PoliticsBBCPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minReform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.BBC
PoliticsThe GuardianPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minWhy the Bayeux tapestry and Franco-British relations are natural bedfellowsTapestry’s loan to UK is just another chapter in the love-hate relationship that has spanned the centuries since it was created Five British prime ministers ago – and six French ones – when Emmanuel Macron first confirmed that France would…The Guardian
PoliticsBuenos Aires TimesPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minMilei vs Kicillof and the third wheelMilei has the advantage of being the incumbent and having the resources of the state. Kicillof has a similar, albeit much more limited, platform. Both of them promise to be genuine, meaning their rejection rates will be one of the…Buenos Aires Times
PoliticsAntara NewsPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minPresident orders firm and accountable enforcement in forest areasPresident Prabowo Subianto has ordered the enforcement of regulations in forest areas to be carried out firmly, ...Antara News
PoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 min‘Mini-dictatorship’: Students slam far-right turn at Argentina-run residence in ParisWeeks before President Javier Milei visits France, scrutiny has grown around an Argentina-run university residence in Paris supposed to promote peaceful coexistence but which activists say instead restricts lodger freedoms and hosts…South China Morning Post
PoliticsTASSPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minRussian forces establish foothold on southeastern outskirts of Dobropolye — expertAndrey Marochko says Russian troops are advancing and clearing the settlementTASS
PoliticsCNAPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minMalaysia PM Anwar open to considering early GE, with DPM Zahid latest to call for snap pollsMalaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Thursday that it would be “better” for the 16th general election to be held early.CNA
PoliticsTASSPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minUS should consider realities on ground in settlement of Ukraine conflict — Russian MFADeputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says the situation "is constantly changing, and not in Kiev’s favor"TASS
PoliticsThe New York TimesPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minGerman Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in PowerSunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.The New York Times
PoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minTaiwan’s opposition parties split over mayoral race, threatening 2028 election allianceA rupture between Taiwan’s two opposition parties over a mayoral race threatens to spill into November’s elections and erode the fragile trust underpinning their potential 2028 alliance. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and smaller…South China Morning Post
PoliticsDaily TrustPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minCan Kwankwasiyya deliver Kano for NDC ?In recent times, only a few political movements in Nigeria have had the kind of mass appeal Kwankwasiyya had in Kano State. Borne out of the fiery popularity of a former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the group, which later…Daily Trust
PoliticsCNAPoliticsSep 5, 2026 · 1 minUS midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdownNorth Carolina became the first state authorised to begin sending out ballots, formally launching an election season that culminates on Nov 3 and will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.CNA