AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoU.S. Midterms: Democrats won both chambers of Congress and made major gains in state governments, handing Donald Trump a divided government and a sharp rebuke at the ballot box. Israel’s Coalition Talks: President Isaac Herzog has accepted the election results and begun consultations. Neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor rival Gadi Eisenkot’s has a majority, while Arab-led parties have gained leverage. Czechia’s Media Fight: The government is advancing measures to bring public-media funding under greater control and restrict political content in state-funded literary journals, prompting protests over press freedom. Sudan–Ethiopia Tensions: The two countries expelled each other’s diplomats amid Sudanese allegations that Ethiopia enabled drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces. Government Accountability: Australian advocates are calling for audits and public disclosure of government algorithms, warning that opaque automated decisions could repeat failures like the robodebt scandal. Canada’s Starlink Reliance: A federal contract with SpaceX has grown from about C$2.3 million to nearly C$29 million, even as Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to diversify from the service. China and the Mekong: Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged China and five Southeast Asian partners to deepen cooperation in a new “golden decade.”
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