The hard-right Chega party surged in the snap election, securing its status as a powerful political contender. Source link
Month: May 2025
Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison
Officers at Pococi Penitentiary in Costa Rica have caught a cat carrying two packages of drugs attached to its body. According to a statement on […]
France to open new high security prison in French Guiana
France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas department of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country’s justice minister […]
South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
South African authorities say they will continue with legal proceedings against Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso who was acquitted of rape last month, even though he […]
The ‘Sell America’ Trade Makes a Comeback
Investors sold stocks and bonds after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating, potentially complicating negotiations around Republicans’ tax plan. Source link
Pope Leo XIV holds Vatican talks with JD Vance
EPA Pope Leo XIV has held “cordial” talks with US Vice-President JD Vance, according to the Vatican. It comes a day after Vance – a […]
Mexico mourns killed Navy cadets
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News MARCO ANTONIO PEREZ/AFP via Getty Images) Mexicans are mourning the death of two young Navy cadets who were killed on Saturday […]
In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges
Presidential elections on Sunday in Romania and Poland halted, or at least slowed, a hard-right breakthrough that many liberals had feared. But discontent with mainstream […]
Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.
Long regarded as two versions of the same populist phenomenon, they’re now clearly two different stories — each with its own cautionary tale. Source link
Israel Announced a New Invasion of Gaza. Is It Bluffing?
After warning of a major ground operation, Israel has bombarded Gaza but has yet to start a big advance. The threat to do so may […]