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小池書記局長「３１削減法案提出許さない」企業・団体献金禁止議論を主張

日本共産党の小池晃書記局長は９日、国会内で記者会見を開き、自民党、日本維新の会、国民民主党の実務者が取りまとめた衆院比例代表定数３１削減法案の原案に対し、「法案提出を許さないために力を尽くす」と表明した。小池氏は政治改革の根本として企業・団体献金の全面禁止を訴えた。

Former Reform UK Councillor Ashley Monk Joins Conservatives in Redditch

Ashley Monk, who served as an independent councillor after leaving Reform UK, has officially joined the Conservative Group at both Redditch Borough Council and Worcestershire County Council. The move follows his suspension from Reform UK and subsequent period as an independent, during which he retained a portfolio role in the local administration.

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Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza truce

Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.

Zelensky warns US not to cut Ukraine, Europe out of talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday warned the United States not to strike a deal with Russia "behind our backs", as he urged Europe to stand up and make its voice heard.

Lebanon says 25 arrested after attack on UN peacekeepers

Lebanese authorities said Saturday that more than 25 people had been arrested following an attack on a United Nations convoy the day before that wounded two peacekeepers, including the force's outgoing deputy commander.

Flanked by gunmen, Israeli hostages face last minute ordeal

Their voices monotone and their faces staring mostly ahead, three Israeli hostages spoke in Hebrew on a Gaza stage before walking to freedom on Saturday, after more than 16 months of captivity in the Palestinian territory.

Hamas releases hostages, Palestinian prisoners freed in latest Gaza swap

Palestinian militants handed three Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross on Saturday, while buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners rolled out of two Israeli jails in the latest exchange under an ongoing Gaza truce deal.

UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital.

Flanked by masked gunmen, Israeli hostages address Gazans before release

Hamas transfers Israeli hostages to Red Cross in latest Gaza swap

Gaza militants handed three Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross on Saturday in an exchange that is also set to see the release of 369 Palestinians from Israeli custody, the latest such swap under an ongoing truce deal.

Lebanon president vows punishment for attackers of UN peacekeeper

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy, with authorities set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday.

UN peacekeeping commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest near Beirut

Lebanese authorities are set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday after a deputy commander with the UN peacekeeping force in the country was injured during an attack on a convoy taking him to the airport.

Zelensky seeks 'security guarantees' as US presses end to Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he sought "security guarantees" as he met with the US vice president on Friday to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to broker a truce deal with Moscow.

African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.

Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners set for release after truce crisis

Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week.

UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest

A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.

Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide'

An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya minority group.

Three Gaza hostages set for release after ceasefire crisis abates

Israel said Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants in exchange for Palestinian prisoners this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza back into war.

Vance tells Zelensky US wants 'lasting' peace

US Vice President JD Vance pledged Friday that Washington sought to secure a "lasting" peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump's push for a deal with Moscow.

Paris to name avenue after Russia's Alexei Navalny

Paris is naming part of an avenue after Alexei Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader who died in an Arctic prison colony in murky circumstances, the city council has said.

Brazil's Lula threatens 'reciprocity' in US steel tariff row

Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed "reciprocity" in response to a 25-percent levy on steel imports announced by US President Donald Trump.

Switzerland mulls legalising recreational cannabis

Switzerland will consider legalising recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access.

No love lost: White House Valentine poem targets migrants

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'Bulldozer tore everything apart': Israeli raid expands in West Bank

An intense Israeli military raid had already sent Qusay Farahat fleeing his home in the occupied West Bank, but the offensive has since expanded, threatening a relative's house where he sought shelter.

Berlin festival seeks to bury Gaza row with Israeli hostage film

The Berlin film festival premiered a documentary about an Israeli hostage held by Hamas on Friday as it seeks to move on from controversy over its stance on Gaza at last year's edition.

Mexico threatens US gunmakers with fresh legal action

Mexico's president on Friday warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action and be deemed accomplices if Washington designates Mexican cartels as terrorist groups.

Vance meets Zelensky to talk US peace push

US Vice President JD Vance met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich on Friday for crunch talks on ending Russia's war, as Kyiv insisted it wanted to hammer out a joint plan with Washington.

Hitmen mow down colonel in violence-torn Ecuador

Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran air force colonel Friday in a city hard hit by drug crime that has turned the once-peaceful South American country into one of the most violent.

Russian central bank sharply raises inflation forecast

Russia's central bank sharply raised its inflation forecast for 2025 on Friday, warning there was no sign rocketing price increases would go into reverse.

'Fatal mistake': Activists say climate ignored in German polls

German activists rallied on Friday to push the climate crisis up the agenda in an election campaign where the issue has been overshadowed by debates on immigration and the economy.

Mpox patients fleeing Goma hospitals in DRC violence

Dozens of mpox patients being treated in hospital isolation units in Goma have fled for their lives as violence engulfs the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Friday.

German president says Trump team ignoring 'established rules'

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday said the Trump administration "has no regard for established rules" as he opened the Munich Security Conference.

Israel says received names of 3 hostages to be freed Saturday

Israel said Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza back into war.

US pressures both Russia, Europe on Ukraine

Vice President JD Vance said Friday the United States was prepared to put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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