BJP's Uttar Pradesh comeback plan begins with 18,900 booths
The political battle may be fought through speeches and rallies, but the BJP's recovery plan is being designed on spreadsheets -- and executed at the booth.
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Pennsylvania Republican wants Lake Erie renamed ‘Lake Pennsylvania’
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” on US maps, documents and databases. Canada has rejected the move, while several US governors have also said they will continue calling it Lake Ontario. The...
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE - Prothom Alo English
Algerian foreign ministry summons UAE ambassador.
Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison
The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.
Swedish Election Race Tightens Ahead of Sunday's Vote
As Swedish voters head to the polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderates is seeking a second term for his center-right government in a race that has tightened sharply in the final weeks. The four-party opposition led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson ha...
Far-right win in German election further shakes up China-EU relations - South China Morning Post
Huizhao Huangin BerlinPublished: 10:30pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 11:33pm, 9 Sep 2026The landslide victory of a far-right party in a German state election has raised doubts about whether a politically weakened Berlin can remain a driving force behind the European Union’s increasingly ...
Colombian president vows crackdown after deadly drone attack
FILE PHOTO: Colombian soldiers at the Independence Day parade in Bogota, July 20, 2026. © Diego Cuevas/Getty Images Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to step up operations against armed groups after a drone swarm attack on a military compound killed three so...
Kremlin assesses Putin talks with Trump envoys
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin. © Mikhail Metzel / RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoys were “constructive,” “extremely candid” and...
Swedish PM Kristersson seeks new term and backing for partnership with far right
STOCKHOLM, Sept 11 - When Ulf Kristersson promised Holocaust survivor Hedi Fried his Moderates would never cooperate with the far-right Sweden Democrats back in 2018, the party was still treated as a political outcast by much of Sweden's right wing.
Swedish PM-hopeful Andersson preaches unity but needs to heal opposition split
STOCKHOLM, Sept 11 - Cooperation rather than conflict is the promise Swedish Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is offering voters as she seeks a return to the prime minister's office in Sunday's election.
Anxious French consumers cut back as election and budget battles loom
PARIS, Sept 11 - A cash-strapped customer split an entrecôte steak with a companion the other day at David Zenouda's Paris restaurant while others increasingly share starters, skip wine at lunch or opt only for a main course.
Jewish organizations urge Turkish PM to address "anti-Semitism" - Hürriyet
The organizations expressed their concern over the "anti-Semitic manifestations" in Turkey in a letter to Erdogan. ?
Nigerian Voters and Informed Choice During 2027 Polls - THISDAYLIVE
As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 general elections, the political conversation will inevitably be dominated by candidates, parties, alliances, zoning, ethnicity, religion and the familiar calculations of electoral politics. But Daniel Kamanga asks Nigerians to step back from the...
Between Nabo Graham-Douglas and Stanley Macebuh - The Guardian Nigeria News
Sir: I love Ken Saro-Wiwa and wish he were alive today. He wrote essays and books with the hands of an angel and spoke with the tongue of an angel. I envy him. Unlike my generation, people who taught him in school knew the subject matter and history of what they educated him in. ...
Keyamo condemns Obi’s Benue blockade, calls for media neutrality - Punch Newspapers
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on the media to end what he described as partisan narratives in reporting political confrontations, following the reported blockade of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Pete...
2027: Abiodun pledges two million votes for Tinubu’s re-election - Punch Newspapers
Governor Dapo Abiodun and the 2027 APC governorship candidate for Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun West, Senator Solomon Adeola fondly called Yayi during the mega rally held in Ijebu Ode. CREDIT: Bankole Taiwo
Tighter rules for teacher-learner WhatsApp communication mooted - IOL
The Department of Basic Education is looking at ways to strengthen how teachers communicate with learners on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, amid growing concern over the boundaries between legitimate support and inappropriate contact.