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Slovak coalition frays with minister's removal, early election mooted

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a press conference at Bratislava Castle, Bratislava, Slovakia, September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

EU Commission floats democracy safeguards as bloc considers expansion

The European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The commission is reportedly pitching measures to protect the EU from any efforts by future members to weaken democratic structures.

Declining US democracy emboldens global authoritarians: Report

Washington’s retreat from the rules-based international order has weakened confidence in multilateralism and emboldened authoritarian leaders and populists, the report said.

Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activists

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil attending a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University on Oct 7, 2025.

Syria sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over killings, torture

Then Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in 2023. A court sentenced him to death in absentia for “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity”.

Indians demand more info than ever and govt finds new ways to say no

The Indian government has been receiving more requests for public information but replies are dwindling.

US envoy quits UN Security Council meeting to protest France comments

US judge blocks Trump administration from stripping immigrants of work permits

U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton attends the Investiture Ceremony for U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who blocked the Trump administration for weeks from finalizing the deportation of eight men to South Sudan, at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

US accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign

While the allegations represent an escalation in US-Cuba tensions, espionage between the two countries has long been known.

Hong Kong to sentence activist and former student leader Joshua Wong in September

Joshua Wong was charged in 2025 under the city’s Beijing-imposed national security law in a move slammed by rights groups.

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