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تركيا ترشح فريدون سينيرلي أوغلو لخلافة غوتيريس في منصب الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة
قدمت السلطات التركية ترشيح الأمين العام لمنظمة الأمن والتعاون في أوروبا، فريدون هادي سينيرلي أوغلو، لمنصب الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة، بحسب ما ذكرت وكالة الأناضول التركية الرسمية للأنباء، السبت، نقلا عن مصادر في وزارة الخارجية. غير أنه، وفقا لعرف جغرافي لا يتّبع دوما، يفترض أن يعود المنصب هذه المرّة لشخصية من أمريكا اللاتينية. وتدعو عدّة بلدان أيضا إلى أن تتولّى امرأة الأمانة العامة للمرّة الأولى ف
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US Midterm Elections: What We Know Ahead of Nov 3 Vote
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The selective solidarity at the heart of India’s voter protests
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Israel’s government‑formation deadlock: scenarios for Netanyahu and Ayelet Shaked
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Washington OKs sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine; Zelensky warns of delays
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PoliticsUN mission in Western Sahara fails to secure extension after US‑Russian veto
The UN Security Council could not renew the MINURSO mandate due to vetoes from Russia and the United States. Morocco welcomed the decision, while Oxfam warned of possible fallout.
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PoliticsSaudi‑led coalition says it shot down Houthi drone over Medina
The Saudi‑backed coalition announced it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi‑launched drone over the Medina region, though the Houthis deny any attack on Saudi territory.
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PoliticsPetrochemicals: Gulf success story faces war test and market shifts
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US‑Israel‑Iran conflict highlighted the Gulf’s role in global oil and gas supplies. The region also underpins a petrochemical industry built over decades on hydrocarbon wealth, with its products now woven into everyday life.
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PoliticsThousands gather in Trappes to mourn victims of racist attack
Thousands assembled Friday evening in Trappes, a Paris suburb, to mourn those killed and injured in a racially‑motivated shooting that left one dead and seven wounded. The gathering follows investigators’ disclosure of the gunman’s explicit intent to target Muslims, Africans or North‑African origin people.
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PoliticsFrance braces for third day of protests as interior ministry warns of violence
France is awaiting Saturday, the third day of anti‑cost‑of‑living protests in three weeks, amid warnings of a "very high risk of widespread disorder". Hundreds of thousands are marching at unions' call, with interior deputy minister Laurent Nunez expecting violence similar to previous clashes.
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PoliticsBurnham's Number 10 North goes on multi-million pound hiring spree
The new government office in Manchester has launched 50 job adverts for roles including a "rewiring the state deputy director".
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PoliticsWinter fuel cuts turned the Welsh against Labour, former leader Neil Kinnock says
The former Labour leader says welfare policies turned disillusionment with Labour into "active dislike".
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PoliticsAndy Burnham admits he would have liked more radical first budget
Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifestoAndy Burnham has admitted his first budget as prime minister was not as radical as he would have liked because of the economic uncertainty facing the country.He said he would have liked to have gone further with this week’s announcement – including with higher energy support payments – but felt hem
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PoliticsForeign defence contractors will need to invest in UK under new rules
Foreign firms awarded large defence contracts will need to invest an equal value back into the UK, Wes Streeting announces.
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PoliticsClimate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK
Swedish author was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder at event discussing ban on the groupAndreas Malm, the climate academic and author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, has been blocked from entering the UK before he was due to speak alongside a co-founder of the banned group Palestine Action.Malm was told by immigration officials his presence in the UK “may not be considered to be co
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PoliticsBritish Council’s £197m debt should mostly be written off, MPs say
Commons report calls on Foreign Office to bail out soft-power flagship reeling from job cuts and asset salesMinisters should explore writing off a crippling £197m loan to the British Council by converting as much of it as possible into “a grant or similar”, MPs have said.The Commons public accounts committee said the government lacked a “positive vision” for the council, whose soft power value to
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PoliticsMansour Abbas and Yair Golan Discuss Forming a Government
Mansour Abbas met with Yair Golan to explore possibilities of forming a new government, according to France 24 Arabic. The discussion highlights potential political shifts.
