World Politics - Page 29

August 26, 2024

Venezuelan official decries 'grave lack of transparency and veracity' in election results

Venezuelan electoral official Juan Carlos Delpino denounced Monday the "grave lack of transparency and veracity" in the results of last month's election.

August 26, 2024

Taliban rebukes UN concerns over laws banning women's faces, voices in public

The Taliban rejected Monday criticism levied by the U.N. against their government over new laws barring women from speaking and showing their bare faces in public.

August 22, 2024

Taliban government issues public ban on women's voices, bare faces

The Taliban-run Afghan government has issued a public ban on women's voices and bare faces under so-called "vice and virtue" legislation.

August 20, 2024

Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight

Panama has deported 29 Colombians on what was reportedly the first flight paid for by the U.S.; the two countries signed an agreement last month to address immigration through the Darien jungle.

August 18, 2024

Kursk invasion intended to create Russo-Ukrainian 'buffer zone,' Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Sunday his intent to establish a "buffer zone" in his country's conflict with Russia through the invasion of Kursk Oblast.

August 17, 2024

Indonesia’s new capital isn’t ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway

Hundreds of officials and guests gathered in Indonesia's unfinished future capital of Nusantara on Saturday to celebrate the country's 79 years of independence.

August 17, 2024

Thailand's parliament elects its youngest prime minister, braces for baptism by fire

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has been elected as Thailand's youngest prime minister at 37 years old.

August 15, 2024

US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs

After Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested a new election in Venezuela, U.S. President Joe Biden also told reporters he would support it.

August 15, 2024

Climate activists break into German airport sites, bringing air traffic to halt

Protesters in Germany glued themselves to the runway tarmac at the Cologne airport in a demonstration against the use of fossil fuels Thursday.

August 15, 2024

Russia claims Navalny died from arrhythmia, combination of diseases as widow alleges ‘pathetic’ cover up

The widow of Alexei Navalny has shared a new report from Russian investigators claiming her late husband died from an irregular heartbeat and other diseases.