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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 11h
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government and Election Commission to explain a voter-roll revision that disenfranchised millions, after three days of protests demanding election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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India’s Top Court Demands Explanation for Revision of Voter Rolls %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
After a weekend of protests, India's Supreme Court ordered the government to explain reasons behind the large-scale revision of voter rolls.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 13h
An estimated 80 million unexploded US cluster submunitions still litter Laos more than 50 years after the Vietnam War, and the clearance rate remains below 1 percent—keeping farmland off-limits in one of Asia’s poorest countries. Get the whole story here:
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Laos Continues to Grapple With the Explosive US Legacy %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
Explosives left from the Vietnam war are still causing issues in contamination, development, health and agriculture. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launched a major offensive Sunday to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis, after the Houthis said they struck oil facilities in Riyadh. The escalation has raised fears the war could widen. Get the whole story:
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Yemen Government Launches Major Offensive Against Houthis
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government on Sunday launched a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis after renewed attacks.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The conflict now risks drawing in Ethiopia’s neighbors. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, along with Sudan and Egypt, of backing the opposition coalition, which all three deny. Last week, Eritrea severed diplomatic relations with Ethiopia. Get the whole story here:
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Ethiopian Forces Retake Tigray Capital Amid Tenions with Eritrea %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
Pro-government forces recaptured Tigray's capital Mekelle after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew, amid rising tensions.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it had “temporarily moved out” of the city. It and six other groups formed an alliance last month aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ethiopian federal forces retook Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region, on Saturday after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front withdrew—a major shift in renewed fighting that has shattered a 2022 peace deal. More below 👇
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s imprisoned former president, beat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 47 percent to 45 percent in Sunday’s first round, forcing an Oct. 25 runoff for Latin America’s biggest economy. Get the whole story from GlobalPost: bit.ly/4rKKRnA
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Washington this week accused nearly 20 people from Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador of corruption or drug ties. Within days, Bolivian police had arrested two of them, including Attorney General Roger Mariaca. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Bolivia Arrests Attorney General Over Alleged Drug Ties After US Pressure
Bolivian police arrests attorney general, days after the United States blacklisted more than a dozen other officials over alleged drug ties.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Germany is sending warplanes to Latvia to guard against Russian drone strikes during the Baltic country’s Oct. 3 parliamentary elections, a sign of how heavily Russia’s war on Ukraine hangs over the vote. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Latvians Go to the Polls With Russia as the Silent Candidate
Latvia heads into parliamentary elections amid concerns over Russia's escalating hybrid threats across Europe.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Norway’s parliament opened public hearings Wednesday into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to the country’s politicians and diplomats, summoning 11 current and former ministers in a scandal that has also reached the royal family. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Norway Begins Parliamentary Hearings on Epstein Scandal
Hearings regarding the ties between Norway's politicians and US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have begun in the Norwegian parliament.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A banking scandal implicating Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has made corruption a major issue before Sunday’s vote. Yet polls show he’s still running neck-and-neck with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Get the whole story here: bit.ly/4yujD7s
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Students protested outside a Tehran university this week over hijab laws, tuition and campus conditions, a rare display of dissent amid an intensified crackdown during the US-Israeli war with Iran. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Protests Erupt Across Iran Despite Intensified Crackdown
Protests have erupted across Iranian universities this week in a rare display of dissent against the Iranian regime. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina votes Oct. 4 in what analysts call one of its most consequential elections since the 1995 Dayton Accords—a test of whether the country can break three decades of ethnic obstruction and paralysis. Get the whole preview from GlobalPost:
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As Bosnians Go to the Polls, They Will Choose Their Leaders %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
Ahead of the elections of Bosnia and Herzegovina, narratives surrounding the country's history and legacy divide. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
India’s Supreme Court on Monday criticized authorities over what it called a “failure of law enforcement and public administration” to protect women, as protests over alleged sexual assaults continued on university campuses. Get the whole story here:
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India’s Supreme Court Slams Authorities as Students Protest Rape %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
India's Supreme Court criticized a "failure of law enforcement" to protect women as protests over alleged rape cases continue on Monday.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
France’s far-right party National Rally made a “historic” breakthrough in Sunday’s Senate elections, winning enough seats alongside its allies to form a parliamentary group for the first time. Get the whole story here:
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France’s Far-Right Party Surges in Senate Race Ahead of Elections %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
France's far-right scored a historic victory in the Senate elections, now forming for the first time a parliamentary group. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
France’s far-right party National Rally made a “historic” breakthrough in Sunday’s Senate elections, winning enough seats alongside its allies to form a parliamentary group for the first time. Get the whole story here:
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France's far-right scored a historic victory in the Senate elections, now forming for the first time a parliamentary group. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hong Kong has launched its first five-year development plan, borrowing a model China’s Communist Party has used since the 1950s and pulling the famously free-market city’s economy closer to Beijing after years of political crackdowns.
