Category: Politics

Bolsonaro of Brazil approves the transition but refuses to concede the election
Politics

Bolsonaro of Brazil approves the transition but refuses to concede the election

TBC Correspondent- November 6, 2022

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech, marking his first comments since ... Read More

Brits to discover who will be successful Boris Johnson as their nation prepares for impending chaos
Politics

Brits to discover who will be successful Boris Johnson as their nation prepares for impending chaos

TBC Correspondent- September 17, 2022

As the nation prepares for an impending humanitarian and economic crisis, Britons will learn later on Monday who will succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister. ... Read More

Uzbekistan’s new constitution: More for Mirziyoyev, less for Karakalpakstan
Politics

Uzbekistan’s new constitution: More for Mirziyoyev, less for Karakalpakstan

TBC Correspondent- July 12, 2022

The autonomous territory of Karakalpakstan is upset over a draft constitution because it feels that its rights have been violated. There is an obvious winner ... Read More

In Hungary’s general election, Viktor Urban is running for a fourth term.
Politics

In Hungary’s general election, Viktor Urban is running for a fourth term.

TBC Correspondent- April 8, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is threatening the opposition coalition's attempt to topple the Fades’ party, which is in power. In a general election overshadowed by ... Read More

Diplomat. Before elections, the head of the Burkina Faso junta endorses a three-year transition.
Politics

Diplomat. Before elections, the head of the Burkina Faso junta endorses a three-year transition.

TBC Correspondent- March 8, 2022

diplomatic.  Just over a month after leading a coup to remove the nation's elected government, Burkina Faso's junta chairman signed a charter on Tuesday that ... Read More

Rally in Baghdad on the anniversary of the passing of an Iranian general
Politics

Rally in Baghdad on the anniversary of the passing of an Iranian general

TBC Correspondent- January 16, 2022

On Saturday, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Iraqi capital, chanting anti-American phrases, to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. drone strike that killed a ... Read More

Kurz, the former chancellor of Austria, announced his departure from politics.
Politics

Kurz, the former chancellor of Austria, announced his departure from politics.

TBC Correspondent- December 10, 2021

Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz has announced his resignation as leader of the center-right Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) following a raid by Austrian prosecutors on suspicion ... Read More

Joe Biden raises Trump refugee cap after backlash
U.S., Politics

Joe Biden raises Trump refugee cap after backlash

TBC Correspondent- May 20, 2021

President Joe Biden lifted the yearly ceiling on refugees from the United States, caving in to criticism from his party after initially choosing to uphold ... Read More

Bipartisan opposition in the US Senate prompts Joe Biden to withdraw Neera Tanden’s nomination.
U.S., Politics

Bipartisan opposition in the US Senate prompts Joe Biden to withdraw Neera Tanden’s nomination.

TBC Correspondent- March 11, 2021

Neera Tanden's nomination as director of President Joe Biden's budget office was shelved by the White House on Tuesday due to resistance from senators from ... Read More

To better their communities, two Tanzanian artists resort to opposition politics.
History & Culture, Politics

To better their communities, two Tanzanian artists resort to opposition politics.

TBC Correspondent- October 17, 2020

In the final 24 hours before October 28 general election voters cast their ballots, two prominent Tanzanian artists are stepping up their campaigns for parliamentary ... Read More