Tag: politics

August 29, 2024

Businesswoman Mary Malisi crosses the border regularly for work. The Kenyan hotel owner buys grain from markets in Uganda for ...

Biden adviser Sullivan holds ‘rare’ talks with top Chinese army official

August 29, 2024

US national security adviser and General Zhang Youxia clash over Taiwan but arrange military talks to defuse tensions.The United States ...

Why have England and Wales nearly run out of prison spaces?

August 29, 2024

Prisons in England and Wales are facing a severe overcrowding crisis amid reports that fewer than 100 spaces remain in ...

Las Vegas politician jailed for life for killing investigative journalist

Former public administrator Robert Telles sentenced to life after being found guilty of 2022 murder of Jeff German.A Las Vegas ...

Shinjiro Koizumi could be a top contender in Japan’s leadership election

Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivers a speech during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo ...

Venezuelan opposition rallies in Caracas one month after disputed vote

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says President Nicolas Maduro is becoming ‘more isolated’ after election.Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ...

The U.K.’s quantum advantage is about to pay off—but a government spending review risks squandering it

Silicon Valley was not built in a day. Nor was London’s tech scene. And while a single government is not ...

Pacific Islands leaders back Australia-funded joint policing plan

The region-wide plan involves the establishment of four training centres across the Pacific with a hub in Brisbane.Pacific Islands states ...

Does a presidential candidate’s military service still matter to US voters?

Los Angeles, California – The criticism came almost as soon as Tim Walz joined the Democratic presidential ticket: Did the ...

Harris and Walz to sit down with CNN for first formal interview of campaign

Thursday’s interview with presenter Dana Bash will be the first since Harris replaced US President Joe Biden as the Democratic ...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 915

As the war enters its 915th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. ...

Trump re-charged in special counsel election case due to Supreme Court immunity ruling

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General ...

Venezuela’s Maduro reshuffles cabinet after contested election victory

As tensions persist over his widely questioned re-election, Maduro makes major changes, naming new interior and oil ministers.Venezuelan leader Nicolas ...

Trump budget proposals would spike deficits 5 times more than Harris

Former President Donald Trump's economic proposals would increase federal deficits by $5.8 trillion over the next decade, almost five times ...

Macron has blocked left-wing choice for French PM – what happens next?

France’s President Emmanuel Macron launched a new round of talks with political party leaders on Tuesday to find a way ...

Brazil forms committee to oversee probe into plane crash that killed 62

Panel expected to call on several key figures in bid to prevent repeat of deadly crash north of Sao Paulo.Brazil’s ...

UK’s Starmer warns of “painful” October budget to tackle public finances

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his speech and press conference in the Rose Garden at 10 Downing Street on ...

Top Biden adviser in Beijing as China faces off against US allies

The White House aide’s visit comes amid China’s tensions with Japan and the Philippines over the South China Sea.The national ...

ISA’s Carvalho plans to resolve its murky future