Support for Israeli far right surges among first-time voters, poll finds Together, the two far-right parties would secure 29 Knesset seats based on voting intentions among first-time voters, according to the poll. They outperformed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, which received 7.95 percent of the vote, equivalent to 14 seats.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-far-right-parties-surge-among-first-time-voters-poll-findsUS harbouring of Assad ex-general raises questions over Syria justice driveBassam al-Hassan, a former general who served as a strategic affairs adviser to ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and acted as a liaison between the presidential palace and Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), is reportedly living in Lebanon under an arrangement involving US and Lebanese authorities.
https://www.newarab.com/news/us-harbouring-assad-ex-general-undermines-syria-justice-driveEthiopia and Eritrea accuse one another of launching warGedion said that Eritrean troops had advanced up to 60 kilometres (37 miles) into Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and demanded their withdrawal, just days after the two nations cut diplomatic ties.Eritrea’s Minister of Information Yemane Gebremeskel rejected Ethiopia’s claims. “The Ethiopian regime has been pursuing, in effect, an unprovoked war of aggression against Eritrea for more than three years now,” he said on X.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/ethiopia-and-eritrea-accuse-one-another-of-launching-warhttps://archive.ph/Ha7qERising food prices and poor rains fuel fears of hunger crisis in DarfurIn West Darfur, particularly the state capital El Geneina, soaring food prices, expensive imports and currency fluctuations have placed further pressure on households. Journalist Mohiuddin Zakaria told Radio Dabanga that the price of a sack of millet had doubled from about SDG300,000 to SDG600,000. Prices of sorghum, cooking oil and other essential commodities have also risen sharply.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rising-food-prices-and-poor-rains-fuel-fears-of-hunger-crisis-in-darfurPolice and masked protesters clash in Brussels as anti-austerity rally of thousandsSome protesters, many young, dressed in black and wearing masks, threw rocks and firecrackers at police at the central railway station before setting several fires, one to a pile of city bikes and electric scooters. Riot police responded with tear gas, water cannons and baton charges.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/police-and-masked-protesters-clash-brussels-anti-austerity-rally-thousands UK bans Protestant march from Catholic area in Northern Ireland After a nearly two-week standoff in the predominantly Protestant town of Portadown, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant announced late Friday that the Orange Order would not be allowed to parade through the town’s main Catholic district for the first time in 28 years.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-bans-protestant-march-from-catholic-area-in-northern-ireland/https://archive.ph/4cCxlHolborn and St Pancras by-election: Record low turnout exposes mass disaffection with both Labour and the GreensThe Greens countered that their vote share had tripled since the general election in July 2024 when it won 10.4 percent. But Andrew Feinstein, the “left” independent who took 19 percent in that election, promoting a new Corbyn-led party, did not stand this time and backed the Greens. Polanski’s 8,928 votes compare with nearly 11,350 combined votes for the Greens and Feinstein in 2024—a rise of just 3 points. Largely absent from commentary was the significance of a turnout of just 38.7 percent—the lowest for any by-election held in England this parliament and 15.4 points down on the 2024 general election.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/10/09/qlai-o09.htmlMexican healthcare workers rally outside Interior Ministry as union readies vote on sellout contractOn Wednesday evening a worker filmed the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS) headquarters, which he noted was now being heavily guarded and reinforced, and asked whether the bureaucracy meant to keep the building for itself. “Tomorrow we’ll see each other at the Interior Ministry, compañeros. Don’t give in,” he wrote beneath the video, which drew 36,000 views.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/10/09/npan-o09.htmlEcuadorian Workers March Against Noboa’s PoliciesIn Quito, demonstrators gathered around the headquarters of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) and marched to Santo Domingo Square in the Historic Center, carrying banners and chanting slogans against cuts to social spending, precarious work and what they consider attempts to privatize IESS assets. During the march, they chanted slogans against Noboa and burned cardboard figures bearing his image. Signs with the messages “Cuba is not alone” and “Free Palestine” were also seen.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/ecuadorian-workers-march-against-noboas-policies/ NPA launches harassment operation against CAFGU, 79th IB in Negros Occidental The New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Negros (Roselyn Jean Pelle Command) launched a harassment operation against patrolling troops of the CAFGU and 79th IB in Sitio Bautista, Barangay Malasibog, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on September 29. The three-minute firefight killed one CAFGU and wounded two soldiers.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/npa-launches-harassment-operation-against-cafgu-79th-ib-in-negros-occidental/India steps up security ahead of a major protest in New Delhi over voter listsThousands of protesters are expected to gather at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest venue Saturday as the movement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and the country’s election authorities intensifies. The protesters, joined by opposition parties, are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the poll body he heads of manipulating voter lists through the revision.
https://apnews.com/article/india-sir-cockroach-election-commission-gyanesh-protests-694330c5352fa82a79d889fb95ad2d44US opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolationThe US Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Michael Vance, played a leading role in the outreach, which has focused on shutting down scam centers that target Americans but could lead to broader engagement, including on Myanmar’s rare-earth mineral deposits, according to seven current and former officials and others familiar with the policy shift.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-opens-direct-talks-with-myanmars-generals-reversing-years-isolation-2026-10-08/