Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary.
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The IndependentChina’s ‘wolf warrior’ foreign minister who went missing reportedly demoted to low-level job
Qin Gang was removed as foreign minister last July after disappearing from public view for a month
- The Telegraph
Kamala Harris suffers poll blow ahead of critical Trump debate
Kamala Harris has suffered a fall in the polls for the first time since becoming her party’s presidential candidate.
- HuffPost
Kamala Harris' Campaign Strikes Rawest Of Nerves For Donald Trump In Mocking New Ad
One of Donald Trump's obsessions is lampooned in the spot — with some help from Barack Obama.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
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- Malay Mail
Guan Eng defends Teresa Kok’s remarks on halal certification, says within MP duties, not 3R
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has dismissed accusations that Seputeh MP Teresa Kok’s comments on...
- Malay Mail
Suspected Chinese spy Alice Guo recounts flight from Manila to Malaysia by yachts and boats, but says ‘No Filipino helped me escape’
MANILA, Sept 10 — Former mayor of Bamban Alice Guo has denied that any Philippine government officials assisted her in f...
- Malay Mail
Immigration Dept launches probe after Singaporean woman claims seven-day detention over CIQ dispute
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Immigration Department of Malaysia has launched a special investigation into the case of a Si...
- INSIDER
More countries are openly flaunting their ties with Putin. They say it's just business.
Heavily-sanctioned Russia has been on a foreign policy blitz, with President Vladimir Putin meeting numerous top leaders from Asia this year.
- The Daily Beast
Barron Faces NYU Professors Who Signed Letter Saying Trump Was ‘Threat’ to the Republic
Eighteen-year-old Barron Trump’s first day of college at New York University’s Stern School of Business allegedly began by meeting his school’s once outspoken anti-Trump dean.Interim dean J.P. Eggers was one of 14 NYU Stern administrators to sign an October 2020 open letter warning business leaders of then-President Donald Trump’s “threat” to “our republic.” The letter included over 1,000 signatories from business schools across America, including from Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and Columbia. Profe
- Euronews
Pedro Sanchez arrives in Beijing as EU-China tariffs rift rumbles on
The EU imposed provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles with the European Commission maintaining that Chinese firms unfairly benefit from government subsidies, allowing them to keep their prices artificially low.
- Storyful
Strike on Ukrainian Command Post in Kharkiv Region Kills 80, Russian Defense Ministry Says
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that a Russian airstrike destroyed a Ukrainian command post and killed 80 people in Hrushivka, in the Kharkiv region.Footage released on Monday, September 9, to Telegram shows a strike on buildings in Hrushivka. The buildings are seen razed to the ground after the strike.The footage also shows white vehicles arriving in the area, which the Russian Ministry described as “Ukrainian Armed Forces evacuation vehicles.”The Russian Ministry of Defense said that 80 people were killed in the strike, and that “8 units of equipment” were destroyed.“A decision was made to carry out an airstrike using an FAB aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module at the moment of the largest concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel,” it said.According to Russian Telegram channels, the Ukrainian command post was used to distribute “forces and resources” in Kupiansk, Petropalovka, Kucherovka, Podolah, Kurylivka, and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense via Storyful
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Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations
East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations in a nation where almost half the population lives in poverty. The cost for the two-day visit starting Monday was approved by the government through the Council of Ministers in February, including $1 million to build an altar for a papal Mass. Walls were still being dabbed with fresh paint and banners and billboards filled the streets of the seaside capital, Dili, to welcome the pontiff, who earlier visited Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
- The Guardian
‘I am the police, I am the army’: blacklisted settler’s rule in West Bank
Palestinians tell of self-styled warlord’s brutal reign across whole of Jabal Salman valley – and he is one of many
- HuffPost
Ex-Prosecutor Reveals The 1 Legal Move That Makes Jail 'Much More Likely' For Trump
Andrew Weissmann warned the former president of a big downside to his sentencing delay.
- The Telegraph
David Knowles, journalist behind Telegraph’s Ukraine war podcast, dies aged 32
David Knowles, the Telegraph journalist behind the award-winning Ukraine: The Latest podcast, has died.
- INSIDER
China's 'wolf warrior' foreign minister is now working a lowly publishing role after falling foul of Xi: report
Qin Gang was once one of the most powerful men in China, but then vanished from public view.
- Deadline
Explosive Documentary Critical Of Benjamin Netanyahu Premieres In Toronto After Attempt To Block It Fails; Film Contains Leaked Footage Of Israeli Leader’s Police Interrogation
In one of the most explosive documentary premieres in TIFF history, a film sharply critical of Benjamin Netanyahu bowed before a packed house in Toronto Monday night, despite a last-ditch effort by the Israeli prime minister to block it. The Bibi Files, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom, contains never-before-seen video of …
- Associated Press
What the Trump-Clinton debates might tell us about Tuesday's match with Harris
It was Hillary Clinton on the debate stage. As Trump and Harris prepare to debate for the first — and potentially only — time Tuesday, his three meetings with Clinton in 2016 illustrate the challenges facing both candidates in what is again shaping up to be an extremely close election. Harris will face a skilled and experienced debater who excels at rattling his rivals with a barrage of insults and interruptions, while projecting unflappable confidence and conviction.
- HuffPost
Newsmax Host Lidia Curanaj Makes Startling Political Confession And Apologizes
"I didn't know any better," the conservative host told her audience.
- The Guardian
Jordanian driver kills Israeli workers at border with West Bank
Triple shooting on mostly quiet border with Jordan may be indicative of Gaza war spreading violence across region