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Patrick McHenry and Jim Jordan consulted on speaker talks in the House Wednesday. Photo: Tom Williams/Zuma PressWASHINGTON—GOP speaker designee Jim Jordan is throwing his support behind a plan to put caretaker speaker Patrick McHenry in charge of the House until January, according to a person familiar with the matter, a plan that could reopen the House after a two-week impasse. Rank-and-file GOP lawmakers had started to lose patience with the Ohio Republican’s efforts to continue his campaign after losses on two consecutive ballots. There will be no third vote Thursday, but Jordan plans to stay in the race. The plan would give him several months to build support for his bid while allowing the House to move forward with key votes expected on Israel and Ukraine aid and keeping the government funded.

Persons: Patrick McHenry, Jim Jordan, Tom Williams, Jordan Organizations: Zuma Press WASHINGTON, GOP Locations: Ohio, Israel, Ukraine

Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) has scuffled in his efforts to become the next House speaker. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—Struggling Republican speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan postponed to Friday morning a third floor vote after a plan to temporarily put caretaker speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry in charge of the House ran into sharp objections from conservatives. Jordan’s push to have a third vote on his candidacy Thursday fell apart as the Ohio conservative met continued resistance from his opponents during a meeting in a House office. As some trickled out, there was no sign he had managed to change their minds.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Chip Somodevilla, Patrick McHenry Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON — Locations: , Ohio, Ohio

Reps. Patrick McHenry and Jim Jordan consulted on speaker talks in the House Wednesday. Photo: Tom Williams/Zuma PressWASHINGTON—Republican speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan said he would embark on a third floor vote after a plan to temporarily put caretaker speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry in charge of the House ran into sharp objections from conservatives. “I am still running for speaker and I plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race,” Jordan said after leaving a heated closed-door meeting of House Republicans. He said that he first wanted to talk to the GOP lawmakers who voted against him, and that a pitch to elect a temporary speaker didn’t have the support of the conference.

Persons: Patrick McHenry, Jim Jordan, Tom Williams, “, ” Jordan Organizations: Zuma Press WASHINGTON, House Republicans

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gestures as he boards a Lahore-bound flight due for departure, at Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Drazen Gorgic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Pakistan court on Thursday barred authorities from arresting a former three-time prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, upon his expected return home on Saturday from four years in self-imposed exile, his lawyer said. Nawaz Sharif was in 2018 convicted on corruption charges, which he denied, in two cases and sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison. Upon his return on Saturday, he would address a rally in his old stronghold of Lahore, Tarar said. Sharif returned to Pakistan and to politics in 2007.

Persons: Nawaz Sharif, Drazen Gorgic, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Tarar, Pervez Musharraf, Musharraf, Asif Shahzad, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Robert Birsel Organizations: Pakistani, Abu, Abu Dhabi International Airport, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Lahore, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Rights ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, London, U.S

☆ Iran calls for Islamic countries to sanction Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib ( not pictured ) in Beirut, Lebanon October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. "The foreign minister calls for an immediate and complete embargo on Israel by Islamic countries, including oil sanctions, in addition to expelling Israeli ambassadors if relations with the Zionist regime have been established," the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement. Amirabdollahian also called for the formation of a team of Islamic lawyers to document potential war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Iran has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

Persons: Hossein Amirabdollahian, Abdallah Bou Habib, Mohamed Azakir, Amirabdollahian, Alex Richardson, Gareth Jones Organizations: Iranian, REUTERS, Rights, of Islamic Cooperation, Tuesday, Zionist, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Rights DUBAI, Israel, Saudi, Jeddah, Gaza, Iran

☆ These are the 50 best bars in the world for 2023 — another Barcelona bar tops the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Quek Jie Ann | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

SINGAPORE — Sips in Barcelona, Spain is the best bar in the world, according to this year's ranking by the 50 Best organization. The World's 50 Best Bars were announced at an awards ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday evening — the first time the ceremony was held in Asia. The annual ranking is published by William Reed Business Media, a U.K.-based company that also publishes "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" list — and in a first, "The World's 50 Best Hotels," published in September. The 50 Best organization has published an annual ranking of "The World's 50 Best Bars" since 2009, with London and New York dominating the lists ever since. Courtesy of The World's 50 Best Bars

