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Marine Le Pen responds to EU funding misuse trial
Marine Le Pen, a French politician, has responded to allegations of illicit party finance by European Parliament MPs from her far-right National Rally (RN) party. Le Pen and more than 20 other senior party leaders are accused of recruiting assistants who worked for party purposes rather than the European Parliament, which paid them. She told a Paris court on Monday that Brussels assembly-paid legislative assistants were inherently active in politics because that is what brought them to the job in the first place.
Harris attacks Trump in Pennsylvania as election heats up
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris accused Republican rival Donald Trump of endangering democracy as the two held opposing rallies in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state. On Monday evening, Harris spoke to his fans in Erie while Trump hosted a town hall in Oaks, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. "A second term for Trump would be a major risk to America - and dangerous. "Donald Trump is increasingly unstable and unhinged," Harris told the audience, referring to previous remarks in which Trump warned that the United States faced an "enemy from within."
Hurricane Nadine’s chances increased as Florida braces
Another hurricane might hit Florida in the coming week as tropical storm 'Nadine' travels through the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) published an update Monday at 8 a.m. ET indicated that the storm had a 50 percent probability of becoming a hurricane, but the odds had grown to 60 percent by 2 p.m. ET. Meteorologists said Nadine's path is still being tracked. It may impact Florida within the next ten days or follow a different route to Mexico and Central America.
Bank of England currency printer De La Rue sold for £300m
Crane NXT, a New York-listed industrial technology business, completed the acquisition of De La Rue's authentication section late Monday night. An American predator is near to completing a £300 million acquisition of a division of De La Rue, the Bank of England's banknote printer, signaling the end of the historic company. On Monday night, Crane NXT, a New York-listed industrial technology company, was close to completing a buyout of De La Rue's authentication arm on Monday night.
PM did not rule out an NI increase for employers
Sir Keir Starmer said he had not ruled out increasing National Insurance for employers in the Budget. The Labour Party's 2024 manifesto prohibits hiking National Insurance, income tax, and VAT. However, Sir Keir avoided queries about whether Labour's vow not to raise taxes for "working people" included employers' National Insurance (NI).
Canadian police say India collaborates with gangs to kill dissidents
Canadian authorities have accused the Indian government of collaborating with a criminal network led by one of India's most renowned gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi, to conduct targeted killings of dissidents in Canada. On Monday, a diplomatic row erupted between India and Canada when Canadian police accused Indian diplomats of "criminal" acts in the nation, such as extortion, intimidation, coercion, and harassment, as well as conspiracy in targeted killings of Canadian residents.
How relations between India and Canada reached rock bottom
India and Canada have removed their top diplomats amid rising tensions over the death of a Sikh separatist on Canadian grounds, marking a new low point in a hitherto amicable relationship. While previous disagreements have strained relationships, none have reached this point of confrontation. In 1974, India stunned the world by detonating a nuclear bomb, causing anger in Canada, which accused India of taking plutonium from a Canadian reactor, a gift intended purely for benign purposes.
Pelosi claims she hasn’t spoken to Biden since pressing him to drop out
Nancy Pelosi has acknowledged that she has yet to speak with Joe Biden since her pivotal intervention in July. This intervention resulted in his decision to withdraw from the presidential campaign after a disastrously feeble performance in a debate against Trump. The former speaker of the House told the Guardian's Jonathan Freedland on the Politics Weekly America podcast that, while she still considers the president of the United States to be a great friend and longtime political ally, she felt a cold political calculation was required in light of the evidence of Biden's declining mental capacity.
Baba Siddique: Bollywood-connected Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai
Baba Siddique, famed for throwing expensive parties, changed sides early this year after decades with the Indian National Congress. An Indian politician with close ties to Bollywood stars was shot dead in Mumbai only weeks before a state election. Baba Siddique, known for hosting lavish parties, was shot numerous times outside his son's workplace in the country's financial center on Saturday evening, according to authorities.
Beterbiev overcomes Bivol for the undisputed boxing world champion title
Artur Beterbiev, a Russian-born Canadian boxer, has been crowned the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion after defeating his Russian opponent Dmitry Bivol on a majority points decision in Saudi Arabia. At Riyadh's Kingdom Arena on Saturday, two of the three ringside judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Beterbiev, while the other called it tied at 114-114. Both men were previously undefeated, with Bivol, 33, holding the WBA title and Beterbiev, 39, the reigning WBC, WBO, and IBF champion.
Minister: ‘We had communication’ with P&O Ferries owner after criticism ‘placed £1bn investment under consideration’
The £1 billion pledge by DP World, the owner of P&O Ferries, is at risk after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh called the shipping business a "rogue operator" and advised consumers to boycott it. The government needed to "have a conversation" to obtain the historic DP World investment announcement, which was purportedly thwarted by statements from the transportation secretary.
At Chicago, Ruth Chepngetich breaks marathon world record by about two minutes
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, about two minutes faster than the previous women's world record. Chepngetich was the first woman to break 2 hours and 10 minutes in the marathon. The 30-year-old beat the previous record 2:11:53 established by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia in the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Chepngetich has an excellent record at the Chicago Marathon, winning the race in 2021 and 2022 and finishing second last year. Sutume Asefa Kebede of Ethiopia finished second on Sunday in 2:17:32.