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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...
West Bengal Sets Up 24/7 ‘War Room’ to Tackle Misinformation and Scrutinise Social Media
The state government has notified a cross-department cell to identify and counter fake news, but the expansive monitorin...
Berlin Pride Attack: Suspect with Terror Conviction Kills One, Injures 29 in Manhunt
A 21-year-old German-Lebanese man known to authorities and convicted in 2026 for preparing a violent act is being hunted...
PM Modi's Border Village Outreach Highlights Digital Pay, Infrastructure Gains
The Viksit Vibrant Village programme sent over 400 youth to live in remote Himalayan communities, with participants repo...
Cabo Verde and UNESCO Deepen Partnership on Oceans, Heritage and Blue Economy
Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho and UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany pledged to expand cooperation in ocean sci...
The $42 Billion Federal Stock Portfolio Nobody Is Tracking
Washington has quietly built a sprawling, $27 billion portfolio of corporate equity stakes—from Intel to quantum startup...
Analyst: Russia's Goal is Full Settlement, Not Temporary Truce in Ukraine
Mark Episkopos says Moscow has consistently pushed for comprehensive negotiations over a ceasefire, citing underlying se...
France’s Wildfire Crisis Exposes Decades of Underfunding and a Broken Civil-Defence Model
Record 98,000 hectares burnt across France, as exhausted firefighters say they lack even basic equipment. A funding syst...
Kremlin States Putin Has Never Used a Standard Phone, Relies Only on Secure Channels
Press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that President Vladimir Putin eschews mobile and landline phones, communicating ...
US Strikes on Southern Iran Hollow Out Civilian Infrastructure and Threaten Regime Control
A new phase of US-Iran hostilities concentrates on the Strait of Hormuz region, systematically dismantling bridges, powe...
EU Targets Russian Banks and Shadow Fleet as Kyiv Faces One of War's Largest Missile Barrages
A new EU sanctions package, a change in Ukraine's military leadership, and a deadly strike on a grain ship mark an inten...
Narita Airport's Return to Compulsory Land Acquisition: Why Japan's Hub Can't Afford to Wait
Half a century after violent clashes over land, Narita Airport's operator and local authorities now agree that forced ex...
UK PM Burnham Vows to Stand Up to Trump If National Interest Is on the Line
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham signals a willingness to publicly contradict the US president on key issues, declines to...
Almost Half of East Germans Back AfD Government Role, Reveals YouGov Poll
A YouGov survey ahead of September state elections shows 47% of eastern Germans support including the far-right AfD in a...
Opposition Demands PM Apology Over Student Protest Crackdown, Parliament Debate Set
Congress general secretary K C Venugopal demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise for harsh police actions agains...