Georgia votes in high-stakes election affecting EU membership ambitions | Elections News

Georgia votes in high-stakes election affecting EU membership ambitions | Elections News

Voting is under way in Georgia’s parliamentary elections that could shape the future of the country’s young democracy and its European ambitions. Saturday’s vote will see an unprecedented alliance of pro-Western opposition parties challenging the governing Georgian Dream party, which has faced criticism for stifling democracy and drifting towards Russia….

Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News

Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News

Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has taken place on a Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS). At the summit, a demand that the United Kingdom pay reparations for its role in…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 974 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 974 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 974th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, October 26, 2024: Fighting Three people, including a child, were killed following overnight Russian missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. At least 19 people were wounded in the attack, which…

The legacy of Ziad Abu Helaiel – peacefully resisting Israel in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict

The legacy of Ziad Abu Helaiel – peacefully resisting Israel in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict

Dura, Occupied West Bank – Ziad Abu Helaiel – political activist and social reformer – was best known for his defiant phrase “Bihimmish!” (“doesn’t matter”, in Arabic). The phrase was delivered brazenly, dismissively even, to Israeli soldiers who were trying to scare him as he stood in their way, often…

Pakistan thrash England to win Test series after Noman, Sajid heroics | Cricket News

Pakistan thrash England to win Test series after Noman, Sajid heroics | Cricket News

Pakistan beat England by nine wickets inside three days in the third Test to seal a 2-1 series win in Rawalpindi. Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan suppressed England’s batting attack inside three days to earn Pakistan a long-awaited series-clinching nine-wicket win in the third and final Test in Rawalpindi…

US election: 10 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News

US election: 10 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News

With 10 days left to go until Election Day, the race to the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains very tight across the nation’s  battleground states. Candidates Harris, Trump and their surrogates hit the campaign trail in full force. Singer Beyonce Knowles, her…

Condemnation, calls for restraint: World reacts to Israeli strikes on Iran | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Condemnation, calls for restraint: World reacts to Israeli strikes on Iran | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli military launched strikes on military bases in Iran, hitting about 20 sites over several hours in Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran. Iran confirmed that the attacks on Saturday targeted military bases but resulted in only “limited damage”, the barrage marking an escalation in the ongoing tensions between the two…

A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News

A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News

Georgians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday that look set to define whether the mountainous nation that straddles Eastern Europe and West Asia will pivot towards Moscow or Brussels. The geopolitical bifurcation of the country’s politics has been gradually building for years but came to the fore in April,…