Judge accused of enabling immigrant to escape ICE gets a rare public reprimand
District Court Judge Shelley Joseph departs federal court, April 25, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Bennett-Liberman, Eisenkot-Golan: Opposition parties sign surplus vote-sharing agreement
The four major parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October elections signed surplus vote-sharing agreements on Thursday, with the stated aim of increasing the number of seats won by the bloc and strengthening it.
· KESHET NEEV, SHIR PERETS
Perfectly Timed AI Panic Resurrects 'Bipartisan AI Safety Bill'
A stalled bipartisan artificial intelligence safety bill has suddenly found new life on Capitol Hill - propelled by a combination of dire warnings from inside the industry's leading labs and a brewing grassroots revolt threatening Republicans in key midterm states.
· Tyler Durden
Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?
US President Donald Trump has offered every adult American $5,000 (£3,700) if Republicans win November's midterm elections, but it is unclear how such a plan would be funded and whether it is legal.
· Bbcnews
Trump’s proposed $5,000 election dividend checks could fuel inflation, economists say
President Donald Trump's promise of a $5,000 election "dividend" check to every adult in the U.S. comes at a time when many Americans are feeling particularly strained.
· Jessica Dickler
Emergency Slide Accidentally Deployed On New Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Before Trump Flew To Texas
Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Trump’s Iran war now has a midterm election problem
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the seven-month-long war with Iran will end “immediately after” the US midterm elections in November, framing the ongoing conflict as an attempt by Tehran to influence the vote.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Iranian arms and advice helped Yemen's Houthis seize key Red Sea city, sources say
The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in US-Israeli war on Iran, according to Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources.
· Middleeasteye
‘All the persuasiveness of a North Korean newscast’: Democrats denounce Fetterman video at GOP convention
Surprise appearance by Pennsylvania senator raises fresh questions over loyalty to and future in Democratic party
· Keely Aouga
Hungary's new government turns up pressure on China's BYD, CATL
Prime Minister Peter Magyar took office in May, promising a shift away from former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-China policies. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
How would Israeli Jews vote in a US election and how would US Jews vote in Israel? - opinion
My immediate curiosity was straightforward: How would Israeli Jews vote in a hypothetical 2026 US national election, and how would American Jews vote in Israel’s October 2026 Knesset election?
· KEN STEIN
WHO's Southeast Asia regional chief Saima Wazed resigns amid fraud allegations
Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization's Southeast Asia head and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Wednesday, according to her resignation letter seen by Reuters, following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities.
· REUTERS
Le Pen-Bardella, tandem en péril ?
Le grand sujet politique du jour, analysé en 15 minutes par les journalistes de POLITICO. Du lundi au jeudi, avant 18h.
· Anthony Lattier, Sarah Paillou
Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted
Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) published the Josef Mengele file on Thursday. A digital version of the file, which is held in the Federal Archives in Bern, was uploaded to the government website for public access, although parts of it were redacted. The original document remains in the archives.
· YOAV ETIEL
Pro-Israel Providence Mayor Brett Smiley loses to progressive challenger
The pro-Israel mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, lost his reelection campaign Wednesday to a progressive pro-Palestinian challenger in the latest demonstration of how Israeli politics are seeping into local US elections.
· ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Trump Open To Pardoning Cohen After Former Attorney Says He Was Pressured
Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Pro-Israel rally outside Downing Street calls to ‘Sanction Terror Not Judea and Samaria’
Demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening to protest the British government's recent policy measures regarding Israel.
· ALEX CARSON
‘Media freedom’ cops aren’t about to let robots read Russian news
By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
· RT
Farage donor scandal turns spotlight on UK polling industry
LONDON — Questions are swirling around the British polling industry — and piling up for the company implicated in a Reform UK party scandal that prompted the resignation of two senior party aides.
· Esther Webber, Sascha O'Sullivan, Dan Bloom
International observers arrive for historic Bangsamoro polls
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A delegation from the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) arrived in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday to observe the region’s historic parliamentary elections on Monday, Sept. 14.
· Cong B. Corrales
Israel's Netanyahu to sue newspaper over claim UAE warned him of 7 October attack
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against an Israeli newspaper over reports that the leader of the United Arab Emirates warned him that Hamas was planning an operation just days before the 7 October 2023 attacks.
· Bbcnews
‘Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism’: Protesters warn against Italian bill
Rome, Italy – “Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism”, read the black-and-yellow signs distributed by Amnesty International outside the Italian parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
· Dario Morgante
Houthis say Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab navigation safe and operating normally
The spokesperson for Yemen's Houthis, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said on Thursday that navigation and international trade in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab remained safe and regular, as fighting with the government forces intensified.
· Middleeasteye
Sara Netanyahu rejects apology demand from Jerusalem protest-fire defendant, seeks NIS 5m.
Sara Netanyahu demanded NIS 5 million from a defendant accused of setting a fire near the prime minister’s Jerusalem home, after he accused her of defamation for saying those responsible intended to kill her family.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Israel Police delays 2025 statistical report nine months after year’s end
The Israel Police’s 2025 statistical report has still not been published nine months after the end of the year, raising questions over the reason for the delay and its timing ahead of the elections, on Thursday.
· GILAD MORAG
Fetterman introduces Republican senator at Dallas convention in latest split from Democrats party
For one extraordinary moment on Thursday night, the giant screens at the Republican convention in Dallas did not show another minister in the Trump administration, a Republican member of Congress, or a party candidate. Instead, they showed John Fetterman, the sitting Democratic senator from Pennsylvania.
· IDAN KWELLER
Lagarde rejects far-left Mélenchon’s debt-cancellation plan
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde today dismissed French far-left presidential contender Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s proposal to wipe out government debt, describing it as illegal and dangerous.
