Right-wing billionaire’s party wins Czech electionsThe elections were a fiasco for a communist-led coalition of four left parties, which failed to win a single seat. … Mr Babis said his aim was to form a one-party government, but he will need at least tacit support from the far-right, anti-immigrant Freedom and Direct Democracy party, which won 15 seats, and anti-environmental group Motorists for Themselves, which gained 13.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/right-wing-billionaires-party-wins-czech-elections Macron’s crisis deepens as new French PM and government quit Lecornu, who was tapped just a month ago as the head of government, stepped down mere hours after naming key members of his cabinet. Opposition parties and some of Macron’s minority coalition partners reacted with fury, as many of the ministers were either holdovers from the last government or had previously served in high-level posts.
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-government-announces-resignation-sebastien-lecornu/https://archive.ph/EMpckPalestine campaigners praise Green Party for backing criminal investigation into the government for 'aiding and abetting Israel'PALESTINE campaigners praised the Green Party after its annual conference voted to support a criminal investigation into the British government for “aiding and abetting Israel over the course of [Israel’s] genocide” in Gaza. Sunday’s motion demanded “a full arms embargo” and an end to “the spy plane flights over Gaza from the British military base in Cyprus.”
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/palestine-campaigners-praise-green-party-backing-criminal-investigation-government-aidingAlmost 500 anti-genocide activists arrested as Starmer government moves to ban protests outrightThe government is seeking to use the tragedy to intensify its law-and-order agenda, with ministers—including Prime Minister Keir Starmer—and the police calling on protesters not to demonstrate over Gaza out of respect for the dead. This included demands not only that DOJ call of their scheduled Saturday protest, but that the Palestine Coalition call off a national demonstration on October 11 expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands to mark the second anniversary of the genocide and the destruction of Gaza.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/05/djby-o05.htmlOil tanker known to deliver oil to Israel set to leave TurkeyThe tanker previously left Ceyhan on 23 September, arriving in the Israeli port of Ashkelon on 25 September, the data showed. On 10 September, it left Russia’s Novorossiysk and arrived in Israel on 20 September. Ceyhan is the last stop on the BP-owned Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, which transports crude oil from Azerbaijan. The oil is then shipped from the Heydar Aliyev Terminal at Ceyhan to Israel, accounting for almost 30 percent of its crude oil imports.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/oil-tanker-known-deliver-oil-israel-set-leave-turkeySudan crisis: Civilians struggle to survive in cities starved under siegeSatellite imagery analysed by Yale University's Humanitarian Research lab shows the RSF has built 68 kilometres (42 miles) of walls around much of the city, leaving only a small exit route where fighters are reportedly extorting civilians for safe passage. Halima Issa, another resident of El-Fasher, can't see a way out.
https://www.newarab.com/news/sudanese-struggle-survive-cities-starved-under-siege Marcos regime files complaints against Cebu anti-corruption protest mass leaders Among those charged are Panaghupong-Kadamay’s Nanay Bebe Allere, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Central Visayas’ Jaime Paglinawan, Bayan Muna’s John Ruiz, AMA-SUGBO-KMU’s Howell Villacrucis, and others. They were required to submit counter-affidavits within 10 days. “The charges filed against these respected leaders from marginalized and progressive sectors highlight the steady erosion of democratic space in the name of law and order,” Karapatan-Central Visayas said.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/marcos-regime-files-complaints-against-cebu-anti-corruption-protest-mass-leaders/Colombia’s interior minister hints at possible referendum over healthcare reform"What is clear is that this Congress was not up to the task of reforming the justice system or healthcare. All they do is block things, saying that if they are not given perks, there is no way to reach an agreement, and the ruling class is the one that controls Congress." said Armando Benedetti The privatization of Colombia’s healthcare system in 1993 has led to countless crises and the bankruptcies of more than 100 EPSs. The intermediaries were supposed to handle the payment of healthcare-related treatments.
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-interior-minister-hints-at-possible-referendum-over-healthcare-reform/Protesters rally for and against Ecuador’s president as emergency takes effect in 10 provincesAnti-government demonstrations began two weeks ago, organized by the country’s largest Indigenous group, in response to the removal of a fuel subsidy that raised diesel prices from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon. “Diesel goes up, everything goes up,” and “Out with Noboa” were among the slogans shouted by dozens of protesters at a popular park in the capital, where pro-government supporters also gathered in higher numbers.
https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-danoel-noboa-indigenous-strike-fuel-subsidy-f8300d1fdd68ad68c53be90f81479b6aMilei-Macri rapprochement agreed upon for after midtermsThe gathering was viewed as a broad endorsement of Milei's policies at a time when the Libertarians are losing momentum amid mounting corruption scandals. In this vein, Congressman José Luis Espert, who admitted to having received US$200,000 from drug trafficker Fred Machado but claimed not to be aware of the latter's business, announced that he would not be dropping his reelection bid, despite press reports in this regard.
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