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The launch of Hong Kong's five-year development plan, using a model favored by China, shows a blueprint for a planned economy. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Italy’s Senate backed PM Giorgia Meloni’s plan to restart nuclear power, a major step toward reversing a ban Italians approved by referendum after the Chernobyl disaster nearly 40 years ago.
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Italy’s Parliament Backs Plan to Resume Nuclear Power After 40 Years
The Italian Senate approved Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s plan to restart nuclear power, nearly 40 years after it was banned.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A rogue OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s Medicare health statistics portal in June—the first known AI infiltration of a government network. PM Anthony Albanese warned of “legal consequences” after OpenAI waited until Sept. 10 to tell his government.
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Private Australian Health Data Hacked by Rogue OpenAI Agent in a World First
A rogue OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government’s health data portal, in the first known AI infiltration of a government network.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
LATEST: US and Iranian officials held their first talks Tuesday since a June ceasefire collapsed, reopening negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz. Get the whole story here:
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US and Iran Hold First Talks Since Collapse of June Ceasefire
Iranian and American officials held their first talks in months to reopen negotiations on a ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz. Learn more.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Fighting Resumes in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
Rebels from the Tigray region launched another attack against Ethiopia's government, sparking fears of a wider conflict. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: Rebels from Ethiopia’s Tigray region launched a major offensive against the federal government Wednesday, seizing airports and effectively breaking the 2022 peace deal that ended a war that killed around 600,000 people. Get the whole story below 👇
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
South Sudan’s president signed changes scrapping the need for a permanent constitution and census before general elections set for December. The vote would be the country’s first since independence in 2011, although voter registration has yet to begin.
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South Sudan Amends Election Law Ahead of December Vote, Opposition Rejects Changes
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir signed amendments to the election law, removing two major requirements ahead of December's elections.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Catastrophic Floods Saddle Nepal With a Power Conundrum and a Massive India-China Headache
Devastating floods are testing Nepal’s ties with India and China as it seeks climate compensation and billions of dollars for reconstruction.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nepal is demanding climate compensation from China, India and the US after glacier-driven floods killed more than 1,400 people and knocked out over 10 percent of its power capacity—a risky ask of two neighbors the landlocked country relies on for trade. Get the whole story below 👇
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announced an alliance Sunday aimed at overthrowing PM Abiy Ahmed’s government, uniting factions that fought on opposing sides of the 2020-2022 Tigray war. Get the whole story:
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Ethiopian Armed Groups Form Alliance Against Government
Seven Ethiopian armed groups formed an alliance aimed at overthrowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Brussels recorded 57 shootings in the first seven months of 2026. Analysts trace the violence to drug trafficking, and Belgian judges warn traffickers now have money enough to corrupt the state itself. Get the whole story here:
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In Belgium, Some Wonder Whether the Country Is Becoming a Narco-State
Rising shootings and drug trafficking in Brussels are fueling concerns about organized crime’s growing influence across Belgium.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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US and Denmark Reach Security Deal Over Greenland
Trump announced a new security deal with Denmark over Greenland, granting the US a large military presence on the Arctic territory.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
US President Donald Trump says Denmark has agreed to grant Washington “permanent control over security” in Greenland. Leaders in Denmark and Greenland welcomed the same deal in strikingly different terms. Get the whole story at the link below 👇
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For many young Moroccans, migration has replaced politics as the realistic route to a better life, a shift that hardened after last year’s protests were met with mass arrests, Kenza Sammoud wrote for @wpr.bsky.social ahead of the vote.
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Morocco’s Youth Are Choosing the Sea Over the Ballot Box
For many young Moroccans, the aspirations they once tried to pursue through civic engagement are more likely to be achieved elsewhere.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Morocco votes in legislative elections on Sept. 23 with youth unemployment above 37 percent and only 27.9 percent of Moroccans saying they are likely to turn out. Many young voters say they would rather leave the country.
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Young Moroccans Call Elections ‘a Farce’ While Planning to Leave %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
As Moroccan elections are approaching, many young voters seem disinterested in its outcome, saying they have "lost hope." Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Turkish police have raided LGBTQ+ and HIV advocacy offices and activists’ homes in five cities since Sunday. It’s the latest widening of a crackdown on civil rights activists and journalists that rights officials call the broadest in years.