Persons: William Reed, Sips, Marc Álvarez, Frida Calho, Sydney –, Madrid, Rome Hanky, Kitten, Scotland Mimi Kakushi, Renato, Simone Caporale, Röda, Apoorva Kohli Organizations: Sips, Mexico City, William, William Reed Business Media, CNBC, South America, United Arab Emirates, Barcelona Connaught Bar, South America Himkok, Greece BKK Social, Salmon Guru, Hong, Buenos Aires Röda Huset, SG Club, Cambridge Public House, Sons, Africa Scarfes Bar, Milan Carnaval, Bar, Athens Atlas, American, Asia Locations: SINGAPORE, Barcelona, Spain, Singapore, Asia, New York, Mexico, U.K, London, Sips, Europe, North, South, Australia, Dubai, United Arab, South America, Oslo, Norway, Seoul, North America, Paradiso, Paris, Limantour, London Alquímico, Cartagena, Columbia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Athens, Greece, Bangkok, Pony, Salmon, , New York, Hong Kong, Rome, Rome Hanky Panky, Melbourne, Trova, Miami Baba, Rum, Athens CoChinChina, Berlin, Stockholm, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Milan, Lima, Peru L'Antiquario, Naples, Italy, Mexico City, Firenze, Florence, , New Orleans, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Röda Huset, New Delhi, Alquímico

☆ ‘World’s best’ bar for 2023 is revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Singapore CNN —Barcelona has retained its grip on the World’s 50 Best Bars list as intimate cocktail joint Sips claimed the top spot at 2023’s awards. Winners were voted for anonymously by the World’s 50 Best Bar Academy, a group of 680 industry figures including bar owners, bartenders and critics. The group also coordinates the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, which named fine dining establishment Central, in the Peruvian capital Lima, at No. World’s best bars for 20231. Baba au Rum, AthensFor the full list of the top 50, visit the World’s 50 Best Bars site.

Persons: “, ‘, Miami’s, Connaught, Sips, Simone Caporale, Marc Álvarez, ” Caporale, mixologist, ” William Reed, Licorería, Sammy, Salmon, Hanky, Café Organizations: Singapore CNN — Barcelona, Mexico City, Bar Academy, Connaught Bar, CNN, BKK Social, Sydney Locations: Singapore, London, New York, Spain, Europe, Mexico, Buenos Aires, New York City, Manhattan’s Lower, Side . Florida, Louisiana, New Orleans, Mayfair, Barcelona, Lima, Sips, Paris, Licorería Limantour, Alquímico, Cartagena, Himkok, Oslo, Athens, Bangkok, Pony, Madrid, , New York, Seoul, Hong Kong, Rome, Hanky Panky, Melbourne, Trova, Miami, Baba au Rum

☆ 'I'd been suicidal for days': Sam Bankman-Fried lieutenant testifies about immense pressure to keep FTX crypto scam going — before it all crashed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

He testified at the Sam Bankman-Fried trial that he was 'suicidal' over the crypto scam. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I've always been intimidated by Sam," Singh testified Monday. Before the September 2022 realization that Alameda was taking FTX customer money, Singh had participated in fraudulent activity in other ways. When he returned, the FTX CEO told Singh that he believed he could get $5 billion more in investments, Singh testified. As the chaos continued to roil FTX, Bankman-Fried, Ellison, and other executives pointed fingers at each other while employees and customers demanded answers, Singh said.

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☆ Slovakia's populist ex-PM Fico seals coalition deal for new government
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Jason Hovet | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SMER-SSD party leader Robert Fico arrives to the party's headquarters, after the country's early parliamentary elections, in Bratislava, Slovakia, October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Eva Kornikova/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 16 (Reuters) - Slovak former prime minister Robert Fico and his party signed a coalition deal on Monday to form a new government expected to go slow on cutting high deficits and reduce support to neighbour Ukraine. Fico said his priorities would include boosting living standards and a foreign policy consistent with Slovakia's EU and NATO membership - but focused on protecting national interests. Fico has a tense relationship with Caputova, whom he has called a U.S. puppet acting as U.S. financier and philanthropist George Soros' proxy. Reporting by Jason Hovet in Prague; editing by Alex Richardson, Mark Heinrich and Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Robert Fico, Eva Kornikova, Viktor Orban, Zuzana Caputova, Fico, Caputova, George Soros, opposition's, Jason Hovet, Alex Richardson, Mark Heinrich, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Ukraine, Hungarian, Kyiv, Democracy, Slovak National Party, European Union, NATO, EU, Thomson Locations: Bratislava, Slovakia, Slovak, Ukraine, Fico, U.S, Poland, Prague

