Mexican President Rejects Police Crackdown on Water Protest in GuadalajaraOn Sunday, the demonstration in Jalisco ended in clashes between riot police and participants who were trying to reach the governor’s residence. The organizing groups reported that four people remained missing and that journalists were also affected during the protest in Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city, with more than 4 million residents.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/mexican-president-rejects-police-crackdown-on-water-protest-in-guadalajara/Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce“Cuba has a medical-pharmaceutical industry that we consider strong,” María Fernández Martínez, head of the province’s pharmacy company, told the official newspaper Granma. But without supplies, “not even the most capable factory can complete the cycle.” The government also struggles to obtain packaging such as blister packs and bottles and says U.S. financial sanctions complicate payments for imports. Cuban authorities say shipments of medical supplies have also been stranded in third countries because shipping companies fear U.S. penalties for calling at Cuban ports.
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-medicines-pharmacies-charity-34280901ca0d9b7a66dd1892fffa0421Lawyers and opposition challenge Milei’s citizenship-by-investment scheme as unconstitutionalIn Congress, the opposition has filed requests for information and bills to repeal it. “It is unacceptable for Argentina to put its citizenship up for sale,” said Peronist deputy Agustín Rossi, a former defence minister, who called the proposal “classist” and argued it is aimed at attracting billionaires seeking to avoid restrictions that apply to foreigners, such as on buying land.
https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/12/lawyers-and-opposition-challenge-milei-s-citizenship-by-investment-scheme-as-unconstitutionalIndia’s voter list protests continue to escalateAhead of the march, authorities closed six metro stations in the capital on Monday and warned of traffic disruptions. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party described the growing protests as a fight to defend the constitution. “We will not back down,” he told reporters in New Delhi. Mr Gandhi is seeking to turn the protests into a broader challenge to the country’s increasingly authoritarian prime minister.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/indias-voter-list-protests-continue-escalatePakistan accuses suspended provincial government of colluding with militantsLaw Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the provincial government had been suspended for at least six months but gave no timetable for lifting the emergency. Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, the province’s top elected official, was in government custody after being removed from his position. The information minister accused Afridi of facilitating the Pakistani Taliban, who are suspected of being behind a surge in violence in recent years. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, is a separate group but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-khan-taliban-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-1475e4a5ede9d59131c06bacd1b70579Germany: Labor Minister's resignation leaves the government in turmoilHowever, she also cited "the public attacks against me — unfortunately, including some from within the ranks of our coalition partner" as reasons for her resignation. In fact, the pressure on Bas increased significantly in recent days. The centrist coalition government is urgently awaiting key legislative proposals from the Ministry of Labor. Before the summer recess in July, a commission had already presented comprehensive proposals for reforming Germany's statutory pension system. The coalition partners of SPD and the center-right Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) wanted these proposals to be quickly turned into legislation. To date, however, no finalized drafts have been presented.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-labor-ministers-resignation-puts-a-spotlight-on-cracks-within-the-government/a-79645823https://archive.ph/Q9LN7Ex-director in charge of Grenfell cuts no longer at senior council role following backlashDuring the Grenfell inquiry, she was heavily criticised over her role in the budget-cutting decisions before the blaze. It found that she pushed for a new contractor to carry out the tower’s renovation on a lower budget, which ultimately meant metal cladding was swapped for combustible plastic-filled panels to save money. Over the summer, she was appointed director of development and property at the Barnet Group, which manages the borough’s 13,000 council homes, on a salary of £157,078.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ex-director-charge-grenfell-cuts-no-longer-senior-council-role-following-backlash Displaced families occupy vacant homes in Ras Al-Ain for compensation as committees order evacuation of Kurdish properties Dozens of displaced families from Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah, and Al-Hasakah have recently moved into vacated houses in Ras Al-Ain. SOHR sources report that these families took over the properties to secure financial payouts, which are being offered to occupants in exchange for vacating the homes so the original owners can return.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/386574/Kurdish PKK militants quit some camps in north Iraq, Turkish sources sayThe security sources said the PKK had from last Thursday withdrawn from the Hebat, Yajk, Sabri and Sason camps in the Baze district of Iraq's Metina region in evidence that the peace process was pressing ahead. Once it ceased all activities, PKK members could join social integration programmes in education, economic and other areas as part of the legal framework for disbandment, the sources added.
https://www.reuters.com/world/kurdish-pkk-militants-quit-some-camps-north-iraq-turkish-sources-say-2026-10-12/Egypt’s press union chief rejects pressure over detained journalistsEgyptian prosecutors have accused the six journalists of working for a media organisation tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, a group Egyptian authorities have cracked down on for years following a 2013 coup against democratically elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was a member. Egypt has officially designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” group, an allegation the organisation has strongly denied, while human rights groups have accused Egyptian authorities of repressing freedoms.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/egypts-press-union-chief-rejects-pressure-over-detained-journalistshttps://archive.ph/ueDt6Ethiopian official promises change in Tigray after troops retake regional capitalA former Tigray leader, now advising Ethiopia's prime minister, promised a "visible change" in the region on Sunday after government-allied units retook Mekelle city following renewed fighting with opposition forces. Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to the city of Mekelle on Sunday for the first time since rebels led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front seized the airport on 23 September. They withdrew on 3 October, when government-allied fighters entered the city.
https://www.newarab.com/news/ethiopian-official-promises-change-tigrayMalnutrition deaths reach 1,852 in areas controlled by SLM-AWThe civil authority in areas controlled by the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW)has reported 1,852 deaths linked to acute malnutrition among children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and older people, warning of a deepening humanitarian disaster as displaced families continue to arrive.
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