Iranians will vote for members of parliament and the Assembly of Experts, which picks the country’s Supreme Leader. Tehran, Iran – Iranians will head to voting stations on Friday for parliamentary elections and to vote for the political and religious leaders who will choose the next supreme leader. Tens of millions of people are eligible to…
Maria Pevchikh says Alexey Navalny was due to be freed in exchange for a Russian FSB assassin imprisoned in Germany. Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap before his sudden death, according to his ally Maria Pevchikh. In a video posted to YouTube on Monday, Pevchikh claimed the planned swap…
Two years after they brought the Indian capital to a standstill, farmers say Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has betrayed its promises. Shambhu border, India — Balvinder Singh lies on his side, writhing in pain, on a hospital bed in the northern Indian state of Punjab. When Singh, 47, was hit by a volley of piercing…
The legislation is viewed as a threat to political opponents, media and civil society. The European Commission has launched legal action against Hungary for its recent enactment of laws on “protecting national sovereignty”. The European Union executive said on Wednesday that it has sent a formal notice to Budapest informing it that the legislation violates…
Ex-PM Liz Truss unveils ‘Popular Conservatism’ movement, urges Conservative Party to shift to the political right. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a new movement aiming to push the ruling Conservative Party more toward the right of the political spectrum. Truss – Britain’s shortest-serving leader, who was in office for only 49 days-…
Appeals court says former president does not have immunity on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. A United States appeals court has ruled that former President Donald Trump does not have immunity from federal charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat to President Joe Biden. “For the purpose of this criminal…
The winner between Javier Milei and Sérgio Massa will have to contend with mounting debt, skyrocketing inflation, and deepening poverty. Prior to Sunday’s Argentine presidential election, opinion surveys are evenly matched. Hard-right libertarian Javier Milei will compete against Sérgio Massa, the centrist candidate from the ruling Peronist alliance, in the run-off election. The incumbent Finance…
Analysts predict that when China and the US face other problems, they will need to manage their differences. Taiwan’s Taipei — According to observers, the first meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping this year is an indication that the two countries intend to strengthen their cooperation. On the fringes of…
The focus of Republican contenders attempting to catch up to distant leader Donald Trump is the Gaza War. In their most recent debate, five Republican contenders for president in the United States engaged in heated argument on a variety of topics, such as immigration, the conflict in Gaza, and their challenging race to unseat incumbent…
Beijing’s response to the intensifying violence has been more subdued while Western leaders hastily go to the Middle East. In July, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy expressed optimism that Beijing was prepared to facilitate peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. At the time, there were hopes that the warming relations between Saudi Arabia…