· Johanna Treeck
U.S. Extradites 3 Russians Accused of Cybercrime Since June
U.S. authorities have extradited three Russian nationals since June to face charges in separate cybercrime cases involving malware attacks, bank fraud and the hacking of government and private-sector organizations.
· The Moscow Times
Albanese is under fire over a grants program that benefitted his local golf club. Were any rules broken?
The majority of grants under the $560m Labor program were given to seats held by the party before the election
· Luca Ittimani
Tony Abbott says it would be ‘right’ for One Nation to remove cartoon labelling Andrew Hastie a ‘traitor’
Former prime minister joins in widespread condemnation of ‘offensive’ animated series posted on social media by One Nation
· Sarah Basford Canales
Houthis capture Yemeni town of Mocha: Why it matters
Houthi forces grabbed control of the Yemeni port city of Mocha on Thursday, in a major offensive that comes amid escalated fighting between the Iran-aligned movement and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government.
· Mohammad Mansour
Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using redrawn GOP-friendly maps in November election
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· Ryan King
Houthis Seize Yemeni Port Of Mocha, Gaining Greater Leverage Over Bab Al Mandab Strait
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants (Ansar Allah) have scored a major victory against Saudi-backed government forces, after the war was fiercely reinvigorated this month, having seized a historic Red Sea port on Thursday which effectively givens the Houthis even greater leverage over the Bab Al Mandab Strait.
· Tyler Durden
Morocco kicks off legislative election campaign with 27 political parties vying for 395 seats
Campaigning for Morocco's legislative election opened on Thursday, with the governing coalition seeking to retain power amid discontent over economic and regional inequalities.
· AfricaNews
The likelihood of a Fed interest rate hike next week just got a lot higher
A swell of unfriendly factors for inflation likely will push the Federal Reserve to an interest rate hike next week and there's possibly another before the end of the year, judging by market pricing Thursday.
· Jeff Cox
China sells J-10C fighter jet to Uzbekistan, eyes more markets for weapons
The J-10C is a fourth-generation fighter that costs around $60 million per plane, much less than Western alternatives. (China Ministry of National Defense)
· YUKIO TAJIMA
Quem é quem na crise do STF
O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) atravessa um dos momentos mais delicados de sua história recente. No centro da crise, está o escândalo do Banco Master, fraude que deixou um rombo de bilhões de reais no sistema financeiro do Brasil.
· Redação DW
PF apura suposto desvio de emendas para filme "Dark Horse"
A Polícia Federal (PF) e a Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) deflagraram nesta quinta-feira (10/09) uma operação relacionada ao financiamento do filme Dark Horse, que retrata a trajetória do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro.
· Redação DW
PF apura suposto desvio de emendas para filme "Dark Horse"
A Polícia Federal (PF) e a Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) deflagraram nesta quinta-feira (10/09) uma operação relacionada ao financiamento do filme Dark Horse, que retrata a trajetória do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro.
· Redação DW
Network of 100 fake X accounts targeting Ofer Winter removed from social media platform
Social media platform X on Thursday removed an influence network comprising about 100 fake accounts with AI-generated profile pictures that operated in a coordinated manner against People of Israel chairman Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, according to an investigation by the FakeReporter initiative.
· ANNA BARSKY
Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll
Less than 24 hours after the closing of the Knesset 2026 party lists, five polls published Wednesday night presented a highly fragmented political picture.
· MAARIV
Trump promises $5,000 payouts if GOP wins midterms: Can the US afford it?
United States President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 payout for every adult US citizen if the Republican Party holds onto its narrow control of both houses of Congress at the upcoming midterm elections in November.
· Marthe van der Wolf
Kimmel says interview with Talarico won’t air on TV after threats from Trump’s FCC
Host says he’s interviewing Senate candidate ‘under unusual circumstances’ and it will be posted on YouTube
· Anna Betts
Violence erupts in Yemen again: why it matters globally and how it is linked to the US-Iran war
Houthis try to take control of more of Yemen’s Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed government, giving Iran and its allies control over a key shipping lane
· William Christou
German foreign minister urges voters to back Ukraine, NATO as far right surges
BERLIN — German officials must do more to convince voters of continued support for Ukraine and the country’s commitments to NATO, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday.
· Chris Lunday, Victor Jack
Pix of the Day, 10 September, 2026 - Across the world
A snapshot of major news across the continent on September 10, 2026: In Nigeria, the presidential campaign began three weeks ago, and the economy is already emerging as a major issue. With five months to go before the election scheduled for January 2027, candidates will have to convince voters deeply concerned about…
· AfricaNews
Iran War Until 2029? Vance, Rubio Privately Warn Trump It Could Drag Through End Of His Term
President Trump on Wednesday told reporters to expect more US attacks on Iranian tankers, as the war over the Hormuz Strait continues to escalate in piecemeal tit-for-tat fashion.
· Tyler Durden
Why are MPs voting on assisted dying again?
Demonstrators on both sides have campaigned in Westminster as the bill has progressed through Parliament
· Bbcnews
Israeli PM's wife hit with $1.2m defamation suit over Oct 7 conspiracy theory
Sara Netanyahu is facing a defamation law-suit over comments insinuating a leading opposition politician had advance notice of Hamas’ deadly October 7 attacks. (Reuters: Amir Cohen)
· Matthew Doran
Disney+ K-drama Made in Korea season 2: Hyun Bin returns for dark 1980s political thriller
South Korea’s history continues to be explored in the series, as Hyun Bin’s Ki-tae navigates the 1979 assassination of leader Park Chung-hee
· Pierce Conran