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Justice for Maya women in Guatemala, girls back in school in India, restored land in Mali: The UN has named its 2026 SDG Action Award winners
Champions of indigenous women's rights in Guatemala, girls' education in India, and restored farmland in Mali all featured among the winners of UN's SDG Action Awards.
DE Oct 29, 2026Deutsche Welle (DW) World03
DoJ reportedly issues subpoenas over same name Alaska candidates
<p>Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign allegedly collaborated with party operatives to confuse voters in midterms</p><p>The US justice department on Thursday is reported to have issued subpoenas in response to a report that the Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign collaborated with party operatives to get a challenger with the same name as the Republican senator Dan Sullivan on the midterm ballot.</p><p>ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/alaska-governor-orders-probe-alleged-effort-confuse-senate/story?id=137667167">reported</a> the subpoenas, citing sources familiar with the matter. The federal investigation comes a day after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/mary-peltola-dan-sullivan-alaska-senate">the New York Times found</a> that the effort to recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan in the Senate race set to be decided on Tuesday was led by Peltola’s campaign, which had for months denied involvement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/29/alaska-senate-race-subpoenas">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 29, 2026The Guardian World World04
DHS cites risk to more than 40,000 personnel in effort to take leaked data offline
<p>The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack</p><p>The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands of agency personnel, saying the content put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET.</p><p>The database “places more than 40,000 identifiable individuals at risk of harassment, stalking and physical harm”, the request said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/29/dhs-personnel-data-leak">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 29, 2026The Guardian World