In Focus | Xi’s crusade against corruption has gone well beyond economic crime
Wider campaign is now increasingly about how officials use their power, whether they toe the line, and what they do in their private lives
· Yuanyue Dang
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Orbán’s Fidesz party ‘ready to work’ with Hungary’s new government against corruption
LONDON — Viktor Orbán’s man in the Hungarian Parliament admits that the country’s democracy may have suffered during the former prime minister’s leadership.
· Anne McElvoy, Peter Snowdon
Germany’s far right taps nostalgia for communist East to propel election surge
QUEDLINBURG, Germany — Germany’s far right is betting that an unabashed embrace of nostalgia for life behind the Iron Curtain will help propel their rise to power in the country’s East.
· Nette Nöstlinger
Private investors could keep stake in England’s water under Burnham plan
LONDON — Private investors could continue to hold a long-term stake in England’s water industry under plans to overhaul the sector being weighed up by Andy Burnham’s new government.
· Dan Bloom
What’s behind the Israel-Turkey power struggle in Syria? | The National
Israel has been attacking parts of Syria since the fall of the Assad regime and carrying out incursions into the country’s south under the pretext of targeting weapons of the former government.
· Nada AlTaher
UK’s Green Party demands data center ‘pause’
LONDON — The Green Party’s Zack Polanski has called on the U.K. government to hit “pause” on the construction of data centers to reflect on the environmental and societal impacts of the facilities behind the AI boom.
· Joseph Bambridge, Isabel Loubser
PM promises bold deregulation
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook promised Friday to lift as many regulations as possible to create a level playing field for all.
· CHANG JAE SUN
Inside the plan to vaccinate wild birds, starting with the little penguins at Manly
Little penguins, black cockatoos, emus and owls at Taronga Zoo are among the first recipients of a vaccination for H5N1 avian influenza, while the NSW government has urged owners of backyard chickens or of pet birds to take extra precautions.
· Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk
A federal judge in California on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon's effort to blacklist Anthropic earlier this year violated the First Amendment and deprived the artificial intelligence company of its constitutionally protected liberties.
· Ashley Capoot
Ruling party pledges close coordination with gov't on key policy tasks
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) vowed Friday to work in tandem with the government and the presidential office to meet public expectations as it geared up for the regular parliamentary session set to begin next week.
· Yi Wonju
Prabowo's plummeting approval opens the way to popular rival
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto during a presidential campaign rally in Jakarta in 2024. His approval ratings in office have plummeted with a lackluster economy and unpopular flagship programs. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
· Staff Writer
US judge urged to rebuff restoring Trump name to Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Opponents of a plan to restore US President Donald Trump's name to the Kennedy Center urged a federal judge on Thursday to block the move, calling it "open defiance" of his previous rulings.
· Agence France-Presse
Federal judge again blocks Trump's mail ballot executive order
An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
· Nicholas Riccardi
Lee to unveil 2027 budget, support projects for young people
President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a meeting Friday to unveil next year's budget for young people and present the government's major projects specifically designed to assist them.
· Yonhap
Body for 'frank, evidence-based' advice to Victorian government ditched
Infrastructure Victoria was founded in 2015 by the former premier Daniel Andrews. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
· Rachel Eddie
Any new federal cash for LA Olympics must be watched closely
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· CA Post Editorial Board
Japan should not raid its forex reserves for Takaichi's food tax cut
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The two governments coordinated on a yen-buying intervention earlier this summer. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei, Reuters)
· Shigesaburo Okumura
SKT, KT, Kakao consortia selected for govt.-led AI service project
South Korea's science ministry said Friday it has selected three teams to build an artificial intelligence service accessible to everyone, under the government's "AI for all" initiative.
· Yonhap
SKT, KT, Kakao consortia selected for gov't-led AI service project
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry said Friday it has selected three teams to build an artificial intelligence (AI) service accessible to everyone, under the government's "AI for all" initiative.
· Kang Jae-eun
Mayor Of Indiana City Claims Race Discrimination After Delayed Utility Repairs
If a group's entire world view is built on the notion that they are perpetual victims because of their race, every time something bad happens to them they are going to go looking for racism as the scapegoat. In other words, they are going to see "racism" under every rock and behind every tree. They will even see rac…
· Tyler Durden
Trump's Energy Policy Could Cost US 540 GW Of Renewables, Says NRDC
By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive
· Tyler Durden
Lee to unveil 2027 budget, support projects for young people
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside over a meeting Friday to unveil next year's budget for young people and present the government's major projects specifically designed to assist them.
· Park Boram
Seoul stocks open lower despite US rally
Seoul stocks opened lower Friday, bucking overnight gains on Wall Street, while investors sat on the sidelines ahead of the Jackson Hall meeting set to provide clues on the Federal Reserve's rate policy.
