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Pakistan Authorities Tighten Grip on Power With Controversial Legal Changes
Critics of the government have accused it of taking the country in an increasingly authoritarian direction in a bid to fend off any challenge from Imran Khan.World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago -
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American author Joy Williams: ‘The comfy story has got to change’
The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncanny. Joy Williams, 80, has ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes
The bill has drawn criticism from legal scholars who say it would bulldoze any judicial oversight of constitutional matters.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
New football regulator to be given power to tackle controversial 'parachute payments'
"Strengthened" legislation to establish an independent football regulator for the elite men's game in England is set to be introduced to parliament by the government.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Pakistan security services pressured utilities over government power deal
Talks that led to expected state savings of nearly $1.5bn described as ‘more an execution than a negotiation’Business - Financial Times - October 13 -
FirstFT: China launches large military exercises near Taiwan
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump backs strong dollar, says adviser, and EY delays start dates for recruitsWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
Pakistan’s government curbs judiciary’s power after alleged harassment of MPs
Coalition will now be able to hire and fire judges but faces accusations it bribed and abducted lawmakers to get its way. Pakistan’s government has passed a controversial amendment to the ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
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Canada Accuses Powerful Indian Minister and Modi Ally of Authorizing Anti-Sikh Attacks
The Canadian government has alleged that Amit Shah orchestrated plots targeting Sikh separatists on Canadian soil, an accusation that could further worsen relations between the two countries.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Tennessee man plotted to blow up power plant with drone, federal authorities say
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced charges against a Tennessee man on Monday for a plot to destroy a Nashville energy facility. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Pakistan’s budding democracy is on the verge of collapse. It has two options – change tack or implode | Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar
As a former senator, I’ve seen how major parties conspired with the military to manipulate elections and crush opponents. This can’t go on. For most of its history, Pakistan has been ruled by ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the country that ended the ruling party’s 58 years in power since ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Slapping MP shows generational change may not end abuse of power in Nigeria
Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Key 2024 races that could change the House, Senate balance of power
Several congressional races across the U.S. could impact the balance of power in the Senate and the House of Representatives. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on the future of Congress and Ed ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Republicans maintain their grip on state capitals
Republicans broke up ruling trifectas in Michigan and Minnesota, while limiting their losses in Wisconsin.Politics - Politico - 10 hours ago -
Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years since independence loses power
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat in the election in a seismic moment of change for the county that ended the ruling party’s 58 years in power since independence from ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Saudi Arabia tightens its belt
After eight years of whirlwind construction activity and unprecedented spending, the kingdom’s new watchword is prudenceBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia
Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economyWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
The OBR’s mean decision on quantitative tightening
About that headroom…World - Financial Times - October 30 -
Starmer tightens rules on gifts to ministers
It comes after the PM and other cabinet ministers have faced criticism for accepting freebies.Top stories - BBC News - 14 hours ago -
Harris struggles to loosen Trump’s grip on the media
Former President Trump’s brief stop at a suburban Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Sunday was largely a political stunt, but one that catapulted him into a viral moment his campaign seized upon to win ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
War, chaos and Karla — five gripping new thrillers
George Smiley returns to the Circus — and a female ex-spook makes an impressive debutBusiness - Financial Times - October 26 -
Trump campaigns in North Carolina as race tightens
As the race for president tightens further, former President Donald Trump campaigned in storm-ravaged western North Carolina amid fallout from controversial comments he made over the weekend in ...Politics - NBC News - October 21 -
‘Everyone will feel some pain’: growth perils of French budget
Michel Barnier’s new government walks tightrope in a fragile economic climateWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Nebraska Senate Race Tightens as Osborn Gains
Dan Osborn, a labor leader and mechanic who is running as an independent, is making Republicans sweat with his dark horse bid to oust Senator Deb Fischer. Can he turn the buzz into votes?Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
Canada Tightens Immigration After Years of Expansion
Saying that Canada had invited too many newcomers in, in too short a period of time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced lower targets to slow population growth.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
The OBR should trust markets on the cost of quantitative tightening
Rules of thumb aren’t helpingWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
The elusive pivot from monetary to fiscal tightening
IMF wants lower interest rates and government deficits. That looks unlikelyWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
States tighten security at polls amid threats
Officials in just about every state have been working to ensure that this year's election is the most secure ever. But it's not just the ballots that they're concerned about, it's the polling ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Statistical controversy is no crime
Collecting data and summarizing them with statistics is less straightforward than many believe.Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Polio cases surge in Pakistan
Prior to the latest surge in infections, Pakistan was on the verge of eradicating the disease.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Teacher murdered in front of schoolchildren as Lima gripped by crime wave
Extortion rackets killed seven people in less than 12 hours in Lima recently, despite a two-month state of emergency. Late into the night, mothers chanted for justice outside their children’s ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Art dealer Heinz Berggruen’s gripping Picasso mini retrospective comes to Paris
One of the world’s most impressive private collections includes pivotal pieces by the Spanish artist and other modernist mastersWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president's resignation
Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime ...World - ABC News - October 23 -
Tegan and Sara got catfished. The gripping documentary 'Fanatical' explains how
In 'Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara,' director Erin Lee Carr tells the strange story of how the twin-sister pop duo was hacked and the digital con artists who impersonated them.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 24 -
US approves lithium project in push to break China’s grip on EV minerals
Biden administration issues rare mine approval for Ioneer site in Nevada and extends tax breaks to companiesBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Anxiety grips Ukraine as Russia gains ground before pivotal U.S. election
With Russia seizing ground ahead of a potential shift in U.S. politics, many Ukrainians have a message for Americans: Thank you, and please don't abandon us.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
'Venom: The Last Dance' misses projections as superhero films' grip loosens
“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekendEntertainment - ABC News - October 27