Partial results with two-thirds of the voting districts reporting their results also showed the opposition parties with a clear lead. The earlier results tend to come from rural areas and small towns, with large cities where opposition parties do better reporting their results later. The Ipsos poll showed that three centrist opposition parties that campaigned on a promise to reverse the illiberal drift of the government had together secured 249 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, or Sejm, a clear majority. “No matter how you look at it, we won,” Law and Justice campaign manager Joachim Brudziński said Monday in an interview on RMF FM radio. Even if the opposition parties take power, they will face difficulties in putting forward their agenda.

Persons: Ipsos, Viktor Orbán, Robert Fico, “, Magdalena Chmieluk, ”, Douglas Wake, Jacek Kucharczyk, ” Kucharczyk, Mateusz Morawiecki, Joachim Brudziński, Andrzej Duda, Duda, haven't, Kamysz, Donald Tusk, Tusk, Elżbieta, Cezary Tomczyk, ” Tomczyk, Kucharczyk, Pietro De Cristofaro, Kwiyeon, Raf Casert Organizations: European Union, Law, Justice, Russia's, Organization for Security, Cooperation, Institute of Public Affairs, Associated Press, ”, RMF, Third Way, Civic Coalition, European, Third, EU Locations: WARSAW, Poland, Poland's, Ukraine, Wroclaw, EU, Brussels, Berlin, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Europe, Warsaw, Rome, Belarus

☆ Explainer: New Zealand voted for change, what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party arrives at his election party after winning the general election to become New Zealand’s next prime minister in Auckland, New Zealand, October 14, 2023. National won 50 seats and the right-wing, free-market ACT Party won 11, securing a majority of just one seat in the 121-seat parliament, according to provisional results from the Electoral Commission. If they do, National may need the support of populist New Zealand First and its leader Winston Peters to form a government. National's leader Christopher Luxon said he would wait for the final count to come in but was talking with both ACT and New Zealand First. Parliament has to meet with six weeks of the official election result but there is no date for when a government must be formed.

Persons: Christopher Luxon, David Rowland, Winston Peters, Luxon, Nicola Willis, Zealand First's Peters, Brooke van Velden, Lucy Craymer, Lincoln Organizations: National Party, New, REUTERS, Rights, Party, National, ACT Party, Electoral, ACT, New Zealand, WHO, Labour Party, APEC, BE, Zealand, Thomson Locations: Auckland , New Zealand, Zealand, Wellington

☆ Iran's foreign minister meets Hezbollah leader in Lebanon on Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIRUT, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday discussed Israel's war against Hamas with the head of the powerful Tehran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which has launched its own cross-border attacks on Israel. Amirabdollahian, who arrived in Beirut late on Thursday, said he had met Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as well as Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib. Local media outlet Al-Mayadeen said the Iranian minister and Nasrallah had discussed Hamas' attack on Israel. Iran also supports Hamas, and has lauded the group's attack on Israel but has denied any involvement. On Thursday, Amirabdollahian said Israel's actions against the Palestinians would receive a response from Iran's allies and that Israel would have to bear the consequences.

Persons: Hossein Amirabdollahian, Amirabdollahian, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Najib Mikati, Abdallah Bouhabib, Mayadeen, Nasrallah, Israel, Maya Gebeily, Alex Richardson, Miral Organizations: Iran's, Hezbollah, United Nations, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, Tehran, Lebanese, Israel, Beirut, Iranian, Iran, Gaza, Egypt, Gaza City, Amirabdollahian, Syria, Damascus, Aleppo

☆ Spain's Acting PM Sanchez Meets Catalan, Basque Separatists in Bid for New Term
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Pedro Sanchez met with Catalan pro-independence party Junts and became the first Spanish prime minister to hold official talks with Basque separatist party EH Bildu on Friday, as the caretaker leader seeks to form a new government. Sanchez's Socialists need support from Catalan and Basque separatist groups to win an investiture vote before Nov. 27 or face a fresh election next year after an inconclusive vote in July. "We're still far from a historic compromise," Junts parliamentary spokesperson Miriam Nogueras said about a potential agreement, after meeting Sanchez. Bildu helped Sanchez form a government in 2020 by abstaining in the investiture vote and has already pledged unconditional support as he seeks a new four-year term in office. "Today's photo of Pedro Sanchez with Bildu ... is undoubtedly a picture of humiliation," said Cuca Gamarra, parliamentary spokesperson for the opposition People's Party.

