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(Adnkronos) – The former premier of Rhineland-Palatinate, Alexander Schwetizer will be the new Minister of Labor of the German federal government, following the resignation of his party colleague, the social democrat Baerbel Bas. Der Spiegel writes this. 

(Adnkronos) – Protests continue in New Delhi. Opposition parties are demanding the resignation of the head of the Election Commission, Gyanesh Kumar. In the background are accusations of alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls during a contested review process. According to AFP

(Adnkronos) – Two weeks before the elections in Israel, former Prime Minister and chairman of the B’Yachad party, Naftali Bennett, reiterates that he will not join a government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His statements yesterday, which he claims were ironic,

(Adnkronos) – Andy Burnham has stated that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum and warned that similar interferences are taking place in France and Germany. The British Prime Minister told ‘The Rest is Politics’ podcast that, upon his arrival at 10 Downing

Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Communist Party has drafted a revision of its manifesto to express concern about the full revival of militarism following the government’s decisions to boost defense spending and enable the export of weapons. The draft was presented

Cairo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–Gaza is “becoming an increasingly unlivable place for humans” due to Israel’s large-scale military operations, a senior official of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, has said. Akihiro Seita,

Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from around Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan on Monday, according to the South Korean military. The missiles, which varied in type, were launched at around 9:20 a.m., and some traveled over

Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has strongly condemned the pro-Iran Houthi militant group in Yemen for attacking international airports in Saudi Arabia. Among the series of attacks since last week, Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in