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Secret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdom

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:29:20+00:00

Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reject committee’s choice of cousin and TV presenter as new monarchA traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bitter succession dispute after the family of a king who recently died rejected the selection of a television news anchor as his successor.King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the throne in the kingdom of Tooro in 1995 at the age of three, died on 27 August in the US, where he was receiving cancer treatment. Continue reading...

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Ministers face backlash from industry over plans to allow mayors to impose ‘tourist tax’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:17:03+00:00

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesMinisters are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such as hotels and Airbnbs.The plan, unveiled on Thursday by Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, will allow mayors to impose a “tourist tax” without a cap on how much they can charge and with few controls on how they can spend it. Continue reading...

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Ministers face backlash from hospitality industry over ‘tourist tax’ plans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:17:03+00:00

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesMinisters are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such as hotels and Airbnbs.The plan, unveiled on Thursday by Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, will allow mayors to impose a “tourist tax” without a cap on how much they can charge and with few controls on how they can spend it. Continue reading...

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California Republican vows to abolish state DMV if elected governor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:12:56+00:00

Steve Hilton calls department of motor vehicles a ‘bloated bureaucracy’ as he seeks to boost his longshot campaignThe longshot California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton pledged this week to abolish the state’s department of motor vehicles if he is elected, promising to shutter the oft-criticized department for good and set a flat $73 annual registration fee per car.Hilton, a Trump-backed former conservative pundit running in reliably blue California, called the state’s DMV a “bloated bureaucracy”, during a Tuesday campaign event, echoing the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the fe

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Steve Hilton vows to abolish California DMV if elected governor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:12:56+00:00

Republican calls department of motor vehicles a ‘bloated bureaucracy’ as he seeks to boost his longshot campaignThe longshot California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton pledged this week to abolish the state’s department of motor vehicles if he is elected, promising to shutter the oft-criticized department for good and set a flat $73 annual registration fee per car.Hilton, a Trump-backed former conservative pundit running in reliably blue California, called the state’s DMV a “bloated bureaucracy”, during a Tuesday campaign event, echoing the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the fede

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US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before midterms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:07:37+00:00

Court declined to ⁠put on hold ⁠injunction preventing the USPS from tightening rules around postal votingA US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting before November’s midterm elections, dealing a fresh blow to the president’s attempted crackdown.The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined to ⁠put on hold an ⁠injunction issued by a ​lower court judge last week, preventing the US Postal Service from tightening rules around postal voting. Continue reading...

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Democratic socialist clinches Rhode Island nomination amid party victories

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:04:56+00:00

David Morales wins Democratic primary for Providence mayor, unseating the incumbent mayor, Brett SmileyIn the latest in a string of victories by progressives across parts of the US, the democratic socialist David Morales won the Democratic primary for mayor in Providence, Rhode Island, on Wednesday night, unseating the incumbent mayo,r Brett Smiley.The Rhode Island state representative, who was endorsed by the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders as well as the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is now the favorite to secure the mayoralty in the deep blue city’s November general election agains

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Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T17:04:39+00:00

The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027He will soon be seen resuming his old Staines rudeboy persona in the film Ali G: Who Iz I?, but Sacha Baron Cohen may also be eyeing a new departure – on stage.The actor will reportedly star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play, The Popinjay Cavalier, which is billed as a “rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise” and a “sweeping celebration of theatre and its heightened romance”, set in 1830s Europe. According to Deadline, Baron Cohen will play

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Unilever CEO calls India blueprint for emerging market growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-10T17:02:42+00:00

Rising incomes, urbanisation and changing consumption patterns are creating significant opportunities for Unilever across India’s evolving consumer and retail landscape

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La confusion autour du détroit d’Ormuz perturbe les marchés du pétrole

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-10T17:00:19+00:00

Les Etats-Unis martèlent que d’importants volumes d’or noir franchissent désormais le goulet maritime, mais les transits restent perturbés par les attaques iraniennes et les prix du brut s’envolent à nouveau.

