Japan PM Fumio Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much
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Japan PM Fumio Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much

ByNews Polite

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices. “Politics cannot function without public trust,” Kishida said in a press conference on Wednesday to…

Louisiana Rep. Jeremy LaCombe switches from Democrat to Republican party
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Louisiana Rep. Jeremy LaCombe switches from Democrat to Republican party

ByNews Polite

Democrats were dealt another blow from within their own ranks this week as yet another state lawmaker declared he was leaving the party. According to a Monday report by The Advocate, a Louisiana-based newspaper, state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe announced he had left the Democratic Party and would be registering as a…

Who is Rishi Sunak? New UK prime minister succeeding Liz Truss
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Who is Rishi Sunak? New UK prime minister succeeding Liz Truss

ByNews Polite

New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is a former hedge-fund boss who previously helmed the nation’s Treasury and has promised to restore “integrity, professionalism and accountability” to Britain after months of political upheaval.  Sunak is the third prime minister to lead the United Kingdom since July, after Boris Johnson was…

Connecticut man Raymond Neuberger arrested for beating cat to death
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Connecticut man Raymond Neuberger arrested for beating cat to death

ByNews Polite

A Connecticut man with a history of animal abuse who twice ran for office was arrested Tuesday for allegedly pouring bleach onto a cat and beating it to death, police said. Raymond Neuberger, of Fairfield, was charged with animal cruelty and other crimes in connection to the feline’s August death….

Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny’s appeal
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Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny’s appeal

ByNews Polite

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from opposition leader Alexei Navalny against a nine-year prison sentence he is serving for large-scale fraud and contempt of court, charges which he denies. Navalny, by far Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, was handed a nine-year jail term in March for fraud and contempt of court, on top of 2-1/2 years he is already serving….