Category: Global News
Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election
The left-wing Broad Front candidate emerged victorious in a tight race against governing-party candidate Alvaro Delgado.
Hard-right populist takes shock lead in Romania’s presidential vote
NATO critic Calin Georgescu on track to face pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in run-off vote next month.
In Uruguay, a presidential run-off focused on ‘democratic coexistence’
Conservative Alvaro Delgado and left-wing rival Yamandu Orsi went head-to-head in the final round of Uruguay's election.
Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state
The Haaretz news outlet called the decision 'another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy'.
Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks
The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what the nuclear watchdog called a lack of cooperation.
Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan
Local Sunni and Shia armed groups have clashed for decades, but the most recent fighting has killed more than 30 people.
US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump
School initiatives focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion are likely to be first on the chopping block.
The US says it wants a ceasefire in Lebanon, so what’s the hold-up?
Israel and the US want deep political changes in Lebanon, including the sidelining of Hezbollah and Iran.
The IMF and the World Bank must be abolished to save the planet
These two institutions enslave climate-stricken nations with debt, worsening the impact of any climate disaster.
The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel
The mobilisation of an imagined identity is very effective in scaring off prosecutors and intimidating judges.