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Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to mark seven years since Iraq’s 2019 ‘Tishreen’ protests.

Staff at Uitenhage Provincial Hospital in Kariega say they are routinely exposed to violence while trying to care for patients. Their union wants more security personnel at the trauma unit and tighter controls on who enters the hospital.

The party says the BJP government in Manipur has “completely failed to stop the violence” and that armed groups possess more sophisticated weapons than the security forces.

Nearly 30 leaders of various organisations discussed revising the minimum selling price for sugar and a higher Fair and Remunerative Price for sugarcane

Again and again we see that if women demand respect, it is not long before men will find a way to blame men’s failure to show respect on the fact it was asked for in the first place.

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

This came a day after Congress MP Imran Masood visited Jamia Millia Islamia university to express solidarity with the students agitating for the restoration of the students' union

The ADC has challenged the APC to provide evidence for its claim that Atiku planned to use deepfake videos to discredit its Kaduna rally. Read More: https://punchng.com/adc-slams-apc-over-deepfake-allegation-demands-evidence/

The Department of Justice is warning local election officials in California to cooperate with the administration to identify noncitizens on a list of registered voters or face potential legal action, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.

Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”

Former VP Atiku Abubakar has urged President Tinubu to probe an APC chieftain’s claim that some ministers paid billions of naira to secure their appointmen Read More: https://punchng.com/bribe-for-appointment-atiku-demands-probe-of-apc-chieftains-claim/

Brown says councils should receive $220m a year to cover tourism costs.

The Nigeria Labour Congress has clarified that the Trade Union Congress was not part of its October 22 meeting with the Federal Government over workers’ de Read More: https://punchng.com/tuc-not-part-of-fg-talks-on-workers-demands-nlc/

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng today called on the federal government to disclose how much the TuJu...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The prospects of a summit between U.S. President...

The NLC and TUC have warned of a possible nationwide industrial action following unsuccessful talks with the Federal Government over workers’ demands. Read More: https://punchng.com/nlc-tuc-threaten-nationwide-action-over-unresolved-demands/

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on INEC to publish the preliminary voters’ register of over 103 million people for public scrutiny. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-demands-publication-of-103-million-voters-register-ahead-of-2027-election/

Harish Rao visits Burugupalli village in Gajwel mandal, examines withered crops due to shortage of power supply, water for irrigation

Sonam Wangchuk asked why Ladakh cannot be given greater political autonomy when Arunachal was granted statehood despite its strategic location; advocate Vikram Hegde, who has been advising the LAB and KDA during negotiations with the Home Ministry, says the gap between the government’s proposal and the aspirations of Ladakh residents remains substantial

Internal drama within the Victorian Liberals will be an unwanted distraction for leader Jess Wilson just four weeks before early voting opens.

The family of a 22-year-old student is demanding justice after he was allegedly electrocuted at a Chinese-owned factory in Mowe, Ogun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/family-demands-justice-after-22-year-old-son-dies-at-ogun-factory/

A medical expert, Prof Oladapo Ashiru, has called for mandatory Ebola contact tracing for all travellers in Nigeria, with no VIP exemptions at airports. Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-medical-expert-demands-contact-tracing-for-all-travellers-no-vip-exemptions/

Cape Town’s multimillion-rand surveillance grid promises safer streets. However, unchecked technology, vague safeguards and historical precedent raise urgent questions about liberty and data privacy.

NDC governorship candidate, Abdulmumin Ajia, has called for an independent audit of Kwara social investment spending over alleged political use of funds. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndc-candidate-demands-audit-of-kwara-social-investment-spending/

A group has called for accountability in Nigeria’s Ebola preparedness and better protection for frontline workers following reports of an Ebola-related ill Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-group-demands-better-protection-for-health-workers/

Iran will not allow the Strait of Hormuz to fully reopen until the US accepts its terms, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, warning that Tehran is ready to resume fighting if the stand-off escalates, even as he insists diplomacy remains possible. Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US were continuing through mediators Pakistan and Qatar, Mr Ara

A senior Japanese official met with his Russian counterpart, urging the "immediate release" of a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter.

The anti-drug activist’s family is expected to be examined by the CBI team, led by senior DIG, in Mansa

The family of Taofiki Mustapha, who died in a police cell in Agbeye, Osun State, has petitioned the AIG to probe the circumstances of his death. Read More: https://punchng.com/family-demands-probe-after-man-dies-in-osun-police-cell/