Persons: Spain's Pedro Sanchez, Junts, EH, Miriam Nogueras, Sanchez, Nogueras, Esquerra, Mertxe Aizpurua, Gorka Elejabarrieta, Bildu, Pedro Sanchez, Cuca Gamarra, Joan Faus, Belen Carreño, Charlie Devereux, Andrei Khalip, Alexander Smith Organizations: Catalan, Basque, Sanchez's Socialists, ETA, Bildu, People's Party Locations: MADRID, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Catalonia, Spain

Another candidate, Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, jumped into the race Friday just before Republicans met to choose a new nominee. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONSThe main complication for House Republicans is their narrow 221-212 majority. While it has been the tradition for the speaker candidate to be a member of the House, it is not required. In January, a few Republican members even called out votes for former President Donald Trump, taking votes from McCarthy.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, It’s, Jordan, Austin Scott, Scott, McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, —, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S ., Louisiana, Republicans, Georgia Rep, North Carolina Rep, Republican, New York Rep, GOP, Capitol Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Israel, McHenry

The head of the Israeli military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, said lessons would be drawn from the security failures around Gaza that enabled the attack. Scores of Israeli and foreign hostages were taken back to Gaza; Israel says it has identified 97 of them. Amid international calls for a ceasefire to allow in aid, Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said there would be no halt to the siege without freedom for Israeli hostages. The Israeli military said it does not comment on such reports. The Israeli military says it has responded with artillery fire to launches coming from Lebanese territory.

Persons: Abbas, Antony Blinken, Blinken, General Herzi Halevi, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Kan, Cross, Fabrizio Carboni, Israel Katz, Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Najib Mikati, Jordan, King Abdullah, Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah, Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, Ibrahim Hamdan, Hamdan, Henriette Chacar, Dedi, Maayan Lubell, Emily Rose, Nidal, Emma Farge, Jeff Mason, Peter Graff, Alexandra Hudson, Alex Richardson, Nick Macfie, Toby Chopra, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: U.S, NATO, Public, International Committee, United Nations, Food Programme, ICRC, Israeli Energy, Israel, United Nations Security, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington, Egypt, Israel, JERUSALEM, GAZA, TEL AVIV, Gaza, Syria, Damascus, Aleppo, Iran, Lebanese, Jerusalem's Mount, Jerusalem, Geneva

Lawmakers exiting the room said Scalise won 113 votes, while Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, took 99. With Scalise falling well short of 217 in the conference vote, the Louisiana congressman's path to the speakership is uncertain. House members are seated during the speakership vote. The candidate to become speaker needs a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. Historically, the magical number to become speaker has been 218 out of the 435 members of the House.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, McCarthy, Patrick McHenry, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, GOP, North Carolina Rep, New York Rep, Republican, Scalise, Capitol, Hamas, Associated Press Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Louisiana, McHenry, Israel

☆ Hezbollah, Hamas claim attacks on Israel from Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Flame and smoke rise over Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. The violence, triggered by the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, marks the most serious escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier since the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The Israeli army said no injuries were reported in Tuesday's attack by Hezbollah, three of whose fighters were killed on Monday in Israeli shelling into Lebanon. A salvo of rockets was also fired from Lebanon into Israel on Tuesday, in an attack a security source in Lebanon said was carried out by Palestinian factions. Hezbollah, founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, has close ties to the Palestinian groups fighting Israel.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Abdallah Bouhabib, Joseph Aoun, General Security Elias Bayssari, Laila Bassam, Henriette Chacar, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry, Alison Williams, David Gregorio, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Palestinian Hamas, Lebanese, Palestinian, Islamic, United Nations, General Security, Twitter, Iran's, Guards, Sunday, Israel, Thomson Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Rights BEIRUT, Palestinian, Gaza, Iran, Lebanese, Tyre, Beirut, Jerusalem

☆ Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat came together so quickly that Butler's mother learned of the appointment from a news alert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

After Sen. Feinstein's death in September, Gov. Newsom would eventually tap Laphonza Butler, a well-connected former union leader and ex-UC regent. The selection process was so swift that Butler's mother learned of the appointment from a news alert, per Politico. The Senate selection process had been so swift that Butler's mother found out about the appointment through a news alert, according to two individuals with knowledge of the timeline who spoke with the news outlet. Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff are the leading officeholders already in the race for the Senate seat.

