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Germany's conservatives are dialing up the pressure on their center-left partners ahead of crunch talks next week. Meanwhile, Volkswagen's latest cost-cutting push has triggered a furious response.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday bowed out of the final debate ahead of elections pitting him against leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also declined to attend. Lula, on the cusp of 81, will face off against the son of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro in a first-round vote on Sunday, with polls giving him a slight advantage. The pair are neck-and-neck in projections for a potential runoff on October 25, however.
Israel’s top court told Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from the election or face disqualification.
Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.
About 2,000 people were arrested on Thursday during riots in several demonstrations. The Minister of Education meets with students and parents to address the lack of resources and poor conditions in educational institutions
The independent party gives the Government a 59-page document to have a new "starting point" in the drafting of another decree
The president spoke with ministers in the area of Congress Government and heard various views on the opportunity to hasten progress. Sources of La Moncloa affect that all the scenarios are open. If the Chief Executive dissolves the Cortes, the first available date would be Sunday, November 29.
The French government is holding a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.
France, on Thursday, introduced a 2027 budget project, seeking to introduce non-popular austerity measures aimed at reducing the deficit and reassuring bond investors whose fears are increasing, prior to the next year ' s presidential elections.
In Brazil, the number of hunters, shooters and collectors exploded under Jair Bolsonaro. In the south of the country, especially in Santa Catarina, the arms defenders have challenged the restrictions imposed by Lula since 2023. In this very conservative state, the pro-arms lobby is already mobilizing for the next elections. Report of France 24 correspondent in Brazil, Fanny Lothaire.
Several Palestinians and activists testify to the increasing use of drones in the occupied West Bank, notably by the army and settlers, to which the Government hand over the aircraft. The objectives would be to intimidate, monitor, demolish and make daily life unbearable.
Police have made around 2,000 arrests and dozens of people have been injured as student protests spread across France. Ministers have called for a "day of dialogue" but students have called for further strike action.
Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain who was attacked by his co-pilot onboard the Flydubai flight 1073 in an apparent attempt to crash the plane, on Friday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that although he was severely injured in the altercation, “I could not let all those people die”. Although collapsed, he made a last-ditch effort and managed to push the door to the cockpit open.
French investigative journalism website Mediapart said Thursday it had been able to authenticate antisemitic messages from 2013 attributed to far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's de facto deputy Jordan Bardella. The allegations come just seven months out from the election where voters will choose a replacement for President Emmanuel Macron, with Le Pen leading opinion polls.
Police in New Delhi have detained opposition politicians and demonstrators during protests.
On the front page of the press this Friday: anger, an election under tension and reunions.
The designation of Letitia James increases the pressure to purify responsibility for a case that has shaken the United States
In an interview with France 24, former Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, candidate for the head of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie, believes that his future "is certainly in Africa", but not limited to it. He wanted to "make the Francophonie more useful" and said he was "very confident" before the November election.
The first round of the presidential election is held this Sunday in Brazil and artificial intelligence occupies a more important place than expected: avatar of former president Jair Bolsonaro to support his son candidate, cloned by a governor to claim money from his voters, jingles of campaign for some reals... Disinformation will be one of the main challenges of this election.
Hundreds have gathered in central Delhi to demand the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, over the deletion of voters from electoral rolls. Follow DW.
