News Wire | September 26, 2022 Archive

Giorgia Meloni’s Right-Wing Bloc Storms to Italian Election Victory

By Amy Kazmin & Giuliana Ricozzi | Financial Times (free)

A coalition led by Giorgia Meloni’s arch-conservative Brothers of Italy has won a decisive victory in Italy’s snap election, putting it in position to form the country’s first government led by the far-right since the second world war.

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Protests Continue in Iran as President Threatens ‘Decisive’ Response

By Kareem Fahim & Babak Dehghanpisheh | The Washington Post

Protests continued in Tehran and other Iranian cities Sunday for a 10th day, with videos emerging of large demonstrations despite tightening internet restrictions and an expanding clampdown by security forces, monitoring groups said.