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French government collapses after PM Bayrou ousted in confidence vote
The National Assembly votes to bring down government led by PM Francois Bayou over its plans to cut about $52bn to reduce the country’s debt. France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has lost a confidence vote in Parliament, hours after warning that the country was facing “life-threatening” debt, deepening a political crisis and handing President Emmanuel Macron the task of finding…
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Kremlin says sanctions will never force Russia to change course
The Kremlin said on Monday that no sanctions would ever force Russia to change course in the Ukraine war, hours after the United States and the European Union indicated they were considering additional economic restrictions. The West has imposed tens of thousands of sanctions on Russia over its 3-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine and its 2014 annexation of Crimea in a…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to step down
The move is seen as an attempt to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which lost its upper house majority in an election in July. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy and a key U.S. ally into fresh political uncertainty amid rising living costs and growing tensions in…
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US visa applicants must attend interviews in their country of residence – State Department
The United States Department of State now mandates non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants to attend their interviews “at the US Embassy or Consulate in their country of nationality or residence.” The updated rule overrides previous guidance on visa processing locations, the new directive released on September 6, 2025, stressed. “Nationals of countries where the U.S. government is not conducting routine nonimmigrant…
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Washington DC residents protest against Trump’s troop deployment to the city
Several thousand Washington D.C. residents on Saturday marched to demand U.S. President Donald Trump end the deployment of National Guard troops patrolling the capital city’s streets.Protesters at the “We Are All D.C.” march, who included undocumented immigrants and supporters of Palestine, chanted slogans denouncing Trump and carried posters, some which read “Trump must go now,” “Free DC” and “Resist Tyranny.”…
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US considers banning Iranian diplomats from shopping at Costco during UN meeting
The Trump administration already has denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend a high-level UN meeting this month and is now considering ramping up restrictions on several other delegations that would severely limit their ability to travel outside New York City. Potential travel and other restrictions could soon be imposed on the delegations from…
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Starmer carries out major reshuffle after Rayner resignation
David Lammy has become deputy prime minister and Shabana Mahmood the new home secretary in a major reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation. Rayner stepped down as deputy prime minister, Labour deputy leader and housing secretary on Friday, after the PM’s ethics adviser said she had breached the ministerial code when she failed to pay enough stamp duty on her…
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New York Times: Unsuccessful 2019 Navy SEAL mission left unarmed North Koreans dead
A 2019 mission in North Korea, which intended to have Navy SEALs plant an electronic device to intercept communications of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, resulted in an unsuccessful operation that left unarmed North Koreans dead, according to a report from the New York Times on Friday. The mission, which took place during President Donald Trump’s first term, required…
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Putin says Western troops would be ‘legitimate targets’ if they are in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that any Western troops in Ukraine would be considered “legitimate targets for defeat,” a day after it was announced that dozens of Western countries have pledged to contribute to a potential peacekeeping force there if a ceasefire deal is agreed. “This is one of the root causes (of the war): trying to involve Ukraine…
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Elon Musk in line for $1 trillion pay package if Tesla hits aggressive goals
Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in line for a payout of $1 trillion if his electric car company meets a series of extremely aggressive targets over the next 10 years, according to documents released by the company. Tesla, which is leaning heavily into robotics and AI, said in a regulatory filing on Friday that the package has a dozen…
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