Who is Grigory Melkonyants? Russian election watchdog leader sentenced to five years in prison (Photo: AP) A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the independent election monitoring group Golos, to five years in prison on charges of organizing the activities of an “undesirable” organization, a charge widely condemned by human rights advocates […]
Steve Bannon says it’s obvious that Trump and the new pope would clash. President Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannonsaid it is shocking that a person who had a Twitter (now X) account and who was as political as sharing posts against Trump and vice president JD Vance would be elected as the pope. Bannon […]
Representative Image (AI) Celestil, 24, lives in Davao City, located on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, the stronghold of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Since she was born, a member of the Duterte family has always been the city’s mayor.First, it was the former president who was mayor for over 20 years, followed by his […]
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed the cardinals as he […]
US president Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on becoming Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump described the event as a “great honour” for the United States and added, “What excitement, and what a […]
Alberta wants separation from Canada amid Donald Trump’s repeated calls for making Canada its 51st state. Thousands of Albertans have been holding rallies, signing petitions to vote for separation from Canada as the Liberals make their fourth consecutive win in the country that US president Donald Trump wants to convert into the 51st state of […]
Romanians voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a ballot that will test the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union. Simion, 38, opposes military aid to neighbouring Ukraine, is critical of the EU leadership and says he is […]
Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, never styled himself as an anti-Trump figure in his pitch for re-election. He said he trusted President Trump, and that he respected America’s democratic process. He rarely invoked Mr. Trump by name, redirecting questions about him to discussions of budget surpluses or a comment that he was focused on Australia. […]
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong‘s People’s Action Party (PAP) achieved a decisive victory in Singapore’s General Election on Saturday, winning 87 out of 97 parliamentary seats, according to local media. The party sought a fresh mandate amidst economic uncertainties stemming from US trade tariffs. Since Singapore’s independence in 1965, the PAP has maintained continuous governance.On Saturday, […]
Singapore (File Photo AP) SINGAPORE: Singaporeans will vote Saturday in a general election that is set to return to power the city-state’s long ruling party, and it will be closely watched as a gauge of public confidence in Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s leadership. The People’s Action Party has won every election since the Asian financial […]
