World Politics - Page 45

May 6, 2024

Russian journalist charged with 'justifying terrorism' over years-old Telegram posts

Nadezhda Kevorkova, a Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent outlets, has been detained and charged with justifying terrorism.

May 6, 2024

Jordan stations 2 firefighting helicopters in Cyprus ahead of summer wildfire season

Jordan on Monday stationed two firefighting helicopters in Cyprus, in hopes of assisting the Mediterranean island nation in combating any forest fires that may break out this summer.

May 6, 2024

Rebel group claims it captured Burmese command post, imprisoned hundreds of government soldiers

Burma's Arakan Army claims it has seized control of a major government command post, taking hundreds of soldiers prisoner in the process.

May 6, 2024

Erdoğan government formally reopens another Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday formally reopened the The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known locally as Kariye, as a mosque.

May 6, 2024

John Swinney expected to lead Scotland after taking the helm of the Scottish National Party

John Swinney, former deputy first minister of Scotland, is expected to become the country's third leader in around a year after taking the helm of the Scottish National Party.

May 6, 2024

Notorious Polish judge flees to Belarus, triggering investigation

Polish prosecutors launched an investigation Monday into Judge Tomasz Szmydt, who fled to Belarus and made an appeal to be protected by its autocratic government.

May 3, 2024

Brazil's Lula invites Japan's prime minister to eat his country's meat, and become a believer

In Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's first visit to Brazil, he met with the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital of Brasilia where Lula urged Kishida to buy his country's beef.

May 3, 2024

Why did bill to stem ‘foreign influence’ trigger protests in Georgia over country's media freedom?

Recent protests in the central Asian nation of Georgia have centered on proposed legislation that critics argue would erode media freedom and hinder entrance to the EU.

May 2, 2024

Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader in Belarus, said she has not heard from her imprisoned husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski for 421 days; he has been behind bars since 2020.

May 2, 2024

Head of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison

Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the head of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, has been granted conditional early release from prison; he was convicted of running a criminal organization.