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Centre says aviation rules under Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam being fast-tracked to curb volatility and ensure passenger protection

Le candidat Horizons a officiellement balayé dimanche la proposition d'une primaire de la droite initiée par son adversaire Gabriel Attal, espérant s'imposer comme "candidat naturel" au sein du bloc central.

Despite promising to revolutionise the way state budgets are managed, the party says Victorians will not be given any economic insight into the party’s plans before they vote.

Le candidat Horizons à l'élection présidentielle, Édouard Philippe, a confirmé dimanche son refus de participer à une éventuelle primaire de la droite et du centre. L'idée d'une "primaire des démocrates" a été proposée par son concurrent Gabriel Attal dans le but, selon lui, d'empêcher que le second tour oppose LFI au RN.

Édouard Philippe a réaffirmé dimanche 1ᵉʳ novembre sur la chaîne TF1 son opposition à l'idée d'une primaire pour désigner un candidat unique de la droite et du centre à la présidentielle, quatre jours après la proposition lancée par son concurrent Gabriel Attal d'organiser une « primaire des démocrates ».

Celle-ci rassemblerait des "gens qui ne sont pas d'accord", a argué le maire du Havre (Seine-Maritime) dimanche soir sur TF1.

The YSRCP president alleges that three-fourths of his party agents have been prevented from entering the polling stations, and demands re-poll in the affected booths

<p>Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycott</p><p>The traditional “family photo” to open the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting has been abruptly cancelled in the US after a host of nations – including Australia and the UK – refused to appear beside the Russian foreign mini

Sanctioned Russian FM attends Atlanta talks as Iran war, Hormuz disruption and Ukraine divide G20 members.

A photocall of foreign ministers was cancelled by the US after the UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and other European counterparts refused to be pictured with Russia's envoy Sergei Lavrov.

High Court previously dismissed challenge to the grant of planning permission

The crash, which killed at least 69 people, marks the second deadly rail accident this year involving the same railway companies.

<p>Spain’s transport minister on Friday rejected calls for his resignation over the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2040442">second train accident</a> on his watch to cause mass casualties this year, as authorities worked to identify the victims from a crash that left at least 69 dead.</p> <p>Lawmakers from across the political spectrum this week condemne

En Afrique du Sud, alors que jeudi 22 octobre, un étranger a été battu à mort, le gouvernement a décidé d'agir. Le ministre de la Police a obtenu ce jeudi 29 octobre une ordonnance judiciaire provisoire interdisant au mouvement anti-immigrés March and March d’organiser des manifestations dans la municipalité de Durban où les réfugiés vivent dans la peur.

Une mutinerie a eu lieu ce jeudi en fin de journée à la prison de Grenoble-Varces, en Isère. Pendant plus de deux heures, une trentaine de détenus ont refusé de regagner leurs cellules. L'ERIS, unité d'élite chargée de rétablir l'ordre en milieu pénitentiaire, a dû intervenir.

Inspector general rejected request from Democratic and Republican senators.

Rapid expansion of Alternative Investment Funds and Foreign Portfolio Investors raises serious concerns over transparency, the petition says; the court asks why an MP wants to file a public interest petition under Article 32 when she could raise the issue in the Parliament

Federal law requires the Education Department to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly. A new lawsuit claims the department isn't fully following those rules.

La secrétaire nationale des écologistes Marine Tondelier a estimé que l’attaquant avait eu raison de qualifier le dirigeant chinois de «dictateur». Une position bien différente de celle des Insoumis.

Distancé dans les sondages, Gabriel Attal a prôné mercredi l’organisation d’une «primaire des démocrates» avant l’élection présidentielle, pour «empêcher» un deuxième tour entre LFI et le RN.

Some trees remain a glorious blaze of colour

A Federal High Court in Lagos has refused the bail application of businessman KC Luxury over alleged cocaine trafficking, ordering an accelerated hearing. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-refuses-kc-luxury-bail-orders-accelerated-hearing/

Strongly condemning the organised cybercrime rackets targeting senior citizens through digital arrests, the CJI said those involved must face stringent action

Manuella Guiragossian recalls the shelling and gunfire, the family rushing out of the house and towards the shelters. She recalls the painting her father Paul would remove from the wall, from its place above the piano, and bring with him as if “it was a member of the family”. She remembers this detail as a speckle of warmth in an otherwise traumatic cycle du

It's the latest setback in the Justice Department's efforts to charge Trump's perceived adversaries.

«La participation élevée au niveau national montre l’engagement fort du public dans le processus démocratique, et aucun besoin de rallonger les heures d’ouverture des bureaux de vote n’a été identifié», assure la Commission électorale.

