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GuardianSep 27Preview

Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister

Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and election will test his grip on rule after widespread protestsSerbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, has resigned to pursue an attempt to become prime minister in an early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country after nearly two years of protests.Vučić’s second presidential term would otherwise end in May next year. He is banned by the constitution from seeking a third term and said he was resigning to lead his rightwing Serbian Progressive party (SNS) in the 25 October ballot. Continue reading...

Associated PressSerbiaEurope

BBCSep 27Preview

Iranian minister says only negotiation can end conflict after Trump rejects Hormuz deal

The foreign minister says Tehran is waiting for an official rejection of a deal, despite the US President's comments.

NYTSep 27Preview

Russian Foreign Minister Vows Russia Will See Ukraine War Through

Russia’s foreign minister met with his German counterpart during the U.N. General Assembly but spent part of his address defending his country’s war on Ukraine.

Farnaz FassihiInternational RelationsRussian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

BBCSep 25Preview

Tory ex-ministers face serious questions over migrant centre chaos, inquiry hears

The Manston centre in Kent became overwhelmed in November 2022 at the height of the small boats crisis.

GuardianSep 25Preview

Playing video games with my 22-year-old son has brought me to tears | Dominik Diamond

I’ve been holed up in an flat, affectionately dubbed the ‘brotel’, with my son for weeks – and we’ve revisited the first game we ever played togetherI have spent the last three weeks living with my 22-year-old son in a two-bedroom flat he has dubbed the ”brotel”. We cook curries and watch Lanterns. We barbecue meat and analyse Tarantino movies. We get pizza and we play video games. Boy, do we play video games!The first game I ever played in co-op with him was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in 2009, when he was five. He wasn’t the most accomplished sidekick, not so great at placing a mobile gun turret while under fire from what seems like a bazillion enemy soldiers, but we had a laugh. It started the video game bond between us before his sister introduced him to Banjo-Kazooie and Rayman, and he stopped being a preschool warmonger. Probably for the best. So how would it be tackling the sam

Dominik DiamondGamesCulture

NYTSep 25Preview

Why Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah Wears Sunglasses

Balendra Shah wore them as a rapper, as Kathmandu’s mayor and on his way to becoming prime minister. Now he has taken the look to the United Nations.

Yan ZhuangSunglassesPolitics and Government

BBCSep 25Preview

Miliband tells Iran minister UK will not tolerate 'hostile activity' on British soil

The foreign secretary stresses "the UK's unwavering resolve to combat threats from Iranian-linked groups in UK soil, including attacks on the British Jewish community".

NYTSep 24Preview

Australia’s prime minister aims to rally middle powers and rein in A.I.

Victoria Kim

NYTSep 24Preview

Haiti Turns to Roger Stone To Lobby Trump Administration

The Haitian government hired Mr. Stone, a confidant of President Trump, weeks after hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost deportation protection. The contract is worth nearly $800,000, a document shows.

David C. AdamsUnited States International RelationsLobbying and Lobbyists

BBCSep 24Preview

Ministers reject dog ownership licence scheme

A taskforce had suggested new legal requirements could help promote dog control and reduce attacks.

Al JazeeraSep 27Preview

Yemen’s health system could collapse in some areas, minister warns

Yemen's healthcare system may not be able to support the population as war strains resources, minister tells Al Jazeera.

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