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‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election

At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.

‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election

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China will stop Russia from going nuclear, Finland’s Stubb says

The Finnish president said Beijing’s message provides “pretty good deterrence” against Moscow escalating the war in Ukraine.

  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assures Finland China won't allow Russia to use nuclear weapons.
  • Stubb met Wang Yi during Helsinki visit in July, discussing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • Stubb urges calm, vigilance, and reopening political dialogue with Russia to prevent conflicts.

Japan Govt Asks Eastern City to Accept N-Waste Site Survey

Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Pref., Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The industry ministry Monday asked the city of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, to accept a literature survey for selecting a final…

  • Japan's Ministry of Industry contacted Hitachiomiya city for waste site survey.
  • Hitachiomiya would be fifth city to undergo survey in Japan.
  • Mayor Sadayuki Suzuki to decide after consulting city assembly.

Iranian attacks on Gulf states and Jordan have failed, says Gargash

Dr Anwar Gargash , diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, said Iranian attacks on Gulf states and Jordan had "proven to be a failure". Highlighting the need to address the political and economic aspects of the six-month conflict, he also repeated his warning that the "state of neither war nor peace" cannot persist after the UAE…

Iranian attacks on Gulf states and Jordan have failed, says Gargash

Dr Anwar Gargash , diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, said Iranian attacks on Gulf states and Jordan had "proven to be a failure". Highlighting the need to address the political and economic aspects of the six-month conflict, he also repeated his warning that the "state of neither war nor peace" cannot persist after the UAE…

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