Politics

Far-right AfD posts historic German state election win, exit polls show

Straits Times

Far-right AfD posts historic German state election win, exit polls show

BERLIN, Sept 6 - The far-right Alternative for Germany scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls showed on Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives, but it was unclear whether…

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'We are family', says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen at start of Greenland visit

RFI

'We are family', says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen at start of Greenland visit

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Greenland on Sunday for a two-day visit aimed at reaffirming the bloc's support for the Arctic island coveted by the US President Donald Trump.

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Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support

Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support

Schools and councils express financial concerns as EHCP applications surge before potential change in provision ‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provision Schools and councils across…

‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provision

‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provision

Georgia Gould says moving system towards inclusion will mean parents ‘don’t need to fight’ for support in future Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double in rush for support Georgia Gould is in a race against time. And the…

White House faces mifepristone test

The Trump administration is set to face another key test on abortion, with two months to go until the midterm elections. A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is poised to hear oral arguments next week…

Don’t panic about the national debt — the US has the wealth to handle it

Don’t panic about the national debt — the US has the wealth to handle it

When the debt is framed as a crushing multiple of one year’s income, the conversation narrows to two unappealing options: cut spending or raise taxes on the wages and salaries ordinary Americans live on. Compare the debt to the country’s…

Long-term proteges and verifiable reality must be jettisoned for Saving Private Nige | John Crace

Long-term proteges and verifiable reality must be jettisoned for Saving Private Nige | John Crace

Has Farage’s brain been hacked? Has he started talking in his sleep? There’s no shortage of explanations for this scandal We’ve all been there. It’s a lovely summer’s day and you just want a bit of me time. A quiet lunch of champagne and…

Israel’s Election: What do Israelis really want? - Sponsored Content

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Israel’s Election: What do Israelis really want? - Sponsored Content

Why does Israeli political life appear hopelessly frozen at the top even as tectonic shifts stir beneath the surface? The post Israel’s Election: What do Israelis really want? appeared first on The Times of Israel .

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U.S. Envoys Make First Kyiv Visit Amid Ukraine War Peace Push

U.S. Envoys Make First Kyiv Visit Amid Ukraine War Peace Push

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

U.S. Envoys Make First Kyiv Visit Amid Ukraine Peace Push

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

US envoys hold ‘substantive’ talks with Zelenskyy in first visit to Kyiv

Al Jazeera

US envoys hold ‘substantive’ talks with Zelenskyy in first visit to Kyiv

Meeting comes a day after US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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Former Air Force secretary questions ‘advice’ Trump received before starting Iran war

Former Air Force secretary questions ‘advice’ Trump received before starting Iran war

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III on Sunday questioned the “advice” President Trump received in the lead-up to the Iran war. “What I don’t understand, frankly, about the Iran war is what advice was given to the president that…