Australian state Labor government announces more police-state lawsUnder the latest wave of new laws, police will be able to forcibly seize and access mobile phones to download all their data and open encrypted messages, even previously deleted material going back for years. NSW police will be able to compel access to citizens’ phones during arrests, roadside stops and other detentions. Full details are yet to be tabled. NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the measures, combined with new digital forensic capabilities, would “give police the ability to crack encrypted devices and uncover evidence.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/09/09/cxya-s09.htmlHome Minister Sudhan Gurung Shares Stage with Controversial Religious FiguresPolice investigation has shown that Shriniwas arranged for a गोली (bullet) to be fired at himself in Jatuwa, Biratnagar in Ashad 2075. The police investigation concluded that he arranged for the shooting himself with the aim of disrupting religious tolerance. However, Shriniwas has denied the police investigation. Police investigated after he was shot in Jatuwa, Biratnagar on the morning of Chaitra 25, 2074. The police arrested him at Tribhuvan Airport in Baishakh 2076 and filed a case. The case against him is sub judice. He has been running a 'Hindu State Campaign' for the last 20 years.
https://english.ratopati.com/story/78535/good-governance-gossip-by-keeping-the-accused-togetherJapanese yen turbulence continues to threaten global financial marketsThe issue of the yen’s value started to come into greater international prominence earlier this year as it continued to fall against the dollar. This was despite threats from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama that they would intervene against short sellers—those who seek to profit from a further decline—and boost its value.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/09/09/ksgi-s09.html South Koreans protest over possible plan to send forces to back US in Hormuz Seoul said on Friday it was considering "contributions" to US security efforts along the strait, and on Tuesday sent what it called a fact-finding mission to the crucial waterway. Iran has already warned that any South Korean deployment would be "regarded as direct support for the party responsible for that aggression and will have serious consequences". Demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy in Seoul on Wednesday with placards urging the government not to join the "war of aggression" against Iran.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/south-koreans-protest-over-plan-send-forces-back-us-hormuzJoint List submits slate for Israel election, vowing to fight racism, supremacyHadash chairman Yousef Jabareen heads the ticket, followed by longtime Ta'al leader Ahmad Tibi and Balad chairman Sami Abou Shahadeh. Hadash's Faten Ghattas is fourth, followed by Balad's Bakr Awawdeh and Hadash lawmaker Ofer Cassif. Former Hadash lawmaker Youssef Atauna is seventh, followed by Balad's Maha Karkabi Sabbah.
https://www.newarab.com/news/joint-list-submits-israel-election-slate-vows-fight-racismWomen comprise 88% of blackmail cases as Iraq grapples with outdated harassment lawMore than 800 electronic extortion cases were addressed, the majority involving women, during the first nine months of this year, the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday, amid a push to reduce harassment and blackmail in the country despite outdated laws.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/1079220Gambian leader pledges halt to rolling blackouts as protests turn violentGambian President Adama Barrow has said the country will boost energy supplies by next month, hoping to quell violent protests over prolonged power outages as the premier stands for re-election. Protesters burned tyres and built barricades blocking traffic, demanding that Barrow resign, in The Gambia’s capital, Banjul, and nearby cities on Monday and Tuesday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/gambian-leader-pledges-halt-to-rolling-blackouts-as-protests-turn-violenthttps://archive.ph/BMTcdKenya’s nurses end six-week strike after signing deal with governmentSeth Panyako, secretary-general of the nurses’ union, said his members would return to hospitals within 24 hours. He said the return-to-work agreement provided 45 days for negotiations to conclude on the implementation of a collective bargaining agreement that was reached in 2017 following a six-month strike. That agreement remains unimplemented due to what the government has termed budgetary constraints.
https://apnews.com/article/kenya-nurses-strike-doctors-019e913b5e2be6dfc45a512cabead02eAlbanian protests against Kushner-linked coastal development turn violent after 100th dayThe march was staged as parliament resumed from a summer recess and after the demonstrations marked their 100th day on Monday. They challenged a police cordon in the center of the capital, Tirana, pelting officers in riot gear with eggs and tomatoes. Cars transporting lawmakers to the parliament building were confronted by the crowds and were hit with plastic water bottles before police intervened to let them through.
https://apnews.com/article/albania-protest-kushner-trump-rama-a5fd528fe90f515ffe0f0712304c39a5Reform insists National Rally agreed migrant policy after backlash in FranceThe agreement unveiled on Friday between Nigel Farage and Bardella, who is the 30-year-old protege of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, appeared to directly contradict Le Pen’s long-held policy of refusing to accept the return of those who arrive in the UK in small boats from France. Le Pen was pressed for her position by journalists from France TV, the state broadcaster, on Monday. Le Pen declined to comment, saying she would talk about the issue soon, but at a time of her choosing.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/09/reform-uk-national-rally-migrants-deal-farage-bardellaUnited States Warns Uruguay to Cease Presence of the Cuban Medical BrigadeAccording to Uruguayan journalist Gabriel Pereyra, the warning includes the possibility of adding Uruguay to an international blacklist, with consequences for U.S. military cooperation and technical assistance. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin denied receiving any specific official communication, although he acknowledged that the issue is under bilateral discussion. However, he emphasized that the experience with the Cuban doctors has been “extraordinary.”
https://www.telesurenglish.net/united-states-warns-uruguay-to-cease-presence-of-the-cuban-medical-brigade/Survey: 58% of Argentines say economic situation is worseningThe findings come as Milei's government continues to defend its programme of austerity and spending cuts, arguing that fiscal discipline is necessary to stabilise an economy long plagued by high inflation and chronic deficits. But almost half of those surveyed took a sharply negative view of the government's economic strategy. Some 47.8 percent described the programme as "mistaken", saying it was causing "meaningless suffering" for Argentines.
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