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Oct 28, 2026 - World

Department of Justice says it intends to appeal as administration tries to keep president’s ally Bill Essayli in officeSign up for the Breaking News US emailFlavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro who recently lost the race for his father’s former office, has landed in Miami, apparently taking shelter under the aegis of the Trump administration after fleeing his home country.The younger Bolsonaro had been ordered to turn over his passport following his election defeat in connection with a criminal investigation over money laundering. Instead, Reuters and other outlets have reported that the defeated candidate and his family fled to Argentina overland before flying to the US via Ecaudor. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Chancellor also announces tax relief for business founders, and funding to tackle rough sleeping and ‘new deal for datacentres’Budget 2026: key points at a glanceMartin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having removed standing charges from gas bills, he would also like to get rid of them from electricity bills. Lewis said:The chancellor said he will be talking to Ofgem about how they get rid of the charge on electricity as well, but that is ‘trickier’ apparently and will take longer. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

EHRC says transparency needed to prevent pay discrimination, particularly against womenWorkers should have a legal right to know their colleagues’ pay to help prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women, the UK’s human rights watchdog has said.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) made the recommendation in response to government proposals to overhaul equal pay laws, saying workers deserved a right to transparency if they suspected other staff were being paid more for similar work. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Opposition bloc and Netanyahu’s coalition predicted to fall short of 61 seats needed to form a government, while Palestinian parties set for big gainsFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian parties will redraw political landscapeIsrael election: what we know so farOne apparent loser from Tuesday’s election was far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was expected to better his party’s result of six seats from the 2022 elections.But instead there was stunned silence at the watch party for Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) in central Israel as results from the exit polls flashed across the screen, with most channels suggesting the party would remain on just six seats. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

The key to breaking the political impasse may lie in the hands of those long treated as "political untouchables": the Arab parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel