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Jaishankar meets Iranian, Russian Foreign Ministers on UNGA margins
India held discussions with Russia and Iran on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session, days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new law on sanctions on countries purchasing oil and gas from Moscow and Tehran. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his counterparts from Iran and Russia, with discussions ranging from bilateral issues, cooperation in the BRICS grouping and the Gulf conflict. Mr. Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed bilateral issues as well as cooperation in the BRICS grouping.
U.S., China to set up ‘communication channel’ for AI incidents
The two countries established a “U.S.-China Super Intelligence (SI) Dialogue to exchange views on risks and benefits” of AI, the White House said in a fact sheet, noting that their leaders had agreed to use the term SI rather than AI.
Congress accuses CEC of law violation over Form 6 changes, urges Supreme Court to hold him accountable
The Congress on Saturday (September 26, 2026) accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of knowingly breaking the law and Constitutional practices by "unilaterally" changing Form 6 and called on the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance and hold him accountable. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Mr. Kumar's continued tenure is an affront to the people of India and that he must resign, as suggested by Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Mr.
White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One
US broadcaster CNN has been barred from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. The move is the latest in a battle between the White House and the media after it was forced to lift its ban on some news outlets. CNN was scheduled to fly with Trump for his trip to Tennessee for a college American football game until a note released on Friday night by the White House did not list the broadcaster on the media schedule. The BBC has requested comment from the White House.
Inside the real war games as Europe readies for an attack by Russia
As warnings increase about a Russian attack on a NATO country, real-world war-games, whether played out around a conference table or on the ground as military exercises, are happening all the time. But the real danger is the potential for hysteria, fear and miscalculation to turn a shadow war into something much worse, writes Owen Matthews
Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell
The deputy leader wants the party to take advantage of a split on the right and not be embarrassed to show its values Labour must “reunite the progressive voter coalition” if it is to take advantage of a split on the right and win the next election, the party’s deputy leader has said. Lucy Powell, who won the race to be deputy leader 12 months ago with a warning that Labour was losing the fight to be heard as Reform UK surged, said the government now had a second chance under Andy Burnham. Continue reading...
Trump’s Big Fancy Summit Ends In Abject Humiliation
Good afternoon and welcome to the Daily Beast’s Cheat Sheet on Substack, where we’re bringing you the stories you need to know now—and that we’re not afraid to publish. It was “one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events” to ever take place at the White House. “Very productive,” too, in Donald Trump’s words. And yet all Trump got from it was a couple of pandas. The White House could not name a single achievement from the president’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
🚩Top Red Flags: Election Takeover Executive Order Draft
After the Washington Post revealed on Thursday that pro-Trump activists were coordinating with the White House to declare a “national emergency” to expand presidential power over elections, Democracy Docket has published the full text of the draft executive order connected to the election interference plot.
Inside 2020 Election Deniers’ “Emergency” Plan to Fuel Trump's Election Takeover
You may have missed this — the network that tried to overturn the 2020 election just met with Trump officials. While headlines focused on Iran, a new ProPublica investigation reveals they were advancing a “national emergency” plan to give Trump control of the 2026 midterm elections. If that sounds familiar, it’s because in October the New York Times reported that this “national emergency” strategy had been circulating inside Trump’s orbit for months. One of the officials at the center of it was Heather Honey — now a senior Department of Homeland Security official.
On Sunday, a major new New York Times investigation detailed the likely next targets in Trump’s election “takeover” effort: Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. These battleground states are where the strategy could escalate – and where Trump’s allies are already moving to exert greater control over election systems.