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Quaest Poll Shows Lula Approval Split as Voters See Economy Worsening
New Quaest data shows President Lula's government in a statistical tie on approval, with 49% saying Brazil's economy wor...
São Tomé President Dismisses Labour Minister Over Judicial Pressure Claims
The move follows a criminal probe into alleged attempts by officials to influence an extradition ruling involving a Chil...
Zhu Rongji, China's Reform-Era 'Iron Chancellor,' Dies at 97
The former Chinese premier who drove WTO entry and market reforms during the late 1990s has died at 97, leaving a legacy...
Earthquake Response Is First Test for Colombia's New President
Days after Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Chocó forces the new Colombian preside...
Yoon Indicted Over Martial Law Justification Sent to US and Allies
A special counsel charged the jailed former South Korean president with abuse of power for ordering officials to justify...
Flávio Bolsonaro Declares He Is ‘More Than Ready’ to Lead Brazil, Outlines Platform
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with running mate Alfredo Gaspar, presented a pro-business, tough-on-crime platform in São Pau...
Trump's Fuller Hair at Las Vegas Rally Fuels Wig and Extension Speculation
President Trump's unusually voluminous hair at a Nevada campaign event sparked social media debate and drew attention aw...
Trump Signs New Orders to Curb Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Reversal
President Donald Trump is again attempting to restrict automatic U.S. citizenship for children born on American soil, si...
French Presidential Polls Often Miss the Mark – Lessons from 1995 to 2022
As early surveys point to a Le Pen-Philippe-Mélenchon lead for 2027, the history of French presidential elections shows ...
Colombia’s New Far-Right Leader Takes Office with Security and Economy at the Forefront
Abelardo De la Espriella is sworn in as Colombia’s president in Cali, inheriting a surge in armed group violence, a stra...
Colombia's Expat Business Voice Sets Tough Policy Test for New President
A commentary from Colombians abroad urges the incoming government to detail how it will tackle insecurity, infrastructur...
Russian Lawmaker Proposes Free School Meals for All Grades
Sergey Mironov, leader of the ‘A Just Russia’ party, vowed to push for legislation that would extend free hot lunches fr...
Polish Government Plans to Officially Recognize Battle of Warsaw Day, Rename Flag Day
Poland's Culture Ministry is drafting a law to make August 15 a state holiday commemorating the 1920 battle, and to rena...
Massachusetts Primary Tests Whether Democrats Prize Ideology Over Generational Change
Senator Ed Markey’s progressive record faces Representative Seth Moulton’s insurgent call for new leadership on Septembe...
CJP Founder Dismisses Kangana Ranaut’s Gen Z Remarks as NEET Protest Threat Looms
Abhijeet Dipke ridiculed the BJP MP's comments, warning of a fresh agitation if the government fails to withdraw FIRs ag...
Armenian PM’s Wife Says Life Is in Danger After Speaking Out on Domestic Violence
Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenia’s prime minister, has claimed she feels her life is threatened after publicly raising...
Russia's State Duma Ends Eighth Convocation, Set for September Elections
The lower house of parliament concluded its five-year term, passing nearly 3,000 laws, including 183 related to the 'spe...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Anna Hazare: 'Violence Never Solves Problems'; CJP Ends 37-Day Protest After Talks
Social activist Anna Hazare urged non-violent dialogue to resolve public grievances as the Cockroach Janata Party called...
Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns as India’s Education Minister After Youth-Led ‘Cockroach’ Movement Protests
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation marks a victory for the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, a movement born from exam leak...
PoderData: Lula’s Negative Rating Drops 10 Points After New US Tariff
The share of Brazilians who rate President Lula’s government as bad or terrible fell from 47% to 37% in a week, as the U...
Hungary's Premier Taps Chess Prodigy Judit Polgar for Presidential Role
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has proposed former world number one Judit Polgar as Hungary’s next head of state, turning t...
Former Guatemalan Vice Minister Jorge Calvo Drago Killed at Home; Son Confesses
Jorge David Calvo Drago, a former vice minister of energy and mines, was found fatally stabbed in his Guatemala City res...
Uruguay Violence Surge: 10 Murders in One Week Mount Pressure on Interior Minister
A shocking spike in homicides shakes Uruguay, with 10 murders in a week prompting calls for Interior Minister Carlos Neg...