Persons: Sen, Newsom, Laphonza Butler, —, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Chuck Schumer, State Shirley Weber, Butler, Feinstein, Democratic Sen, Alex Padilla, wouldn't, she'll, Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, Adam Schiff Organizations: Gov, UC, Politico, Service, eventual, New York, University of California, State, Golden State, Democratic, Senate Locations: California

☆ Pakistani minister defends decision to expel Afghans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"So, accordingly，this is in line with the international practice that we have taken this decision." Pakistan's interior minister said on Tuesday some 1.73 million Afghans in Pakistan had no legal documents and the number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan totalled 4.4 million. In defending the decision to expel Afghans, Pakistani authorities said 14 of 24 suicide bombings this year had been carried out by Afghan nationals. "Whenever there was any problem, people would immigrate to Pakistan, take refuge in Pakistan," Jilani said. "But now I think it has been more than 40 years, so the government of Pakistan has taken a decision," Jilani said, noting that the situation in Afghanistan had stabilised.

Persons: Fayaz Aziz, Jalil Abbas Jilani, Hong, Jilani, Albee Zhang, Ryan Woo, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Phoenix TV, Thomson Locations: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Torkham, Rights BEIJING, Europe, Asia, Tibet, U.S

GRANADA, Spain (AP) — Almost 50 European leaders used a summit in the southern Spanish city of Granada on Thursday to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears somewhat weakened. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that beside maintaining such unity, more military aid to get through the winter was essential. And especially now that questions about continued support are growing in the United States too. “I am very confident of support for Ukraine from the United States. What the United States is working on is the timing," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Biden, ” Zelenskyy, Robert Fico, Hungary’s, Pedro Sánchez, “, Ursula von der Leyen, Josep Borrell, doesn’t, Putin, Borrell, Putin's, ”, Ilham Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan, Vjosa Osmani, Aleksandar Vucic, Osmani, wantssanctions, Raf Casert, Aritz Parra, Ciarán Giles, Joseph Wilson, Semini Organizations: Political, U.S, Congress, White, Republicans, European Union, Kyiv, Armenian, Yerevan, Kosovo, Serbian, Belgrade, Serbia Locations: GRANADA, Spain, Spanish, Granada, Ukraine, United States, Europe, Kyiv, Slovakia, Russia, U.S, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Nagorno, Karabakh, Serbia, “, Kosovo, Brussels, Madrid, Barcelona, Tirana, Albania

☆ Biden family dog Commander is no longer at the White House after biting incidents
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Kelly O'Donnell | Zoë Richards | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden’s dog Commander looks down after Biden arrived back to the White House following his visit to Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2023. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's dog Commander, whose history of biting became public in recent months, is no longer at the White House, a spokesperson for the first lady said Wednesday. The Daily Mail published photos of Commander and Dale Haney, the superintendent of the White House grounds, who has worked at the White House for more than 50 years. Last month, a Secret Service spokesman also confirmed to NBC News that Commander bit a Secret Service Uniformed Division police officer. The Bidens' other dog, Major, was sent to live in Delaware after repeated nipping incidents at the White House.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, Joe Biden's, Jill Biden's, Elizabeth Alexander, Alexander, Dale Haney, Haney, Bo, Sunny, George W, Laura Bush's Barney, Miss Beazley, Richard Nixon's, Champ, Kelly O'Donnell, Zoë Richards Organizations: Holy Trinity Catholic Church, WASHINGTON, White, Secret Service, White House, CNN, Daily Mail, Judicial, NBC News, Service Uniformed Division Locations: Washington , U.S, Delaware, Washington, New York

☆ House speaker: What the heck is going on? How will it affect you?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The House is without a speaker, the person who, according to the Constitution, is required to be its leader. For as long as the House is trying to find a new speaker, it’s unable to do much of anything else. What happened to the last House speaker? Rep. Kevin McCarthy had been House speaker since January, when he won the gavel after 15 rounds of balloting. McHenry booted Pelosi and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Marlyand out of offices they kept in the Capitol building.

