago

Secrets of iconic red despatch box that links Andy Burnham with Angelina Jolie

As the new Chancellor brandishes his red despatch box, ahead of delivering his first budget, manufacturer Barrow, Hepburn & Gale continues its centuries-old tradition of crafting the iconic leather cases for British leaders.