Two ex-FBI officials were initially accused by the DOJ of lying when they testified to Congress in 2023 about their involvement in Hunter Biden investigations.

Brazil's opposition party accepts President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election victory, but Flávio Bolsonaro won't concede, while President Trump calls the vote "rigged" without offering evidence.

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The former pilot previously told the Supreme Court he was being attacked by other inmates in custody and was paid “peanuts” to work in a factory.

The former pilot previously told the Supreme Court he was being attacked by other inmates in custody and was paid “peanuts” to work in a factory.

In a closely watched election, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated right-wing and Trump-aligned challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. Transport and weather disruptions in parts of Brazil led to a chaotic final stretch at the polls. Bolsonaro is refusing to concede, and President Trump called the outcome "rigged." Stephanie Sy reports.

Attorney General Todd Blanche sparred with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan over the Justice Department's preemptive lawsuit in the Alaska Senate race. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi declined to modify Shadab Ahmad’s bail condition requiring him to remain in Delhi during the trial, questioning why he hadn’t sought the change from the trial court

The Supreme Court declined to modify bail conditions barring Shadab Ahmad from leaving Delhi, after Justice Aravind Kumar questioned why he sought admission outside the capital’s law colleges

Jacqui Lambie calls for the One Nation candidate and creator of the party's Please Explain cartoons to drop out of the race for an upper house seat in next month's Victorian election.

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It's the first time since Brazil returned to direct elections in 1989 that a candidate has won the final runoff after losing in the first round.

<p>Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right senator and was elected president of Brazil for a fourth non-consecutive term</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/lula-wins-brazil-election">Full report: Lula wins fourth term as Brazil’s president over Flávio Bolsonaro</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://w

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been re-elected president of Brazil, the electoral authority has said, in a result that defied poll predictions - but his opponent has refused to accept the result.

The High Court judge, however, says that he has passed certain directions to the special executive magistrate (SEM) on providing all material to the student leader in the proceedings

Neha Bora says the peace bond violates the right to democratic dissent. The statement comes amid a wider protest calling for the removal of India's election chief. DW has more.

A platinum flyer with a first-class booking, I expected downgrading to economy to board an earlier flight wouldn’t be a problem.

Michael Carrick speaks for five uninterrupted minutes at media briefing to outline what Manchester United means to him, then refuses to rule out dropping Bruno Fernandes.

Division Bench was considering appeals against a Single Bench order, which had refused to stay the reconstitution of the Waqf Board.

A coronial inquest into the death of NCA bomber Domenic Perre has revealed he refused food and medication in the lead-up to his death.

Ms. Mangalanandan added that burial rights for terrorists are being justified by indicating that States may restrict funeral rights of terrorists, but only within legal limits

La colère gronde en Indonésie alors que les incendies de forêts qui font rage depuis plusieurs mois, ont déjà dévasté près de 2 millions d’hectares et provoqué un épais nuage toxique qui asphyxie la région. Mercredi, des étudiants et des membres de la société civile se sont rassemblés à Pontianak sur l’île de Bornéo, l’une des plus durement touchées par les

Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg has ever seen.

A pair of fatal incidents this month has revived a long-running debate: Does Osaka's high-risk danjiri festival still have a place in modern society?

Évacué d’un canal de Busan, le requin-bouledogue surnommé «Bukhangi» y est revenu quelques heures plus tard. Les autorités tentent à nouveau de le guider vers la mer, alors que le refroidissement de l’eau menace sa santé.

A day earlier, he had pleaded not guilty in Auckland to inciting racial disharmony.

The aunt of Zara Aleena says the new powers for judges will "rebalance the power" from offender to victim.

South Korean director Hur Jin-ho thanked the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) for defending freedom of expression as his political thriller “The Assassin(s)” opened the festival’s 37th edition on Wednesday, two weeks after the Korea’s conservative opposition asked SGIFF to pull it. “I am truly grateful to the film festival for protecting artisti

Offenders, including killers, who refuse to attend sentence hearings could be confined to their cell for weeks or lose visiting privileges.

David Hearn’s attorneys have asked the inspector general’s office to reconsider, citing “numerous potential crimes” in the Justice Department’s handling of the case.

À Pavlograd, ville ukrainienne située à moins de 90 km du front avec la Russie, la guerre ne laisse aucun répit. Les habitants racontent leur quotidien sous les bombes, entre lassitude et détermination. Entre les critiques contre Trump, les rumeurs sur TikTok et les frappes contre les civils, France 24 a recueilli les témoignages de ceux qui "refusent de pli