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Turkey Arrests Dozens of LGBTQ+ and Civil Rights Activists, and Journalists, in New Crackdown
The Turkish government expanded its crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups, civil rights activists and journalists following raids earlier in the week.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Russia holds its first parliamentary elections since invading Ukraine this weekend. Analysts say the Kremlin has engineered the three-day vote to hand President Vladimir Putin a result that looks like a mandate for the war. Get the whole story:
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Top-Down Democracy Is the Order of the Day in Russia’s First Legislative Election Since Invading Ukraine
Russia heads into parliamentary elections amid economic strain, public unease and growing pressure from the war in Ukraine.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A Seoul court ordered North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up the inter-Korean liaison office in 2020. It’s the first time South Korea has directly sued its neighbor, although it has no way to collect. Get the whole story from GlobalPost: bit.ly/4y4jHdY
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three other ex-commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army were convicted in The Hague on Wednesday over 96 killings during Kosovo’s independence war. The verdict set off protests in Pristina. Get the whole story here: bit.ly/4rhqONi
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Sign Independence Pact %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland warned Westminster: its time is coming to a close, and their future lies with Europe. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a pact this week backing independence, Irish reunification and a return to the EU. All three are currently led by parties that want out of the United Kingdom. Get the whole story at the link below 👇
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has asked authorities to strip the citizenship of the two Israeli directors of a documentary on the military’s AI targeting in Gaza. Revocation is legal but extremely rare. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Outraged by a new film accusing the IDF of deliberate civilian slaughter in Gaza, Israel threatens to revoke the filmmaker's citizenship.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Demonstrators blocked the Damascus–Aleppo highway for hours this week over fuel price increases—the widest protests in Syria since Bashar Assad fell nearly two years ago. Get the whole story here:
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Thousands of Syrians Protest Fuel Price Hikes
Thousands protest in Syria after the government increases fuel prices up to 40%, in a country struggling with widespread poverty. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
South Ossetia, the Georgian breakaway region Russia has occupied since 2008, holds a snap election Sept. 18 after the president quit to advise Vladimir Putin. A Russian-backed outsider is expected to win. Get the whole story here:
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As South Ossetia Heads to the Polls, Its Future Is Already Decided
Tensions rise in Georgia as Russia deepens its control over South Ossetia, fueling fears of annexation and renewed conflict in the Caucasus.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
LATEST: Brazilian authorities opened a corruption and money-laundering investigation into Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro over the weekend, weeks before an election in which he is the leading right-wing contender for the presidency. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Candidate to Brazil's presidential elections Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president, is being investigated for corruption. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
LATEST: Saudi Arabia shut down its 745-mile East-West oil pipeline over the weekend after drones launched from Iraqi territory struck it, closing the route Riyadh built to move crude without passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Get the whole story from GlobalPost:
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Attack on Saudi Pipeline Deepens Gulf Oil Crisis
New attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil pipelines, originating from Iraqi territory, are increasing tensions in the region. Learn more
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Serious Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank rose 63% in the first half of 2026, UN officials say. Analysts describe the violence as part of a government-backed push to expand Israeli control without formal annexation. Get the whole story:
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Israeli Settler Violence Is Escalating to ‘Record’ Levels in Attempt to ‘Consolidate Control’ Over West Bank
In June, Israeli settlers diverted water from a spring that Palestinian farmer Saad Nemer depended on for his livelihood and that helped
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW: Nigeria’s government and Boko Haram reportedly struck a secret ceasefire in June, according to an investigation by the New Humanitarian. Abuja has publicly ruled out such an arrangement, having long rejected negotiating with the jihadist group.
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Nigerian Government and Boko Haram Reportedly Reach Ceasefire
The Nigerian government and Boko Haram reportedly reached a secret ceasefire three months ago, according to a new report this week, raising
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
LATEST: Israel said it will shut the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days, retaliating for London’s decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Get the whole story here:
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In a retaliatory move against the British ban of West Bank goods imports, Israel announced the closure of a British consulate. Learn more.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sweden votes Sept. 13 after a government campaign that sharply cut the gang violence that had given the country the highest fatal shooting rate in Western Europe. The ruling coalition still trailed in recent polling. Get the whole story:
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Sweden's government has managed to decrease gang violence, yet the center-left opposition party is predicted to win upcoming elections.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Argentina said it will file criminal charges against Israel’s Navitas Petroleum and its subsidiaries over an offshore oil project near the Falkland Islands, a British-administered territory Buenos Aires claims as the Malvinas. Get the whole story:
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Argentina Sues Israeli Oil Company Operating in the Falklands %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%
Argentina is suing an Israeli oil company operating in the Falkland Islands, a British-administered territory claimed by Argentina. Learn more
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World Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
WPR editor-at-large @judah-grunstein.bsky.social argues that renewed war would likely not shift the balance of power in Yemen, but that Riyadh enters weaker this time around, with its coalition split, Iran unbound, U.S. interceptors depleted. More in the latest Daily Review:
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The Saudis and Houthis Inch Closer to War
A Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities makes a return to full-scale conflict, including direct Saudi involvement in Yemen, appear increasingly unavoidable.
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GlobalPost @globalpost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Houthis called the strikes retaliation for what they said was a Saudi airstrike on a prison in northern Yemen that killed seven. Fighting has surged since a four-year truce unraveled this summer. Get the whole story here:
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Saudi Arabia Vows Response After Worst Houthi Attack in Years
Saudi Arabia promised retaliation after the Iran-backed Houthis launched an overnight attack on oil facilities and an airport. Learn more.
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