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Shabana Mahmood urges police to curb far-right, anti-migrant protests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T16:51:07+00:00

Home secretary tells officers to make ‘full use’ of their powers after masked vigilantes cause weekend of chaosShabana Mahmood has urged police to curb the activities of far-right, anti-migrant groups which have “obvious malign intent” after a weekend of chaos caused by balaclava-wearing vigilantes.In a meeting on Thursday, the home secretary told senior officers to make “full use” of their powers, including bans on face coverings, after police were assaulted and ports were disrupted in Kent and Hampshire. Continue reading...

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Govt to track sugar production every month starting October

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-10T16:46:58+00:00

Mills need to sell ‌sugar at reasonable prices and the government will take corrective measures to ⁠keep prices stable: Food Ministry

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Supreme court’s decision seems to spell end for Republican-drawn congressional maps in Missouri – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T16:45:16+00:00

Court’s decision to block federal judge’s ruling likely to prevent GOP’s attempts to extract additional Republican-leaning seatUS supreme court again rejects Missouri congressional maps redrawn to benefit Republicans in midtermsSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri.The decision, issued by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound a death knell for efforts by the Missouri GOP to extract an additional Republican-leaning congressional seat for their party ahead of th

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Trump’s Iran war now has a midterm election problem

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-10T16:43:34+00:00

Trump has tied the end of his war on Iran to the midterms. But with Iran holding firm, the political cost is mounting.

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Remains found in North Carolina in 1970s identified as 15-year-old girl

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T16:42:26+00:00

Advanced DNA testing reveals skeletal remains belong to Cindy Marcell Blizzard, who had run away from homeSkeletal remains discovered nearly 50 years ago in North Carolina have been identified as those of a 15-year-old girl who had run away from home.On 29 December 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were discovered in a wooded area near a tire manufacturing plant in Wilson, a city approximately 40 miles east of Raleigh. After decades of DNA testing, including advances in technology, investigators identified the remains as belonging to Cindy Marcell Blizzard, a 15-year-old girl who had run awa

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Govt measures put Indonesian economy on recovery path

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-10T16:39:29+00:00

Official cites budget discipline, MSCI steps and rate action; president to pitch Danantara co-investment and a larger role for Indonesian industry

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Surveillance de masse et autosuffisance : comment le pouvoir chinois réhabilite de vieux principes de Mao

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-10T16:38:41+00:00

« Mao, l’encombrant héritage » (5/7). En 1963, Mao Zedong a fait de la commune de Fengqiao un exemple pour encourager la mobilisation des masses et la résolution locale des conflits. Sous Xi Jinping, cette « expérience » s’est transformée en un système garantissant le contrôle absolu de Pékin.

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Treat data as fiduciary responsibility, not asset: RBI Governor tells fintechs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-10T16:37:43+00:00

A firm that engages transparently not only earns regulatory goodwill but also gains faster, more durable pathways to scale. On the other hand, a firm that seeks to outrun the rules realises that the rules catch up, sooner or later, and at a much higher cost to itself and to the trust of the customers it serves, says Sanjay Malhotra

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‘All the persuasiveness of a North Korean newscast’: Democrats decry Fetterman video at GOP convention

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T16:37:43+00:00

Surprise appearance by Pennsylvania senator raises fresh questions over loyalty to and future in Democratic partyThe Democratic senator John Fetterman’s decision to address the Republican National Committee (RNC) midterm convention via video sparked a furious response from some members of his party.Fetterman’s surprise appearance – and praise of his fellow Pennsylvania senator, Republican Dave McCormick – raised fresh questions over his loyalty to, and future inside, the Democratic party. Continue reading...

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The hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will deter visitors – the evidence says otherwise

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-10T16:37:25+00:00

Studies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced levies suggest they have no impact on visitor numbersIf you wandered down Las Ramblas or lazed on a beach in the Balearics this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax for the privilege. In fact, if you enjoyed any of Europe’s beauty spots in recent years, it is likely that an overnight levy was added to your bill.Britons have become used to paying these fees abroad but ministers have shied away from introducing them in the UK. The furious response from UK hospitality bosses helps to explain why. Continue reading...

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