· Yonhap
Federal Court Dismisses Musk's X Lawsuit Against New York Law Forcing Platforms To Define Speech
A Trump-appointed judge just dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they define and monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign political interference and disinformation.
· Tyler Durden
Seoul stocks open lower despite U.S. rally
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened lower Friday, bucking overnight gains on Wall Street, while investors sat on the sidelines ahead of the Jackson Hall meeting set to provide clues on the Federal Reserve's rate policy.
· Kang Jae-eun
Lake Ontario Didn’t Ask for This
Americans hadn’t seen President Trump in a few days, not since he diverted from an education policy event on Monday to give reporters a tour of the new helipad he is building on the South Lawn of the White House.
· Katie Rogers
Judge Crushes Maryland Democrats' Gerrymandering Games
Submitted by Maryland Freedom Caucus
· Tyler Durden
US base dispute hangs over Japan’s Okinawa governor election
The LDP is mounting an all-out campaign to unseat the incumbent, wagering cash promises can quiet anti-base opposition
· Maria Siow
US base dispute hangs over Japan’s Okinawa governor election
The LDP is mounting an all-out campaign to unseat the incumbent, wagering cash promises can quiet anti-base opposition
· Maria Siow
Labor, Coalition and One Nation fight among themselves on migration
Angus Taylor left the door open to cuts to the humanitarian visa program in order to reduce immigration rates to Australia. (AAP: Pip Farquharson )
· Jake Evans
Contractors begin building border wall in Arizona over a tribe's opposition
The U.S. Border Patrol keeps watch along the US-Mexico border Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Douglas, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
· Mikella Schuettler
Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin sidestep Hasan Piker, and Israel, in Michigan campaign stops
As Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made campaign stops with a prominent Jewish congressional leader on Wednesday, there was one subject neither he, nor his Democratic allies onstage, were interested in discussing.
· ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill
California could become the first state in the nation to consider “Jewish” an ethnic and racial identity, rather than just a religious affiliation.
· SHARON UDASIN/ JTA
Pentagon policy chief tells NATO allies US wants European-led defense of continent
The Pentagon’s policy chief told NATO members on Thursday that the alliance must adapt and that he wants to hear from allies as part of a review of US forces in Europe he said was meant to enable a more European-led defense of the continent.
· REUTERS
Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet
Three employees of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news service, allege they were fired after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln
· Robert Mackey
ICAC Operation Rosny LIVE updates: Anita Perrottet to resume evidence; husband Charles to front inquiry later today; Jean Nassif to appear next week
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· Jessica McSweeney
NYC’s contentious takeover of ailing Maimonides Hospital approved by state despite stiff opposition
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· Carl Campanile
Trump Complained About Big Oil Profits, But Dumped Exxon Stock On Ceasefire Day
By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com,
· Tyler Durden
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Liverpool need midfield nous, Michael Carrick is already under pressure and Villa can bid farewell to Enzi Konsa
· Guardian Sport
Trump renames Lake Ontario in trade war with Canada
US President Donald Trump has officially renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” amid an escalating trade war with Canada and Ontario – whose premier recently told him to “kiss my ass” and threatened to cut electricity supplies to the US.
· RT
Moody's Downgrades Baltimore City's Credit Rating Amid Population Collapse
Moody's Ratings downgraded Democrat-led Baltimore City's bond rating this week, highlighting a rapidly deteriorating financial situation as declining reserves, depleted utility funds, and mounting borrowing costs strain the crime-ridden metro area best known for the hit HBO series The Wire.
· Tyler Durden
Palantir is inside the House. Surveillance and the NDIS
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· Claudia Weisenberger
The Rise And Fall Of 'Resistance' Hero Alexander Vindman
Authored by Blaise Malley via Responsible Statecraft,
· Tyler Durden
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
· Michelle R Smith
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 28)
Government spending risks undermining BOK rate hikesAs the Bank of Korea raises rates to curb inflation, planned fiscal expansion risks keeping borrowing costs higher for longer.
· Lee Minji
Trump orders new name for Lake Ontario in provocative trade war twist
Donald Trump's order instructs the name change to be reflected in government maps, contracts and other documents. (Reuters: Evan Vucci)
· Brad Ryan
Australia faces 'sliding doors' moment to turn AI boom into local wealth
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· Clare Armstrong
'Cowboy builders' targeted in new government clampdown
The prime minister said rogue builders gave "decent, hardworking" traders a bad name [file pic]
· Bbcnews
SC upholds scrapping of ‘second placer’ rule for local elective posts
MANILA, Philippines — Candidates who placed second in local elections do not automatically succeed winners who are later declared disqualified or found ineligible, as they were not chosen by the electorate, the Supreme Court has reiterated.
· Kathleen de Villa
Rape and sex offence specialists on all police forces by 2027, PM says
Investigators specialising in rape and sex offences will be introduced to every police force in England and Wales by the end of 2027, the government has said.
· Bbcnews