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Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman rejects 'disinformation' amid allegations by some Israelis of voting interference.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman rejects 'disinformation' amid allegations by some Israelis of voting interference.
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The CCP session emphasized internal discipline — as expected, but left the question of Xi Jinping's successor unanswered. The party seems anxious of any instability as geopolitics heats up and China's economy cools down.
India's Ministry of Finance has increased its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year. But it also warned about inflation, particularly for fuel and energy, amid continued instability in the Middle East.
<p>John Healey aced the morning-after media round because his Martin Lewis measures left nothing to challenge him on </p><p>Maybe it had been one of the greatest acts of political genius after all. The day after the budget is usually the moment when things start to fall apart. When clued up journalists and economists have had a chance to go through all the fine points the chancellor would rather everyone had missed. The forecasts that suggest everything is predicated on a wing and a prayer. The hidden unfunded tax cuts. The greater than expected spending commitments.</p><p>But on Thursday morning Andy Burnham and John Healey could afford themselves a sigh of relief. All had gone about as well as they could have hoped. It turns out that when you <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-healey-hikes-taxes-on-banks-and-landlords-to-fund-100-handouts-to-20m-households">don’t make any massive tax or spending commitments</a>, there isn’t a great deal to unravel. All there had been was a raft of small-scale interventions designed to help people with their personal finances. Call it <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/28/andy-burnham-martin-lewis-budget-john-healey">the Martin Lewis budget</a>. In fact, Healey and Lewis now seem unable to get through the day without spending some time with each other. They certainly can’t stop talking about one another. It’s becoming unhealthily co-dependent. The gods of small things.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/29/the-breathing-space-budget-breathing-space-for-the-government-that-is">Continue reading...</a>
The defeated presidential candidate says he will lead the opposition from the US.