Politics

Tunisia court upholds long sentences in mass trial of opposition figures

RFI

Tunisia court upholds long sentences in mass trial of opposition figures

Tunisia's top court has turned down the final appeal of dozens of opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen convicted in a major conspiracy case, in a ruling opponents said further entrenches President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

RFI

Oli prioritises direct relief to flood victims, questions ‘Green Army’ activities

OnlineKhabar

Oli prioritises direct relief to flood victims, questions ‘Green Army’ activities

KP Sharma Oli Kathmandu, September 4 CPN-UML chair and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has said providing immediate relief directly to flood and landslide victims is his party’s top priority, arguing that government procedures can…

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Exclusive: Ukraine finance chief warns of tightest budget since war started ahead of 'very difficult winter'

Euronews

Exclusive: Ukraine finance chief warns of tightest budget since war started ahead of 'very difficult winter'

Marchenko tells Euronews exclusively that the country has not faced such budget constraints since 2022, the year the full-scale war began. He also calls for Russia frozen assets to be revived under new custodianship plan.

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Labour asks Met police to launch criminal inquiry into Reform UK donations after undercover report – UK politics live

Two key aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down pending an internal investigation Good morning. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is speaking on the main day of his party’s conference in Birmingham. It has been a bad summer for the…

Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Goes to Caracas

Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Goes to Caracas

Trinidad and Tobago's foreign minister travelled to Caracas for talks on energy, trade and border security, with the Dragon gas field in the background. The post Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Goes to Caracas appeared first on The…

Pre-Dawn Fighting in Baidoa Leaves 71 Wounded and One Civilian Dead

Pre-Dawn Fighting in Baidoa Leaves 71 Wounded and One Civilian Dead

Fighting on the outskirts of Baidoa wounded 71 people and killed a civilian, the latest flare-up in the standoff between Mogadishu and the ousted leadership of South West state. The post Pre-Dawn Fighting in Baidoa Leaves 71 Wounded and…

Ramaphosa Asks a Cape Town Court to Set Aside the Phala Phala Report

Ramaphosa Asks a Cape Town Court to Set Aside the Phala Phala Report

Three judges in Cape Town are weighing whether the panel that found President Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer over Phala Phala got its mandate and its test wrong. The post Ramaphosa Asks a Cape Town Court to Set Aside the Phala Phala…

Not given FIR copy, says ex-bureaucrat Ashish Joshi; no need at this stage, say cops

Times of India

Not given FIR copy, says ex-bureaucrat Ashish Joshi; no need at this stage, say cops

In a surprising turn of events, former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi was interrogated by Delhi Police about a social media post related to election officials. During this process, he requested a copy of the FIR linked to the Bharatiya Nyay…

Times of India

Sokoto gov’t warns against politicising insecurity

The Sokoto State Government has urged political actors and other stakeholders to unite in the fight against insecurity, warning against politicising the security challenges confronting the state. The state’s Special Adviser on Security…

Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations

Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations

James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down from positions pending outcome of party investigation, says Reform UK Two key aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down from their roles pending the outcome of an investigation by Reform UK into a…

Philippines’ Duterte-Quiboloy ties on show at world’s largest arena launch

South China Morning Post

Philippines’ Duterte-Quiboloy ties on show at world’s largest arena launch

The presence of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s youngest son at the opening of detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s 75,000-seat Kingdome stadium this week offered a striking display of how ties between the Duterte family…

South China Morning Post

NSA alerts Nigerians to remain vigilant

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has alerted Nigerians to remain vigilant and security-conscious amid evolving threats across parts of the country. ONSA, in an advisory dated August 27, 2026, said intelligence, security…