Left-wing Catherine Connolly set to be Ireland’s next president

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland’s next president after her rival conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election Saturday. Vote counting was still underway but ahead of the official result being declared, Heather Humphreys, of the centre-right party Fine Gael, told reporters that she “wanted to congratulate Catherine Connolly on becoming the […]

‘About time!’ Donald Trump ramps up attacks on NYT after $15bn lawsuit; accuses left-wing media of trying to ‘destroy US’

US president Donald Trump has launched a blistering new attack on The New York Times, filing a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper and accusing it of being part of a decades-long smear campaign intended to damage him politically. Trump, claimed the suit had sparked a wave of public support, declaring on Truth Social: “I […]

UK’s former Labour chief starting new left-wing party

Jeremy Corbyn (Pic credit: Getty Images) London: Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday he is forming a new left-leaning political party to advocate “mass redistribution of wealth and power” and take on his former colleagues at the ballot box.The new formation has a website – yourparty.uk – but does not yet have […]

In Meloni’s Italy, left-wing parties struggle

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ROME: Hundreds of thousands of people attended protests in Rome last month hailed as a show of strength against Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government, but Italy’s divided opposition is struggling to make an impact.Almost three years after its historic election victory, Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy party remains the most popular, […]