When Chinese emperors and their prime ministers fell out, the results could be deadly
Imperial China relied on officials to run government affairs under the emperor, but as history shows, this power dynamic was a fragile one
· Wee Kek Koon
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Turbines are visible at Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Montauk Point, New York, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
· Matthew Daly
Over 148,000 Mail Ballots Rejected In California's Primary Election, Data Show
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
'We have done it': India's 'cockroach' movement notches up a major victory
Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned, handing a major victory to youth protesters nationwide who had demanded that he quit to take responsibility for examination paper leaks.
· Sbsaustralia
The momentary slip that only showed Albanese's escalating control of the Labor Party
"We are proudly a progressive movement: two words that can't be applied to the escalator in this building," Anthony Albanese said to much mirth at Friday's Labor Party conference dinner.
· Sbsaustralia
Steve Hilton unleashes new ‘Gladiator’-style campaign video conquering the political machine
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· Titus Wu
A community divided: Maine’s Jewish Democrats gear up for Platner’s replacement
When Jamie Isaacson received an application in his mailbox earlier this month to help choose the Maine Democratic Party’s next US Senate nominee at Saturday’s nominating convention, he wasn’t interested.
· GRACE GILSON/JTA
‘I will die for this cause’: how India’s cockroach meme became the biggest challenge to Modi’s grip on power
Prime minister’s propaganda machine falters as fiercely secular youth protests reclaim nationalism
Thai military digs in along Cambodian border as peace remains elusive
CHANTHABURI, Thailand -- Gen. Ukrit Boontanon surveyed the 4.3-meter high wall fortified with concrete slabs able to withstand small-arms fire and topped with rolls of barbed wire. Thailand's supreme military commander then headed for a door at one end and shook it firmly. A hard tug rattled the three attached padlo…
· Staff Writer
The Manufactured 'Bipartisan' Push For An AI Kill Switch
Authored by Jordan Schachtel via American Greatness,
· Tyler Durden
Lee calls on Anthropic CEO to scale up AI investment in Korea
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of ghostwriter recordings
President Joe Biden waits to speak about foreign policy at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
· Michael Kunzelman
Venezuela will withdraw from International Criminal Court, foreign minister says
Venezuela will withdraw from the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's perceived bias, the nation's foreign minister, Felix Plasencia, has said.
· Middleeasteye
Zelensky tries to fix crisis over removal of defence minister and counts the cost
Protesters in Ukrainian cities have welcomed the change of commander-in-chief but continue to call for the return of Mykhailo Fedorov
· Bbcnews
India's banned Sikh activist film finds audience in Punjab villages
Residents gather for a screening of "Satluj" in a village square of Mahian Wala Kalan, a farming village in Punjab, northern India, after the government banned the film. (Photo by Anuj Behal)
· Quratulain Rehbar
UN assembly approves four-year extension in mandate of rights chief
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor to extend the term of UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia, Israel and the United States.
· Middleeasteye
Langbroek under pressure over appointments to Qld Cultural Centre boards
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· Ellen Fanning
Saudi attacks target Houthi military sites at Hodeidah port city in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it carried out airstrikes targeting Houthi military sites in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Friday that were linked to attacks on Saudi shipping.
· REUTERS
At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics
Every summer, for four days, the picturesque Gush Etzion community of Alon Shvut becomes Israel’s capital of Bible study, as thousands of Bible buffs converge to explore and expand their knowledge of the Bible at “Yemei Iyun B’Tanakh,” the Bible Study Days, which is sponsored by Herzog College on the campus it share…
· ALAN ROSENBAUM
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens ahead of key Democratic Senate primary
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· Victor Nava
Packers discuss strategies for staying financially competitive
Green Bay Packers president Ed Policy walks on the field before a NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
· Steve Megargee
Death Toll Revised Lower: Trump Admin Accused Of Playing Politics With Iran War Casualties
The US administration and Department of War has just reduced the total number of American service members killed during the Iran war from 18 to 14.