Persons: CNN —, Nancy Pelosi, hasn’t, Patrick McHenry, it’s, White, Tim Lister, Kevin McCarthy, Republicans –, McCarthy, “, Matt Gaetz, Joe Biden, Gaetz, Republicans squirm, Biden, Hakeem Jeffries, McHenry, Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Marlyand, Hoyer, Scott Jennings, ” Jennings, Trump, Donald Trump, CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Republicans ’, He’s, ”, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Steve Scalise –, Scalise, Jim Jordan –, Kevin Hern –, Patrick McHenry –, Read Organizations: CNN, North Carolina Republican, White, Senate, Republican, Republicans, Florida, Caucus, California Republican, Democratic, Congress, Capitol, Trump, Republican Party, Louisiana Republican, Jim Jordan – The Ohio Republican, Freedom Caucus, Kevin Hern – The Oklahoma Republican, GOP, Patrick McHenry – The North Carolina Republican, Capitol Hill Locations: CNN — Washington, Washington, Ukraine, California, New York, Capitol Hill, Patrick McHenry – The

☆ Slovakia tightens Hungary border in 'chain reaction' as migrant arrivals rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Slovakia's checks on its border with Hungary will start on Thursday and last 10 days. The Czech Republic, Poland and Austria already started temporary controls on their borders with Slovakia on Wednesday, while Germany introduced new controls with Poland and the Czech Republic last week. Odor, serving as a caretaker until a new government takes office following an election on Sunday, had previously resisted calls to impose border controls. "Poland is before elections, such rhetoric appears, and then the Czech Republic reacts and so does Austria. Slovakia's government said nearly 40,000 illegal migrants have passed into Slovakia since the start of the year.

Persons: Bernadett Szabo, Robert Fico, Jan Lopatka, Jason Hovet, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Migrants, REUTERS, Slovak, Thomson Locations: Slovakia, Hungary, Chl'aba, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, East, Afghanistan, Germany, Western Europe, Central

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN —Pakistan, home to more than 1.7 million people who have fled violence in neighboring Afghanistan, is launching a mass deportation of “illegal immigrants,” authorities said Tuesday. But their presence in Pakistan has long been controversial, with police crackdowns and threats of deportation in previous years. Hundreds of Afghans have already been deported from Pakistan this year, according to volunteer groups, citing local records. Many Afghans fled the Soviet invasion of their country in 1979, settling in Pakistan during the biggest refugee crisis in the world at the time. “It is deeply concerning that the situation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan is not receiving due international attention.”

Persons: Sarfraz Bugti, ”, Bugti, Rizwan Tabassum Organizations: Pakistan CNN —, United Nations ’, Getty, National Apex Committee, Nonprofit, Amnesty Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan, Afghanistan, Karachi, AFP, Soviet, Kabul, United States

☆ Developing countries facing a debt crunch
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

EGYPTNorth Africa's largest economy needs to repay some $100 billion of hard-currency debt over the next five years. Egypt has a $3 billion IMF programme and has devalued the pound by roughly 50% since February 2022. Its progress in restructuring both domestic debt and $30 billion in external debt has been fairly swift and it secured a $3 billion IMF bailout in May. The next tranche of a $2.9 billion IMF bailout package could be delayed over a potential government revenue shortfall. A repair plan finally appeared imminent after Zambia clinched a $6.3 billion debt rework deal with the Paris Club creditor nations and China, its other big bilateral lender, in June.

Persons: Moody's, William Ruto's, Kais Saied, Libby George, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: World Bank, African Development Bank, IMF, UAE, SRI, SRI LANKA Sri, European Union, Zambia, Paris Club, Sri, Thomson Locations: Marrakech, EGYPT, Cairo, Egypt, ETHIOPIA, Ethiopia, China, GHANA Ghana, Accra, KENYA, Kenya, LEBANON Lebanon, PAKISTAN Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, SRI LANKA, SRI LANKA Sri Lanka, TUNISIA, Tunisia, UKRAINE Ukraine, Ukraine, United States, ZAMBIA, Zambia

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