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Berlin Pride Attack: Second Suspect Freed as Political Debate on Security Heats Up
A second man detained after the deadly attack on Berlin's CSD was released without charge. The incident fuels demands fo...
Lee Eyes Wider Latin America Reach for Trade, Defense as Global Order Shifts
President Lee’s first Latin America tour targets a stalled Mercosur trade deal, defense cooperation with Brazil, and sup...
Xi and Lula Vow Stronger China-Brazil Ties, AI and BRICS Coordination
In a call, Xi Jinping and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva committed to deeper cooperation on artificial intelligence, energy, ...
Pentagon Recategorizes Iran War Casualties as Oil Drops 5%, US Strikes Halt, and Regional Tensions Persist
The US Defense Department removed four soldier deaths from its official Iran conflict tally, creating a separate 'Overse...
Colombia’s New President Gambles on Meritocracy with Bank of Talents to Tackle State Inefficiency
Colombia’s incoming president bets on a Talent Bank to replace political patronage with merit-based public hiring, aimin...
Japan's Ministers Told to Advance Foreign Worker Integration Plan, Design Language Program
Prime Minister directed relevant ministers to accelerate the comprehensive response plan for accepting foreign nationals...
Development vs OBC Quota: BJP, Congress Turn Datia Bypoll into a Microcosm of State Politics
The July 30 by-election in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia assembly seat sees the BJP campaign on development while the Congress ...
Lula Hosts South Korea’s President as Brazil Pivots Trade Strategy After U.S. Tariffs
Brazilian President Lula welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Brasília, aiming to unlock stalled Mercosur-So...
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order Ahead of Midterms
A federal appeals court refused to let the Trump administration enforce rules tightening mail-in voting in 23 states, up...
Online Campaign Demands 100% Petrol Choice and Minister’s Resignation Over Ethanol Blending
A pressure group calling itself E20 Janta Party has launched an online campaign seeking consumer freedom to buy unblende...
Panama Races to Protect Mangrove Carbon Vaults as Half Already Vanished
With 183,774 hectares of mangroves storing up to four times the carbon of rainforests, Panama is betting on blue carbon ...
US Judge Upholds OFAC Sanctions on Ex-Guatemala Official ‘Miguelito’ Martínez
A federal judge in Washington has ruled that the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control acted lawfully by keeping f...
Dominican Electoral Court’s Jurisdiction in Poll Regulation Dispute Questioned
The Superior Electoral Court declared itself incompetent to rule on a challenge to a new polling regulation, sending the...
Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump's Voting Order, Freezing Federal Voter List and Mail Ballot Limits
A federal appeals court refused to let the Trump administration proceed with an executive order that would create a nati...
Brazil's Caiado Vows to Pardon Bolsonaro if Elected, Promises National Pacification
PSD candidate Ronaldo Caiado pledges to grant a pardon to former President Jair Bolsonaro on his first day in office, fr...
Milei Ties Energy Boom to Farm Tax Cuts, Defends Fiscal Surplus at Rural Expo
President Javier Milei outlined a model where mining and energy revenue would fund the eventual elimination of grain exp...
Milei Accuses Lula of Financing 'Anti-Argentina Campaign,' Dragging US Democrats into Spat
Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated a diplomatic row with Brazil by accusing President Lula of funding a smea...
Berlin CSD Attack Suspect Killed; Federal Probe Highlights Security and Deradicalisation Failures
The 21-year-old suspected of driving a van into a crowd at Berlin's Christopher Street Day, killing one and injuring 29,...
Abacha's Ex-CSO Dismisses Memoir Claim of Coitus-Linked Death, Says He Has CCTV Proof
Hamza Al-Mustapha denies DSS memoir's account that Sani Abacha died from coitus-induced cardiac arrest, insists he holds...
Suspended NSIPA Boss Pleads with Tinubu to Publish EFCC Probe Report, Claims She Was Framed
Halima Shehu insists she exposed, not committed, graft at Nigeria's social investment agency and wants the president to ...
Outgoing President Petro Calls on Guerrero Sisters to Denounce Businessmen in Alleged Contract Corruption
As he prepares to leave office, Colombian President Gustavo Petro publicly urged Juliana and Veronica Guerrero to report...
Merkz Vows to Limit Movement of Extremists After Berlin Pride Attack
Chancellor Merz used a memorial service to promise tough security measures and a clampdown on those who abuse freedom, a...
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat: LGBTQ+ People Belong in Society, but Live-In Relationships Are a ‘Degradation’
Mohan Bhagwat reaffirmed that LGBTQ+ individuals have a right to live and are not to be ostracised by society, citing In...
PT Lawmakers Ask PGR to Probe Milei’s Role and AI Bolsonaro Video at Flávio’s Launch
Federal deputies from Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party have petitioned the Prosecutor-General, alleging that Argentine Pre...
Columnist Attacks Colombian Political Class, Defends Uribe as Uncorrupted Leader
A strongly worded Larepublica commentary lays blame for the country's legal and democratic crisis on multiple government...
Guatemala Signs Public-Planning Pact in Braille to Embed Disability Inclusion
The agreement between the government’s planning secretariat and a federation of visually impaired people aims to integra...
Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Canadian Smoke, Even as US Emissions Intensified Wildfire Risk
President Trump demands compensation and threatens tariffs because of wildfire smoke drifting from Canada, while data sh...
Cuba’s Leader Accuses US of ‘Political Genocide’ as Sanctions and Fuel Crisis Deepen
President Diaz-Canel used the Revolution Day anniversary to blame tightened US sanctions for Cuba's worst economic crisi...
PSPI Rankings: Why Nigeria Needs Deeper Governance Metrics, Not Just League Tables
Phillips Consulting’s 2026 PSPI report ranks Nigeria’s states on fiscal and governance performance. But analysts argue t...
German Transport Minister Schnieder Steps Down After Clash with Chancellor Merz
Patrick Schnieder resigns after Merz's preferred successor declines, sparking a leadership crisis and questions over urg...