World Politics - Page 41

May 20, 2024

Turkey's leader claims Eurovision Song Contest encourages 'gender neutralization,' threatens family values

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the Eurovision Song Contest of threatening the traditional family and encouraging 'gender neutralization.'

May 20, 2024

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?

Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa who stepped down in 2018, has been barred from running for Parliament due to a previous criminal conviction.

May 20, 2024

Denmark turns to Kosovo to alleviate its overcrowded prison system in $217 million deal

Kosovo’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on renting a prison, 30 miles south of its capital Pristina, to Denmark to help the country with its overpopulated prison system.

May 19, 2024

What happens in the event of Raisi’s death? An Iran expert weighs in

With search-and-rescue efforts underway to find the downed helicopter carrying Iran's president, an expert tells Fox News Digital the implications for replacing him.

May 17, 2024

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

Six people, including a mayoral candidate and a young girl, were killed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas after gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally; two others were injured.

May 17, 2024

Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote

Lawmakers in Croatia have voted into office a new government, which now includes hard-right party Homeland Movement, ahead of the EU's parliamentary election next month.

May 17, 2024

Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

Senegal's new PM Ousmane Sonko, who was released from jail weeks prior to this year's presidential election and drove his party to victory, has criticized France's military presence in the country.

May 17, 2024

Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and has undergone another operation after being shot multiple times earlier this week in the town of Handlova.

May 17, 2024

Subway commuters in Buenos Aires see fares spike by 360% as part of austerity campaign in Argentina

Subway commuters in Argentina's capital have been hit by a 360% increase in fares, a dramatic price hike in President Javier Milei's budget austerity campaign.

May 16, 2024

Justice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers

The Justice Department announced multiple arrests in a series of stolen identity theft cases that are reportedly part of a scheme that generates proceeds for North Korea its weapons program.