- Blame, strategising and America’s government shutdown The Economist
- Who’s to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Reuters
- POLL: Americans Want Democrats to END Their Shutdown The White House (.gov)
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Blame, strategising and America’s government shutdown – The Economist
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Some Questions About Trump’s Order Pledging to Defend Qatar’s Security
On September 29, President Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled “Ensuring the Security of the State of Qatar,” which sets out significant U.S. security commitments to Qatar in the event of an external attack against it.
The order…
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Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland
Tony Blair, the man being tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump to help oversee governance of a postwar Gaza, has ample experience with peace processes.
As British prime minister, Blair helped usher through the 1998 Good Friday Agreement…
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WFP / GAZA CEASEFIRE REAX
5 OCTOBER 2025, DEIR AL-BALAH
1. Various shots, WFP wheat arriving at bakery anbd bread Production
9 OCTOBER 2025, DEIR AL-BALAH
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antoine Renard, WFP Palestine Country Director:
“The World Food Program has been calling…Continue Reading
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Turkey, Egypt and Qatar Will Help Israel and U.S. Recover Bodies of Hostages From Gaza – Haaretz
- Turkey, Egypt and Qatar Will Help Israel and U.S. Recover Bodies of Hostages From Gaza Haaretz
- Multinational force to search for dead hostages Hamas has lost track of The Times of Israel
- Erdogan says Trump asked Turkey to convince Hamas to back…
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Norway on Edge Over Trump Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Verdict
Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday as the Nordic nation has faced increasing pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to award it to the US leader.
Trump’s aggressive push to secure the…
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Tribunal hearings for Gaza flotilla activists begin
Tribunal hearings for Gaza flotilla activists begin | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsTribunal hearings are underway for Gaza flotilla activists intercepted by Israel, amid allegations of mistreatment and links to Hamas funding. Greta…
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Who's to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds – Reuters
- Who’s to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Reuters
- POLL: Americans Want Democrats to END Their Shutdown The White House (.gov)
- Trump, Republicans or Democrats? New polls show who is blamed for shutdown The Desert…
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Von der Leyen's Commission survives far-right and far-left no-confidence motions – Euronews.com
- Von der Leyen’s Commission survives far-right and far-left no-confidence motions Euronews.com
- EU’s von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in parliament Reuters
- Ursula von der Leyen and the polarized European Parliament DW
- High noon for von…
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Ursula von der Leyen wins no-confidence votes as opposition struggles for support – POLITICO
As the European Commission president faces the second set of no-confidence votes in three months, groups of people with very different views from each other are giving her angst. Some even want…
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