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Psaki : If midterms are a ‘referendum’ on Biden, Democrats are doomed
New York Post 26 Sep 2022
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki bluntly admitted that if the November midterm elections are a “referendum” on President Biden, the Democrats will lose. Psaki, who left the White House in May to take a job at MSNBC, said if the midterms focus on the “most extreme” party, mentioning Republican Georgia Rep ... Gov ... ....
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Arizona woman smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants across border for 15K each: police
New York Post 26 Sep 2022
El Mirage police said its investigation showed that the undocumented immigrants were charged as much as $15,000 to get into the US ... was arrested for allegedly smuggling between 80 and 100 migrants into the country per month for the last six months.El Mirage Police Department.
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TikTok could face £27m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy
The Observer 26 Sep 2022
TikTok is facing the prospect of a £27m fine for failing to protect the privacy of children, the UK’s data watchdog has said. An investigation conducted by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the video-sharing app may have breached data protection law between May 2018 and July 2020 ... He said the ICO had several ongoing investigations ... .
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Gunman opens fire at draft office in Russia amid backlash to Putin’s mobilisation
Yahoo Daily News 26 Sep 2022
A gunman has been held for opening fire at a draft office and injuring one senior official in Russia’s Irkutsk region, officials said ... The draft office head was in hospital in a critical condition after being shot, said the local governor of the Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev. “There was an emergency in the area today ... ....
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Why Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is the next big thing
Gulf News 26 Sep 2022
What began as a small regional political, economic and security bloc back in 1996 with five members — the Shanghai Five — is now the world’s largest organisation with more than 30 per cent of the globe’s GDP. And yet the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is rarely in the news unlike ASEAN, the GCC, the EU and Opec ... 16, 2022 ... AP ... Read more ... .
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China becomes ‘hothouse’ of intrigue ahead of crucial Communist party congress
The Observer 26 Sep 2022
Purges of senior officials and unfounded rumours of military coups in Beijing have fed into feverish speculation ahead of a key meeting of China’s ruling party next month, when president Xi Jinping is expected to be granted an unprecedented third term ... China ready for ‘fight’ over international action on Xinjiang human rights abuses. Read more ... .
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Amid Russia-Ukraine war escalation, US warns Putin of ‘catastrophic’ consequences over nuclear weapons
DNA India 26 Sep 2022
The United States would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine and has spelled out to Moscow the "catastrophic consequences" it would face, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday ... "If Russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia ... U.S ... .
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Ukrainians scared by Russia's preordained referendums
Canoe 26 Sep 2022
KYIV — After seven months of war, many Ukrainians fear even more suffering and political repression as referendums orchestrated by the Kremlin portend Russia’s imminent annexation of four occupied regions ... Others described hiding behind closed doors, hoping to avoid having to answer to armed soldiers going door-to-door to collect votes. Scroll Left ... .
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Russia School Shooter Wearing ‘Nazi Symbols’ Leaves 13 Dead, Including Seven Children
The Daily Beast 26 Sep 2022
A gunman wearing “Nazi symbols and a balaclava” shot 13 people dead, including seven children, in a rampage at a school in central Russia on Monday, officials say. The attack at School No. 88 in Izhevsk, around 600 miles east of Moscow, also left a further 14 children and seven adults wounded. The shooter killed himself after the massacre ... .
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US's Harris, Japan's Kishida condemn China's actions in Taiwan Strait
Reuters 26 Sep 2022
TOKYO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Japan's defense during a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo in which they condemned China's actions in the Taiwan Strait ... President Joe Biden to defend the Chinese-claimed island ... Register ... 1/4 ... read more ... Register.
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Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Giorgia Meloni’s Eurosceptic party
Belfast Telegraph 26 Sep 2022
Italian voters have rewarded a Eurosceptic party with neo-fascist roots, propelling the country towards what is likely to be its first far-right-led government since the Second World War, according to near-final election results ... In a victory speech, Ms Meloni struck a moderate tone, saying from her party’s headquarters in Rome ... “Italy chose us ... / ... / ... .
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FBI Conducts Dawn Raid on Home of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker
The Epoch Times 25 Sep 2022photo: European Commission
Egypt FM before the UN: We will not give up our rights to the Nile River
Egypt Independent 26 Sep 2022
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday that Egypt will not cede its people’s right to exist attached to the Nile River since the dawn of history ... Shoukry stressed the need to reach a binding agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ... ....
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Saudi crown prince meets Turkish officials in Jeddah
The Arab Weekly 26 Sep 2022
JEDDAH -. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met Turkey’s Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati along with Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman and chief foreign policy adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Jeddah on Saturday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported ... .
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