Category: Politics
Santiago Peña, the presidential candidate of the ruling party in Paraguay, wins
The presidential election in Paraguay has been won by Santiago Peña of the conservative Colorado Party, defeating a candidate from the center-left. Election officials report ... Read More
French Senate decides to raise 64 as the retirement age
Early on Thursday, senators in France approved a bill to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. This is a significant victory for ... Read More
Impeached South Korean minister over Itaewon crowd crush
The Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min of South Korea was impeached on Wednesday by the opposition-controlled parliament, which held him accountable for the government's ... Read More
Trump’s ‘termination’ of the constitution call is denounced
Following his call for the "termination" of the US constitution, former President Donald Trump was denounced by the White House. In a message published on ... Read More
Bolsonaro of Brazil approves the transition but refuses to concede the election
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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