STEPHEN GLOVER: Britain could wait 100 for one runway at Heathrow
Mail Onlineby Stephen Glover20d ago
Why is this country so utterly hopeless at carrying off large new projects within a reasonable timescale?
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top 93%Thai court to rule on challenge to 2026 election legality
Channel News Asiaby CNA20d ago
BANGKOK: Thailand's Constitutional Court will rule on Monday (Sep 28) on a challenge to the legality of February's general election, a decision that could put part or all of the result in doubt.
Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class
CalMattersby Mikhail Zinshteyn20d ago
In summary Some California gun owners view a new law requiring people to take a four-hour safety class as a kind of tax on firearm ownership. It’s one of 10 gun safety measures Gov.
John Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech
BBC Newsby Brian Wheeler; Iain Watson20d ago
- Published John Healey will promise "a new age of industrialisation" for the UK, when he delivers his first Labour conference speech as chancellor on Monday.
Healey to pledge ‘new era of industrialisation’ in address to Labour conference
The Independentby Christopher McKeon20d ago
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Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty
World news | The Guardianby Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent20d ago
Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by many to be bad for Britain, polling suggests.
Andy Burnham and John Healey at odds as Heathrow plans crumble
Daily Express :by Martyn Brown20d ago
John Healey’s plans to kick-start the economy have been thrown into doubt after Andy Burnham refused to back plans for a third runway at Heathrow.
French far right to form Senate parliamentary group
PerthNowby Michael Evers20d ago
French far right to form Senate parliamentary group Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has made significant gains in elections to the French Senate, securing a parliamentary group in the...
Beyond protest: Mob violence and the struggle for institutional response in Bangladesh
Global Voicesby Maksuda Akter20d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
Northern Ireland Secretary urges calm amid Drumcree stand-off
The Independentby Claudia Savage,Josh Payne and Rebecca Black20d ago
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigns amid prolonged protests
Al Jazeeraby Armin Aljovic20d ago
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned to seek the prime minister’s post in a snap parliamentary election on October 25, as a student-led movement mounts the most serious challenge to his...
SA's statewide blackout was 10 years ago — but electricity debate is still live
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Keane20d ago
Blackouts come in different forms — there are those that affect memory, and those that affect electricity.
Chautala positions INLD as the only credible opposition to the BJP in Haryana, targets JJP and Hooda
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau20d ago
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) national president Abhay Singh Chautala on Sunday blamed former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for the BJP’s return to power in Haryana in the 2024 Assembly...
France's far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections
France 24by FRANCE 2420d ago
France's far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper...
Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election. We found out who’s most susceptible to them
The Conversation Australiaby Renee Barnes, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of the Sunshine Coast20d ago
The Victorian election is still months away, yet voters are already being shown events which never happened.
Uttar Pradesh: Indian People's Front announces 3-day hunger strike over ECI row
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk20d ago
LUCKNOW: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the newly formed Indian People’s Front (IPF) has sought an inquiry into issues raised over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral...
John Fetterman accidentally calls himself a 'lifelong Republican' at Texas Tribune Festival
FOX Newsby Anders Hagstrom20d ago
Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, triggered a wave of laughs at a speaking event on Saturday after mistakenly referring to himself as a "lifelong Republican."
Letters to The Editor — September 28, 2026
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors20d ago
A credibility crisis The Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision to undertake a special drive to help those left out of the SIR and make changes in its functioning is clearly a response to...
Fetterman claims Democratic ‘big tent’ has more room for ‘America deserved 9/11’ than Israel support
FOX Newsby CJ Womack20d ago
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., claimed on Saturday that the Democratic Party’s "big tent" had become more accommodating of people who say America "deserved 9/11" than Democrats who strongly support...
Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
World news | The Guardianby Pippa Crerar, Alexandra Topping and Kiran Stacey20d ago
Andy Burnham will fight the next election with a pledge to finally fix the broken social care system, acknowledging that he is willing to expend political capital by asking taxpayers to cover the...