Politics

• India Detains Student Leaders in Major Crackdown on Protests
  Indian authorities detained leaders of a youth-led protest movement and their allies on Saturday and imposed sweeping restrictions in central Delhi to stop crowds from gathering for a planned demonstration against a contentious revision of voter rolls.
• James Talarico Appears in Austin After 10-Day Campaign Absence
  Democrat James Talarico appeared in public for the first time since late September, returning to the campaign trail as his US Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton goes down to the wire.
• Trump Says Putin to Supply US With Diesel Ahead of Midterms
  President Donald Trump is working with Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel supplies into global markets, a move that upends years of sanctions as the White House seeks ways to tame soaring fuel prices ahead of the US midterm election.
• Saudi Arabia Suspends Riyadh Airport Operations After Attack
  Saudi Arabia said it temporarily suspended operations at the Riyadh airport Saturday after an “enemy” attack as air traffic was disrupted for the third time this week amid an intensifying conflict with Yemen’s Houthis.
• Burnham’s Senior Officials Are Trading Blame Over Economic Pain
  Andy Burnham ended a barnstorming speech at his party conference last week by pledging to restore a spirit of unity to the country. By the time he walked off stage he seemed to have succeeded in something much harder: restoring unity to his own party.
• Why India’s Voter Roll Overhaul Is So Controversial
  India is in the middle of a massive exercise to revise its electoral rolls by removing dead, duplicate and ineligible voters. But concerns that eligible voters could also be struck off the rolls — potentially affecting election outcomes — have turned the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, into a politically charged controversy.
• Trump Warns Norway He Won’t Forget Nobel Peace Prize Snub
  President Donald Trump fumed at the Norwegian committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that the fact it didn’t go to him “is just another sign of how Norway and all these others are ripping off our country.”
• Bessent Will Likely Cut US Long Bond Sales Next Month, Says Citi
  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is likely to reduce the auction sizes for long-dated government bonds — and could even cancel sales of 20-year debt altogether, according to Citigroup Inc.
• DOJ Reviewing Binance Compliance With 2023 Settlement
  The US Justice Department is scrutinizing whether Binance Holdings Ltd. breached a landmark settlement with the US government, as authorities probe activity on the platform for potential Iran sanctions violations.
• CFTC Defends Prediction Markets Turf with New ‘Swap’ Definition
  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed defining financial swaps to explicitly include event contracts based on sports, politics, culture and weather-related wagers as the legal fight escalates over the booming prediction markets industry.
• Netanyahu, Bolsonaro Pledge Close Israel-Brazil Ties If Both Win Elections
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazil presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro vowed to “renew the deep friendship” between their countries in a phone call weeks before both face tense elections.
• Morocco to Propose New Migration Control Deal After Ceuta Crisis
  Morocco plans to propose a new pact with the European Union on migration controls after a surge of illegal crossings into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in late July ignited a crisis between the two Mediterranean neighbors.
• Italy, EU Edge Closer to Agreement on Deal to Cap Energy Bills
  Italy and the European Commission are edging toward a deal that would allow the country to cap natural gas prices, giving Premier Giorgia Meloni a tool to shield voters from a rise in energy bills.
• US Sanctions ICC After Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Former Judge
  The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions against the International Criminal Court, signaling its determination to cripple the organization on the same day that a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• EU and China Strike Deal to Cut Millions of Hybrid Car Exports
  The European Union said China will slash millions of hybrid car exports to the bloc under an agreement meant to ease mounting trade tensions.
• China Says It Has ‘Understanding’ With EU on Hybrid Car Exports
  China said it has reached an “understanding” with the European Union on hybrid car exports — a key source of friction between the two sides — without offering any details.
• Japanese Lawmaker Says Takaichi Lauded His Sanction by China
  A Japanese lawmaker known for his support of Taiwan said Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lauded him for a sanction placed on him by China.
• Katie Zacharia to Be Named New White House Press Secretary
  Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been tapped to be President Donald Trump’s press secretary, according to people familiar with the matter.
• Turkey Drafts Law to Make Fund Managers Liable for Liquidations
  Turkish portfolio-firm managers will be held accountable for recovering losses and repaying investors trapped in liquidated funds, according to a draft law AK Party lawmakers submitted to parliament on Friday.
• Mangione’s US Guilty Plea Should Not Bar State Trial, DA Says
  Luigi Mangione should still face a New York state murder trial even after he pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, Manhattan prosecutors said Friday.
• Hochul Opts New York Into Trump’s Divisive School Choice Program
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul is opting her state into the Trump administration’s controversial school choice program, according to a statement released Friday.
• Trump’s Security Chief Says Plane Ruse Breach Is Regrettable
  US Secret Service Director Sean Curran said it’s regrettable that a ruse to secretly switch President Donald Trump’s plane for a flight out of Turkey came to light, saying publicity about the maneuver risks making it harder to use the tactic again.
• US Judge Blocks DOJ’s ‘Dragnet’ Probes of Voter Fraud Nationwide
  A US judge blocked a key component of the Justice Department’s efforts under the Trump administration to obtain state voter records as part of a nationwide probe into alleged election fraud by non-US citizens.
• Iran Protects Capacity to Build Missiles as Trump Pauses Strikes
  Iran has managed to preserve its missile and drone factories despite months of US and Israeli bombing, officials familiar with the matter said, allowing it to replenish its arsenals while President Donald Trump holds off on strikes ahead of the midterm elections.
• Mamdani Squeezed From Both Sides in Week Capped by ICE Shooting
  A slow-burning conflict between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Trump administration over immigration turned into a fierce confrontation after a federal agent shot a man on a city street during an enforcement operation.