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The New York Times Flags 12 Signs of Authoritarian Drift in Trump’s Second Term

The editorial frames the first ten months as measurable backsliding that research shows can accelerate once underway.

Europa Universalis V Reviews Praise Enormous Scope, Flag Rough Edges Ahead of Nov. 4 Launch

Richard Boyd Barrett Says Throat Cancer Cleared After Treatment

Steve Hilton Edges Ahead in New California Governor Poll

Kenya Mourns Raila Odinga as ODM Succession Battle Looms

ZANU-PF Orders Legal Steps to Extend Mnangagwa's Term to 2030

Tunisia Court Sentences Man to Death Over Facebook Posts Criticizing President

Morena’s Pedro Haces Calls for Party Reinvention at Council of Europe Debate

JIP Rules Out Backing CDPJ in Prime Minister Vote as LDP Courts Support

Trump Signals Sanctions Relief for Turkey as Turkish Airlines Orders 225 Boeing Jets

BJP’s Malviya Rebukes Ex-CEC Quraishi Over Praise for Nepal Gen Z Protests

Zedillo Declares Mexican Democracy 'Dead,' Accuses López Obrador and Sheinbaum of Systemic Power Grab

AfD’s Von Storch and Joachim Paul Hold Surprise White House Talks in Washington

North Korea Marks Founding With Fresh Signals of Succession

Labour-Led Bloc Ahead in Norway Vote as Progress Party Surges

Jason Stanley Tells German TV the U.S. Under Trump Is an Authoritarian Regime

Argentina’s Senate Reins In Decree Powers, Overrides Milei’s Veto on Disability Emergency Law

Chikirou Says China Is Not a Dictatorship, Drawing Rebuttals in France

Thailand’s Lower House Elects Anutin as Prime Minister-Designate, Early Election Pledged

Milei’s Argentina Sees Inflation Cool and Growth Prospects Surge as October Vote Nears