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Indonesian rupiah, shares fall as political protests rock Jakarta
The Malaysian Star
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August 29, 2025
Indonesian stocks and the rupiah fell on Friday as escalating political protests in Jakarta rattled investor confidence, while broader Asian markets were subdued ahead of a key U.S. inflation data that could signal Federal Reserve policy...
African Union Urges Political Parties to Embrace Dialogue Ahead of September 16 General Elections
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 29, 2025
The African Union (AU) has called on political parties in Malawi to prioritize dialogue, peace, and unity as the country prepares for the September 16, 2025 general elections. Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday during the official launch of the...
In Japan, PM Narendra Modi's ‘political and economic stability in India’ push after 50% US tariffs
Hindustan Times
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August 29, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that India has political and economic stability, transparency in policy, predictability and is on track to become the world’s third-largest economy soon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed...
Why Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed as Thailand’s PM and what it means for fragile political landscape
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
When Iowa politics invades the classroom: Are professors afraid to teach controversial topics?
The Times of India
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August 29, 2025
Imagine sitting in a university classroom, ready to debate a complex issue, only to realize your professor is afraid to teach it fully, because a state policy now dictates how “controversial” subjects must be presented. This is the reality...
This Week In Politics: August 25-29
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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(WRGB) — Governor Hochul and New York Democrats are criticizing President Trump for signing an executive order this week targeting states and jurisdictions that have done away with cash bail. New York's criminal justice reforms passed under...
Backlash as White House chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr deputy to run CDC – US politics live
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump faces key legal test in effort to exert control over Federal Reserve The chaos at the CDC is far from the president’s only battleground todat. Later on, Donald...
India's International Booker winner at the centre of a political row
BBC
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August 29, 2025
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai ShareSave Banu Mushtaq won the International Booker Prize for her short story anthology Heart Lamp International Booker Prize winning-author Banu Mushtaq has found herself in the midst of a controversy after she...
Poisonous Politics: Mayawati Condemns Use Of Abusive Language Against People In High Positions
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned the use of indecent and undignified language against people holding high offices, warning that such practices were tarnishing the image of the...
‘Obidient Mobs Toxic, Peter Obi Is A Political Prostitute’ —Deji Adeyanju Says, Insists Ex-Governor Tried To Bribe Him Before 2023 Election
Sahara Reporters
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Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has alleged that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, attempted to offer him money during the buildup to last year’s election. However, Adeyanju said he rejected it. Speaking in a no-holds-barred...
Dem MN State Rep.: Not Talking About Assault Weapons Is ‘an Attempt to Politicize’ Grief and Distract
Breitbart
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August 29, 2025
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Minnesota State Rep. Emma Greenman (D) stated that the school shooter in Minneapolis, like many other shooters, “wanted to do this for notoriety, had lots of stuff going on in their lives. That...
'If I were president': Cracks appear in Senegal's top political double act
The Standard
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye arrives for a meeting with France's President at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on August 27, 2025. [AFP] After trading run-ins with the former government for the corridors of power, Senegal's...
LDP Political Situation: Can the Prime Minister be Said to Bear No Responsibility?
The Japan News
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August 29, 2025
Editorial 16:35 JST, August 29, 2025 Time is being spent on discussions over whether to hold a presidential election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party before the current leader’s term of office expires, causing talks on various policy issues...
Farmers tackle flames as politicians undermine land management tools
The Scottish Farmer
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August 28, 2025
These are nothing of the sort. If you’d listen to many on-line, TV and paper-based commentators, you’d think that somehow fires had been sparked by magic from a Harry Potteresque-type wand. Not so. It is sparked by people’s irresponsibility and,...
Trump’s death penalty pledge for Washington DC is ugly racial politics
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
The District of Columbia carried out its last execution in 1957. That April, it put Robert Eugene Carter to death for killing a police officer as Carter tried to flee a robbery he had just committed. At the time, the law in the nation’s capital...
S&P 500 Rises on US Growth Surprise Despite a Brewing Political Storm
Investing
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August 29, 2025
Markets kicked off the day with renewed confidence as fresh economic data painted a resilient picture of the U.S. economy. Revised 2nd quarter GDP figures showed stronger-than-expected growth, driven by robust business investment and trade,...
Guest Oped: Trenton must replace blame with baselines — and politics with process.
The Trentonian - New Jersey
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August 29, 2025
I have lived in Trenton’s Hiltonia section for 15 years. I am a taxpayer, a former school board president, a Six Sigma greenbelt, have 50 years of experience in management, leadership, operations, and 20 years of process quality experience, most...
Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cindy Obeñita calls out politicians’ ‘lavish lifestyles’
Inquirer
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August 30, 2025
Beauty queen Cinderella Faye Obeñita has joined the chorus of public outcry against the ostentatious living of personalities being connected to the corruption in government projects. On her social media page, the second Miss Intercontinental...
Letter: Partisan politics, not representation
Tribune Star - Indiana
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Hello, residents of the Hoosier state. You may know that Vice President JD Vance, traveling to Indianapolis as an emissary of the president, recently visited Gov. Mike Braun. You may also have seen news photos of concerned people who demonstrated...
Luca Guadagnino And ‘After The Hunt’ Cast Talk Woody Allen Inspiration & The Film’s Politics: “It’s Not About Making A Manifesto Of Old-Fashioned Values” — Venice
Deadline
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August 29, 2025
Luca Guadagnino has fast become a legend of the Lido thanks to his prolific output, and he’s back at Venice this evening with After The Hunt. The film follows a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional...