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高市政権支持率の謎と武部農相疑惑：今週の政治ニュース

週刊文春電子版は11月8日～14日の政界スクープを配信した。高市早苗首相の支持率が下げ止まっている理由や、武部新農水相をめぐる献金疑惑、石破茂前首相による政権批判などが焦点となっている。

高市首相の怒り「石破・小渕の乱」参院否決も衆院再可決の可能性

消費税減税法案の衆院採決で自民党議員4人が造反した「石破・小渕の乱」の行方が注目されている。参院で否決されても衆院で3分の2以上の賛成を集めれば再可決されるため、高市早苗政権への打撃となるかどうかが焦点だ。

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Benin elects lawmakers, with opposition allowed to stand

Benin voted for a new parliament on Sunday with opposition candidates authorised to stand in the legislative elections for the first time under President Patrice Talon after four years of absence.

Show goes on at Palestinian theatres overcoming obstacles

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Iran regime divided on how to tackle protests: analysts

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Migrants, drugs on agenda as Biden heads to Mexico

US President Joe Biden will seek Mexico's help tackling illegal flows of migrants and drugs, particularly deadly opioids, during a visit beginning Sunday for a North American leaders' summit.

46 Ivorian soldiers return home after Mali pardon

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July arrived home late Saturday, according to an AFP reporter at the airport, a day after they were pardoned by the neighbouring country's junta.

Maduro hosts Colombia's Petro for 'very fruitful' talks

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Charlie Hebdo attack victims honoured as Iran rages over new cartoons

French politicians paid tribute Saturday to Charlie Hebdo staff and other victims of the January 2015 Islamist attacks, days after the satirical weekly's latest edition sparked outrage in Iran.

Little respite in fighting as Ukraine marks Orthodox Christmas

Ukrainians and Russians marked Orthodox Christmas on Saturday, as the 36-hour ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin ran its course with little sign the fighting had eased.

Little respite in fighting as Ukraine, Russia mark Orthodox Christmas

Ukrainians and Russians marked Orthodox Christmas on Saturday under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's order for his forces to pause attacks.

46 Ivorian soldiers depart Mali after pardon

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July departed the capital Bamako on Saturday, a day after being pardoned by Mali's junta leader, an airport official, a Malian army officer and a diplomatic source told AFP.

Christmas in a bomb shelter for Orthodox Ukrainians

As artillery boomed outside and fighter jets flew overhead, Orthodox Christians in a battered eastern Ukrainian town held a Christmas service in a basement shelter on Saturday, vowing not to let war ruin the holiday.

After angry scenes, divided US Republicans name House speaker

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was finally elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday, ending a paralyzing standoff with right-wing holdouts that raised concerns about his party's ability to exercise power in Congress.

Little let-up in fighting as Ukraine, Russia mark Orthodox Christmas

Ukrainians and Russians on Saturday marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks.

Refugees celebrate first Christmas since fleeing Ukraine

Filled with sadness and hopes of a victorious 2023, hundreds of Ukrainian refugees celebrated their first Christmas since fleeing the Russian invasion at a contemporary theatre in Warsaw.

Iran executes two more men in connection with protests

Iran on Saturday executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member during unprecedented protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman.

Lone Putin observes Christmas at Kremlin church

Russian President Vladimir Putin stood alone at a midnight service at a Kremlin church as he marked Orthodox Christmas darkened by Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

After bitter Republican dispute, McCarthy named US House speaker

Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy was named speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for days.

Republican McCarthy fails again in US House speaker election

Republican frontrunner Kevin McCarthy suffered a shock defeat in the race to become the new speaker of the US House of Representatives late Friday amid astonishing scenes of bitter infighting after failing to stamp out a rebellion among his party's ranks.

McCarthy bids to nail down final speaker votes as US House returns

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Europe, US stocks rise as market eyes fewer Fed rate hikes

European and US stocks advanced Friday and the dollar fell as investors digested key American jobs data that dampened expectations of more aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

McCarthy inches ahead in US speaker race after fierce rebellion

Republican frontrunner Kevin McCarthy took a significant step to becoming the new speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday as he quelled a rebellion among his party's ranks that has paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress for four days.

Widely decried, in Colombia 'blackface' celebrates diversity

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Ukraine startups at CES strive to help the nation triumph

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Republican McCarthy breaks holdout fever in US House speaker race

US House speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy took a significant step to securing the gavel Friday after three days of deadlock as he managed to win over most of the 20 hardline fellow Republicans blocking his path.

29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin's son

Ten soldiers and 19 suspected criminals were killed in an operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout sowing terror at an airport.

Brazil's new first lady says presidential palace a mess

As Brazil's new government held its first meeting Friday, the new first lady got down to business too, dealing with what she called major damage, leaks, and missing artwork and furniture at the presidential palace.

Europe, US stocks rise after US jobs data

European and US stocks advanced Friday and the dollar fell as investors digested key US jobs data that dampened expectations of more aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

No surprise in hard-hit Bakhmut as Putin's ceasefire fails

Like every other day this week, holdout residents of this all-but-destroyed city on Ukraine's front line flocked to a ground-floor humanitarian aid centre Friday, desperate for food and internet access.

Brazil's Lula gets to work vowing clean break with Bolsonaro

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held his first cabinet meeting Friday, vowing to work with Congress and run a government of traditional technocrats to "rebuild" Brazil after the "authoritarianism" of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

Strikes in east Ukraine despite Putin's ceasefire order

Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to stop attacking for 36 hours.

Putin's unilateral ceasefire due to have started in Ukraine

A brief ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin but dismissed by Ukraine as an empty gesture was due to have taken effect on Friday in what would be the first full pause since Moscow's invasion in February 2022.

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