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PoliticsThe Guardian view on online harms: Ofcom is failing at its job | Editorial
Expressions of disappointment are not an adequate response to the concerning lack of safety improvements for children on social mediaOne thing is clear following last week’s report from the media regulator, Ofcom: the mammoth task of protecting children from online harms has barely begun. Campaigners said that they were dismayed but not surprised that the proportion of children viewing harmfu
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PoliticsThe Guardian view on a changing Brexit debate: Kemi Badenoch is trapped in denial | Editorial
The prime minister’s ambitions might be ambiguous, but unlike the Conservative leader, he is following voters and the factsBritish politics is still polarised around Brexit, although 10 years on from the referendum, the terms of debate are very different. Or they should be. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has moved discussions of European solidarity from the realm of abstraction to a matter o
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PoliticsReader Q&A: Our money and economics correspondents answer your Budget 2026 questions
The 2026 budget has been revealed; how will it affect you personally, will it change the country and has chancellor John Healey done enough to prepare for the challenges ahead? Our money and economics editors Hilary Osborne and Heather Stewart will be answering your questions from 3pm (GMT) today.Sign up or sign in to join the discussion. Post your questions in the comments below.Yesterday Chancel
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PoliticsBudget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping of gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year
John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksGood morning. When Andy Burnham became PM, he signalled that he wanted to end 40 years of neoliberalism. Judging by all the briefing about what will be in the budget today, neoliberalism is probably safe for a
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PoliticsIf the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over | Andrea Egan
Andy Burnham has railed against neoliberalism – the historic shift must start with this week’s budgetAndrea Egan is the general secretary of UnisonAfter Keir Starmer, things could only get better inside Labour. But Andy Burnham’s arrival as party leader and prime minister didn’t just clear that low bar. It was a cause for hope, especially for those of us in the trade union movement. That’s less be
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PoliticsHow Abu Dhabi bought Andy Burnham’s Manchester - podcast
After the prime minister recently intervened to defend Manchester City’s beleaguered ownership, many began to ask: just how deep are the ties between Andy Burnham and the UAE? With North of England editor Josh Halliday. Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.comWhy did Andy Burnham recently intervene to defend Manchester City’s beleaguered Abu Dhabi owners, days after they w
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PoliticsHealey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth
Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to Westminster” ahead of a fresh drive to devolve spending power in next week’s budget.In his statement on Wednesday, the chancellor, John Healey, will include plans for a ne
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Politicsفي حدث هو الأول منذ بدء الحرب...عملية إغاثة إنسانية مشتركة لإجلاء مدنيين جنوب أوكرانيا
جرى الجمعة إجلاء عشرات المدنيين المنهكين وإدخال قوافل المساعدات إلى بلدة أوليشكي الخاضعة للسيطرة الروسية جنوب أوكرانيا، في إطار عملية إغاثة مشتركة بين الطرفين المتحاربين. وهي العملية الأولى من نوعها منذ اندلاع الحرب بين البلدين قبل أربع سنوات وثمانية أشهر. وأسفرت وساطة إنسانية قادتها السيدة الأمريكية الأولى ميلانيا ترامب عن فتح أول ممر إغاثة مشترك بين موسكو وكييف في مدينة أوليشكي منذ بدء الحرب.
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Politicsهل تستطيع المجموعات السياسية الجديدة التي تتحدى "أيباك" تغيير السياسة الأمريكية تجاه الفلسطينيين؟
تسعى مجموعات سياسية أمريكية جديدة إلى تحدي نفوذ "أيباك" في الكونغرس، مستفيدةً من تحولات الرأي العام، على أمل تغيير السياسة الأمريكية تجاه إسرائيل والفلسطينيين.
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Politicsنتائج الانتخابات الإسرائيلية تربك نتنياهو.. هل ينجح أيزنكوت في تشكيل حكومة بدعم عربي؟
أفرزت الانتخابات الإسرائيلية مشهدا سياسيا معقدا، بعد أن أخفقت الكتل المتنافسة في حصد أغلبية تتيح لها تشكيل الحكومة منفردة. وبينما تبدو فرص بنيامين نتنياهو في إعادة تشكيل ائتلافه اليميني محدودة، تبرز إمكانية تشكيل حكومة بقيادة غادي أيزنكوت بدعم من الأحزاب العربية وقوى المعارضة. وفي ظل تصاعد الجدل حول نتائج الانتخابات والاتهامات المتعلقة بالتصويت العربي، تتجه الأنظار إلى المشاورات السياسية الجارية د
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Politicsإنقاذ طاقم سفينة قبالة سواحل عُمان، وتوقُف ثلاث ناقلات في مضيق هرمز
البحرية العُمانية تنقذ 25 بحاراً من سفينة تجارية، والحرس الثوري الإيراني يعلن عن توقف جديد لثلاث ناقلات نفط بعد تعرضها لـ "حوادث" رغم تأكيد الجيش الأمريكي إزالة الألغام من مسارات الملاحة الرئيسية.
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Politics'No nation left behind' says Burnham after meeting first ministers in Glasgow
The meeting involved representatives from the UK's four nations to discuss devolving more powers to regions and cities.
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