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On Sunday morning, Russia was subjected to a large-scale attack by drones, which resulted in the death of Russians, and the Russian authorities condemned the attack, considering that it aimed at " obstructing " the conduct of legislative elections, which, without surprise, were expected to end with the victory of the Vladimir Putin party, more than four and a half years after the war in Ukraine began.
She is the head of the radical left list and is the luckiest in the Berlin elections. Her name is Elev Eralp, and her campaign focused on the housing crisis and the expropriation of real estate companies.
The United States President, Tuesday, begins his programme of work for the United Nations General Assembly, addressing leaders and leaders at the headquarters of the Organization in New York. The United States President ' s programme includes a series of bilateral meetings and events with prominent political figures, while the conflict with Iran casts a shadow over the TRIPS programme. Trump is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel McRon, Monday afternoon, in New York.
The Nigerian government has established an independent commission to investigate the death in custody of 37 alleged illegal oremen. Thirty-seven young men were found dead on Thursday 17 September in Minna, central Nigeria, while detained by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Families demand explanations and justice.
The proposal for a comprehensive law against gender-based and sexual violence enters into the midst of its parliamentary process on Monday, with the beginning of its consideration by a special commission of the National Assembly. The government hopes that the text will be promulgated before the end of Emmanuel Macron's quinquennium, but the associations fear that the parliamentary shuttle will not succeed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a large majority in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results published by state media Monday, in a vote held amid Ukrainian drone strikes, cyberattacks and a crackdown on anti-war opposition. The election was the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. France 24 International affairs editor, Oliver Farry, shares further insights from this election.
Another electoral setback for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as his centre-right CDU performed poorly in two state elections on Sunday. Projections showed the party failing to enter the state parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD came out on top, while the far-left Die Linke led the vote in Berlin. The AfD also made significant gains in both states, building on its recent victory in Saxony-Anhalt. Nick Rushworth reports.
One candidate has been making headlines in Berlin in recent weeks: Elif Eralp of the left-wing Die Linke party. Her campaign methods and rhetoric have drawn comparisons with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Anne Mailliet, Paul-Louis Godard and Leyla Sobler report.
Despite having rarely been more secure, public concerns about security continue to dominate the election.
The volume of foreign capital is growing by 30% per year between January and June, but is still far from the level of 2024. Government wants to strengthen control of these operations
The President of the Government presents measures to adapt Spain to this new technology and announces that it will convene the social partners to address it
On Sunday, United States President Donald Trump warned that he had entered the stage of a decisive decision on the war with Iran, warning that significant developments would occur if Tehran did not change its behaviour, while Qatar had announced that it was making contacts with the two sides to push for the resumption of negotiations.
The Alternate Party for Germany has occupied the first centre in the elections in the states of the north-east of the country on Sunday, while the main conservative party, led by Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, recorded the worst result since 1949, as shown by polling results projections.
Former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer is being tried for perjury related to a failed car toll scheme. And cherry farmers have brought in a bumper harvest.
The extreme right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the elections on Sunday 20 September in the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the north-eastern part of the country, although it was its worst election result since 1949, called "desaster" by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Left Party (Die Linke, radical left) is also at the head of a separate election in the capital, Berlin.
In Russia, Vladimir Putin's party won, unsurprisingly, a large majority in the legislative elections of Sunday, September 20, marked by computer hacking and Ukrainian drone attacks to which Moscow promised a response.
US and Chinese delegations held "succesful" and "constructive" talks in New York on Sunday on Artificial Intelligence and trade, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington later this week. The two countries discussed setting up a dialogue mechanism as fears over AI security keep rising, and prepared to ease trade tensions as a truce deal is set to expire in November. Also in this edition, France and Canada seek to deepen ties on critical minerals and energy.
Germany’s regional elections delivered mixed results for the country’s major parties. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right AfD won the largest share of the vote, but remains isolated as other parties have ruled out coalition talks, leaving incumbent SPD premier Manuela Schwesig with a realistic path to forming a government. In Berlin, meanwhile, the Left Party came out on top and could potentially form a coalition with the Greens and SPD. The CDU, however, performed poorly in both elections, putting additional pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his conservative bloc. Speaking
In Russia, early results from the parliamentary election show the Kremlin-backed United Russia party leading in the tightly controlled vote. The election, the country’s first parliamentary ballot held during wartime, began on Friday and concluded on Sunday, with around 111 million people eligible to vote. Moscow’s mayor said voting went ahead as planned despite Ukrainian drone attacks. Charlotte Hughes reports.
Sir Ed Davey pledged to spend £600m a year on maternity services if the Lib Dems were in government.