· Tyler Durden
Brazil's government says it is working with Peru to protect border Indigenous lands
Ashaninka’s territory sits along the winding Amonia River in Acre state, Brazil, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
· Gabriela Sa Pessoa
Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states
Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’
· Lucy Campbell
NT government opens door to AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas
Sat 25 Jul 2026 at 7:25am
· Tom Robinson
Black Dems Up In Arms As Party Considers Giving Nevada First 2028 Primary
It's always fun watching the party that cherishes identity politics being torn apart by identity politics.
· Tyler Durden
Coalition challenged by rise of One Nation in Victoria's east
Topic:State and Territory Elections
· Richard Willingham
Prosecution says burden shifts to VP Sara defense
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel on Friday said the burden of rebutting the impeachment article accusing Vice President Sara Duterte of making grave threats has shifted to the defense after it concluded presenting its evidence before the Senate impeachment court.
· James Daniel Danio
Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries
When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Isra…
· Middleeasteye
Venezuela to exit International Criminal Court, accusing it of ‘bias’
The government of Venezuela has informed the United Nations that it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing what it calls the body’s “bias” against countries in the Global South.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Who is Afrah al-Zouba, Yemen’s first female foreign minister?
Afrah al-Zouba’s appointment as Yemen’s foreign minister on Thursday is attracting attention – she’s the first woman to be appointed to that role, or any of the country’s most prominent cabinet posts.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israel’s Sa’ar helped secure ICC prosecutor’s removal, report says
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar played an active role in efforts to secure the removal of International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan, Israel's i24NEWS journalist Guy Azriel said on X, citing a senior Israeli official.
· Middleeasteye
Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate primary
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers the State of the State address at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Feb. 25, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)
· Thomas Beaumont
Will Netanyahu step down quietly like Hungary's Orbán? Hard to imagine - opinion
Viktor Orbán was Hungary’s version of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – a leader who pitted “the people” against “the elites,” the experts, and when necessary, the facts.
· DAN PERRY
Financial Repression: How The US Government Will Quietly Confiscate Your Wealth
Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com,
· Tyler Durden
India's 'Cockroach Party' takes aim at Narendra Modi's government after national exam debacle
Sitting on the ground and beating a tambourine, Arya Singh was surrounded by a large crowd, mostly students, at a square in New Delhi.
· Middleeasteye
Australia had a chance to do something big. Then came weak leadership and fatal errors
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· Michael Leboff
Australia's 'monoculture' might be at the Labor conference
Topic:Government and Politics
· Jacob Greber
‘Far too presidential’: Does SA premier Peter Malinauskas have his sights set on something else?
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· Stephen Brook
‘Building the plane while it’s flying’: How the government rewrote the story of the Suburban Rail Loop
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· Kieran Rooney
Could this grieving political novice defeat Netanyahu? The polls say yes
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· Matthew Knott
The former opposition leader, the alleged branch stacking and the silent nuns
An order of silent Carmelite nuns living a life of “solitude and poverty” in rural NSW became unwitting targets of an elaborate NSW Liberal branch-stacking scheme run by a key figure at the centre of an explosive corruption hearing.
· Alexandra Smith, Kate McClymont
Elder abuse concerns raised as Labor backs VAD telehealth
Topic:Federal Government
· Clare Armstrong
India's 'unserious' gen Z are protesting with grit and humour
Sat 25 Jul 2026 at 4:46am
· Angelica Silva
UFC back in Abu Dhabi for Fight Night 282 at Etihad Arena | The National
The world's premier MMA franchise is back in the UAE capital with a stacked line-up of bouts
· The National
Can a liberal version of Israel survive? | The National
In the weeks after the October 7 attacks, every Israeli expert I spoke to said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not last another six months in office. The crisis was just too big. The man who built the longest career in modern politics on being “Mr Security” oversaw the worst security disaster in Israel’s his…
· Thomas Helm
Gatchalian worried for Hontiveros’ safety
MANILA, Philippines — Amid death threats being sent to Senator Risa Hontiveros, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said he is worried about her safety.
· Aric John Sy Cua