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Russia: Putin's Party Leads to Parliament's Most in War-Marked Elections · Global Voices

Vladimir Putin's party was a step away from securing the parliamentary majority in the first legislative elections his country held in times of war. The Kremlin leader has highlighted the results as a sign of popular support for the military campaign in Ukraine. This process, of which the opposition factors have been almost completely excluded, defines half of the seats of the Duma or Lower House: 225 of the 450 curules.

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Merz admits a "disaster" in two regional elections, but promises to continue with its reforms

The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described Sunday as "disaster" the strong setback of his party, the CDU, in two regional elections, but he committed himself to continue with his reform plan. The extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) was first in the north-eastern state of Mecklemburgo- Western Pomerania, according to the polls at the urn foot, and also gained ground in another election held in Berlin.

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450 drones, three dead and dozens wounded, in Ukraine's "biggest drones attack" in Moscow

The Ukrainian Army launched 1,110 drones in the early morning of 20 September against Russian territory, about 450 of them against the capital, in what the mayor of Moscow called "the biggest drones attack" since the beginning of the war. The offensive takes place on the last day of the parliamentary elections to renew the State Duma, which Putin promotes as a war support poll. Meanwhile, Russian attacks in Ukraine kill five people, including three children.

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Oktoberfest: Munich starts the most legendary beer party

The mayor of Munich opened at noon on Saturday, September 19, the first barrel of beer of the 191st Oktoberfest festival, in which six million attendees are expected to participate. It will be more than two weeks of celebration, in which pretzels, pork roasts and sausages will fill the tables of the colossal Theresienwiese fairground.

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Germany cuts fuel taxes before the crucial Sunday elections

Berlin announced on Friday measures to alleviate the rise in fuel prices, a few days after Chancellor Friedrich Merz was committed to helping consumers affected by the rise in prices. These measures were announced before two regional elections that pose a significant risk to the government, weakened by the recent victory of the extreme right-wing party AfD.

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Russia denounces cyber attacks on the second day of parliamentary elections

The voting systems and lines of communication suffered cyber attacks at the beginning of the second day of the parliamentary elections in Russia, according to the electoral authority and the Digital Ministry. For the first time, elections take place in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Jerson, Ukrainian territories illegally occupied by Moscow. The elections have also revived disputes in separatist regions of Georgia and Moldova.

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Denmark and Greenland claim sovereignty of the island in the face of the security agreement with Trump

The Danish sovereignty of Greenland and the self-determination of the Arctic island will remain unchanged despite the agreement reached with the Donald Trump government to increase the military deployment of the United States in that territory and to veto the presence of China and Russia, according to the Copenhagen and Nuuk authorities. The pact will be signed during the UN General Assembly next week and will require parliamentary ratification.

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The Hutti after Bab el-Mandeb: a new letter of power for Iran?

The Huti rebels in Yemen have strengthened their positions around the Bab el-Mandeb narrow strategic, a maritime track that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and that circulates about 12 per cent of world trade. Its progress, amid the resumption of fighting in Yemen and the tension with Saudi Arabia, increases pressure on an essential route for transport between Europe and Asia. Can this enclave become a new letter of power for Iran? We analyzed it.

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Europa League: Dark OM in Besiktas

Marseille was heavily inclined in Turkey against Besiktas (4-1) for his debut in the Europa League. The OM concedes a fourth consecutive defeat while he now has to prepare the Classic against the PSG on Sunday at the Vélodrome.

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Live: Ukrainian military authorities lift air alert in Kiev following a missile attack

The authorities in Ukraine lifted the air alert for the capital after the city was subjected to missile attacks on Friday, 18 September, as the mayor of Kiev had reported. Hours earlier, Moscow forces attacked four Ukrainian cargo ships in the Black Sea, according to the Russian state press. Meanwhile, the Vladimir Putin Administration announced that it confiscated the assets, which are in Russia, of the Swiss food giant Nestlé (NESN.S) and of the French retail chain Auchan.

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