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Political circus! Paolo Duterte walks out of House speakership voting
Politiko
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July 28, 2025
By Billy Begas Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte walked out of the plenary hall of the House of Representatives and refused to participate in the election of the Speaker. “I did not vote for Speaker and I did not join the so-called Minority because I...
Politics17 minutes ago Ex-Deputy Governors, Commissioners, SSGs Dump PDP, APC For ADC In Ekiti A wave of high-profile defections has hit Ekiti State, as several prominent politicians across party lines have officially joined the African Democratic…
Naija News
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July 28, 2025
A wave of high-profile defections has hit Ekiti State, as several prominent politicians across party lines have officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), vowing to form a formidable coalition against the All Progressives Congress...
Politics8 minutes ago PDP Instability Forced My Defection To APC – Rep Ajilesoro The lawmaker representing Ife Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abimbola Ajilesoro, has explained that he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for…
Naija News
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July 28, 2025
Naija News reports that Ajilesoro, who made his defection official on the floor of the House on Thursday, July 24, 2025, issued a statement on Sunday, citing the PDP’s political indecisiveness and conflicting direction as key factors behind his...
Politics13 seconds ago PDP Unveils Campaign Council For Edo Central Senatorial By-Election Ahead of the forthcoming Edo Central Senatorial District by-election scheduled for August 16, 2025, the Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Naija News
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July 28, 2025
The party announced the development in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare. The Campaign Council is chaired by Senator Clifford Ordia, a seasoned politician and two-term Senator who previously represented the good people of...
Politicians are methodically destroying public schools
AZ Central - Arizona
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We are two retired science teachers with a combined 60 years of classroom experience who are frightened by the politically engineered destruction of our once vibrant public school system. Arizona’s classrooms once enjoyed fully certified teachers...
Politician vows to make formal complaint after 'being pushed by garda' before All-Ireland final
Belfast Live
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July 27, 2025
22:32, 27 Jul 2025 An Irish politician says he has decided to make a formal complaint after allegedly being pushed by a garda before Sunday's All-Ireland final. “I will [complain] tomorrow, guaranteed, because we did not deserve that,” Kerry TD...
Political duo share surprise baby news
Townsville Bulletin
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July 28, 2025
Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell have announced that they’re expecting a baby girl due in the new year. The political power couple shared the news in separate posts on social media on Sunday night....
Political firestorm erupts as Chidambaram questions Pakistan link in Pahalgam terror attack
The Week
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As the parliament is all set to discuss the Operation Sindoor—the military campaign India had launched against the terrorist hubs in Pakistan—on Monday, a fresh political storm has erupted over senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's reported...
'Political, Economic, and Moral Fiasco' — Marine Le Pen Eviscerates US-EU Pact
Sputnik News
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July 28, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250728/political-economic-and-moral-fiasco--marine-le-pen-eviscerates-us-eu-pact-1122500885.html 'Political, Economic, and Moral Fiasco' — Marine Le Pen Eviscerates US-EU Pact 'Political, Economic, and Moral Fiasco' —...
Politics3 minutes ago Is INEC A Cult? – APC Defends Yilwatda’s Appointment Amidst Uproar Over INEC Ties The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the opposition’s fears regarding the recent appointment of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs an…
Naija News
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July 28, 2025
Naija News reports that the emergence of Yilwatda as the national chairman of the APC has raised concern among the opposition parties due to ties with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yilwatda, a former engineering lecturer at...
Politics AFP Europe hopes for 'no surprises' as US weighs force withdrawals
Yahoo News
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After keeping Donald Trump happy with a pledge to up defence spending at NATO's summit, Europe is now bracing for a key decision from the US president on the future of American forces on the continent. Washington is currently conducting a review...
Politicos v wonks
interest.co.nz
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This is a re-post of an article originally published on pundit.co.nz. It is here with permission. A recent Economist columnist divided politicians and their political advisers into either ‘jock wankers’ or ‘nerd wankers’. It’s a distinction which...
Discussion on Operation Sindoor should be approached by 'rising above partisan politics': Mayawati
The Economic Times
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July 28, 2025
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati said the discussion on Operation Sindoor, starting in Parliament on Monday, should be approached by both the ruling alliance and the opposition by "rising above partisan politics". The first week of...
Responsible voting: The island’s call for true leadership in 2026
The Guam Daily Post
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If there is ever a time that we need good leaders, we need it now. In 2026, Guam faces a pivotal election year. We will cast votes for our next governor, legislature and delegate to the U.S. Congress. These are no ordinary elections. They come at...
Nigeria’s season of petty politics, poor governance
The Sun Nigeria
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July 28, 2025
Nigeria has a unique model of democracy. It is a system where the people in power allocate more time to playing petty politics than the actual governance for which they were elected. Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples...
Devendra Fadnavis: Thackeray brothers` reunion shouldn’t be politicised
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 28, 2025
Devendra Fadnavis added that Raj Thackeray went to wish Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday, and this moment should not be viewed from a political lens Devendra Fadnavis. File Pic Clearing the air on the current meetup between the Thackeray brothers,...
A Call for Realism, Love, Localism, and Democracy: Review of Rory Stewart’s “Politics on the Edge”
Providence
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July 28, 2025
If asked to give a sketch of the ideal Victorian politician, most of us would describe someone like Rory Stewart. A former high-ranking Middle East diplomat turned public intellectual and non-profit executive, fond of soaring grandiloquent...
India’s Assam targets Muslims in mass evictions as BJP eyes re-election
Malay Mail
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July 28, 2025
GOALPARA (India), July 28 — Beneath a sea of blue tarpaulin in a corner of northeastern India near Bangladesh, hundreds of Muslim men, women and babies take shelter after being evicted from their homes, in the latest crackdown in Assam ahead of...
Venezuela: Political Persecution a Year After Elections
Human Rights Watch
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July 28, 2025
(Washington, DC) – Venezuelan authorities are carrying out widespread abuses against critics through politically motivated arrests, a year after the presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Hours after polls closed on July 28, 2024,...
Tariff turmoil, pipeline politics, and Poilievre’s fight: This week on Inside Politics
Winnipeg Sun
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July 27, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to members of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, CARP, during a federal election 2025 campaign stop in Toronto on Monday, April 21, 2025. Photo by...