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California federal prosecutor Bill Essayli faces scrutiny over election lawsuits

Bill Essayli has launched a crusade against ‘voter fraud’, in his latest push to pursue Maga-aligned cases Since he was sworn in last year, Bill Essayli, the top US prosecutor in southern California, has devoted his office to Donald Trump’s agenda – bringing splashy cases against sanctuary policies, protesters and the rights of young trans athletes. But Essayli’s latest crusade has significantly raised the stakes of his partisan remaking of one of the country’s largest US attorney’s offices: he is fighting to block thousands of votes from being counted in the upcoming midterms. Continue reading...

Politics· Verified

UK budget delivers household energy relief and bank tax hike under Healey

John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s government You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books The Green party has put out this response to the news that gas standing charges will be abolished. A spokesperson said: Abolishing standing charges is more tinkering from a government that is failing to take the bold action needed to end the cost of living crisis. Energy bills have skyrocketed in recent years and are set to rise by hundreds of pounds again this winter. The biggest issue in energy right now is that we’re expecting a 27% rise in the price cap in January. I asked the Chancellor whether he will be intervening on that. He told me I’d have to wait for the budget, but reading between the lines, yes, there will be an announcement today. Whether it’s an increase in the Warm Home Discount, or whether it’s council tax band, or whether it’s done via a payout for people in say council tax bands A-D as a proxy for household income as Rishi Sunak did who knows. Continue reading...

World· Verified

Russia hosts African leaders in Moscow for two-day partnership summit

Addis Ababa, October 28, 2026 (FMC) — The Third Russia–Africa Summit kicks off in Moscow today, bringing together Russian and African leaders for two days of discussions on political relations, economic cooperation and the future of their partnership. The October 28–29 gathering is expected to bring together representatives of 48 of Africa’s 54 countries, with […]

World· Developing

Russia faces UN panel accusations of crimes against humanity over Ukraine strikes

Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday. Russian forces have been targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure since the early months of the war in 2022, and massively ramped up these attacks at the … The post UN panel: Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine appeared first on Egypt Independent.

World· Developing

Iran and Gulf nations pursue regional pact to stop new US conflict

Talks are aimed at reopening strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions on Iran, and for Houthis to withdraw in Yemen A multipronged peace deal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within four days of sanctions being lifted and for the Houthis to withdraw substantial forces inside Yemen are at the heart of Gulf states’ plans to avert what they regard as a disastrous renewal of war between Iran and the US. The US is aware of the talks’ progress but is holding out for a concession that European powers suggest could involve Iran allowing UN weapons inspectors back into the country. Continue reading...

World· Developing

El Salvador sends roughly 1,000 soldiers to Haiti following missing personnel ambush

El Salvador has sent about 1,000 troops to Haiti after four Salvadorean members of a UN-backed security mission went missing in a gang ambush on the outskirts of the capital on October 18, a security official in Haiti told Reuters on Tuesday. The troops’ arrival aboard flights in recent days dramatically expands the Central American nation’s role in Haiti’s long-standing gang conflict. Yet it remains unclear who will command the new Salvadorean contingent, how long it will stay in Haiti or...

Politics· Developing

John Healey prepares UK budget focused on cost of living relief

Healey hopes to give ‘hope for the future’ but only modest policies are expected with important decisions deferred John Healey has acknowledged the UK faces a “difficult moment” but insisted he would put the country on a better path as he delivers his first budget on Wednesday against a turbulent global economic backdrop. But despite the international uncertainty, the chancellor will signal “fresh hope for the future” as he attempts to sound a more optimistic note, by providing households with breathing space from rising cost of living pressures. Continue reading...

ExplainedWorld· Developing

What is at stake in Israel's parliamentary election?

Israel is voting in its first general election since the October 2023 attacks, pitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against former military chief Gadi Eisenkot in a tight contest to build a governing coalition.

World· Verified

Israeli election exit polls show Arab party surge, complicating coalition talks

Exit polls indicate opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing Israeli elections: live updates The big gains made by Palestinian parties in Israel’s general election pose an urgent and fundamental challenge to the country’s mainstream opposition: either cooperate with Arab Israelis or hand Benjamin Netanyahu a roadmap to political survival. In the wake of Tuesday’s exit polls, the leader of the opposition bloc, Gadi Eisenkot, declared them a victory for “Israel’s Zionist national majority” but the real outcome looks as if it will be far more complex than that. Continue reading...

Politics· Verified

Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st state

President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’ Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “one million barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president. At a campaign rally in Corpus Christ, Texas, Trump touted a US oil deal with Venezuela, which the US attacked in January, capturing its long-serving leader Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...

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