Politics
What the American accused of plotting to kill Haiti’s President told police
Could the traveling pastor with a history of humanitarian work also have masterminded an intricate murder plot to seize power in Haiti? Christian Emmanuel Sanon, the latest American citizen to be arrested in connection to the assassination of Haiti’s...
Taliban flag raised above border crossing with Pakistan
The Taliban are reported to have raised their flag above a key border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and claim it is now under their control. Videos being shared on social media show the white flag fluttering above the Spin Boldak crossing n...
The Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of EEAS made a statement on the appointments of Supreme Court judges
The Lead Spokesperson of EEAS, the European Union’s diplomatic service, which helps the EU’s foreign affairs chief – the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – carry out the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy made an of...
Texas Democrats defy arrest threats after fleeing to block voting law
Democrats from Texas have defied threats of arrest after fleeing the state in an effort to stop Republicans from passing a sweeping new voting law. More than 50 Democrats flew to Washington DC on Monday, in a move intended to paralyse the state’s Hou...
Man confirmed killed in anti-government unrest
One man has died during rare anti-government demonstrations in Cuba that have shaken the island in recent days. Diubis Laurencio Tejeda, 36, died in a suburb of Havana on Monday during a clash between protesters and police. According to the interior ...
Lithuania votes to curb influx of migrants from Belarus
Lithuania has voted in favour of strict new migration laws amid an influx of arrivals from Belarus. Politicians backed the controversial legislation on Tuesday, allowing the mass detention of migrants and limiting their right to appeal. It comes as h...
Voting rights: How the battle is unfolding across the US
The battle over voting rights in the US is a drama that’s playing out in the Congress and state legislatures across the country. In Philadelphia on Tuesday, Joe Biden gave a fiery speech, warning that American democracy is facing its greatest threat ...
Ukrainian Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov has resigned.
“According to the first part of Article 18 of the Law on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, he has submitted his resignation,” the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine said in a statement. The statement did not elaborate on...
Trump said whoever ‘leaked’ info on his White House bunker stay should be ‘executed,’ new book claims
Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker in May of that year had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the episode with mem...
Biden forced to pivot foreign policy focus to crises in neighboring nations
President Joe Biden has staked his presidency on America’s return — a return to normalcy amid the coronavirus pandemic, a return to the global stage following four years of Trump-era isolationism and, arguably, a return to many of the policy position...
