Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar | Politics News

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar | Politics News

Haitians have been plunged into a deepening crisis, as gang violence forces thousands of people to flee their homes and businesses and schools to shutter. On Thursday, Haiti’s government extended a state of emergency until April 3 in the Ouest Department, where the capital, Port-au-Prince, is located. It was first…

What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost | Renewable Energy News

What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost | Renewable Energy News

For the first time, clean energy in the United States is at the same price as energy from burning fossil fuels thanks to policy measures, including President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). But a new report says non-cost barriers are now slowing the country’s transition…

Why is Pakistan’s PTI fighting for reserved seats in parliament? | Politics News

Why is Pakistan’s PTI fighting for reserved seats in parliament? | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan — It is the latest setback for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. On Monday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared that the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) could not claim allocated reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies. PTI, unable to…

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’; defends Russian ties | Politics News

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’; defends Russian ties | Politics News

Speaking at a rare press conference in Beijing, Wang Yi calls for peace talks to bring two-year-old Ukraine conflict to an end. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China sees itself as a “force for peace” in the world, even as it pursues deeper ties with Russia despite Moscow’s…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations | Politics News

Latest comments come as US and South Korea hold joint military exercises involving thousands of troops. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) did not…

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’ | Politics News

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’ | Politics News

The United States says it is not pressuring Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down amid a fresh wave of violence and soaring instability in the Caribbean nation, where powerful gang leaders are demanding Henry’s resignation. During a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller…

Will Joe Biden and Donald Trump face each other in the US elections? | US Election 2024

Will Joe Biden and Donald Trump face each other in the US elections? | US Election 2024

The current and former presidents swept polls in the Super Tuesday vote, but both have vulnerabilities. A rematch between United States President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump now seems almost certain. Both swept to impressive victories in Super Tuesday elections when primaries were held in more than a…

Portugal braces for snap election as far right advances | Politics News

Portugal braces for snap election as far right advances | Politics News

Viana do Castelo, Portugal – It’s been nearly three months since Portugal’s hard-right party, Chega, held its annual congress in the northern city of Viana do Castelo. But its electoral propaganda remains fixed to almost every lamp-post on the main avenue, trumpeting one of its key messages for next Sunday’s…

Army brat to ‘anti-establishment’: Evolution of Pakistan’s Omar Ayub Khan | Politics News

Army brat to ‘anti-establishment’: Evolution of Pakistan’s Omar Ayub Khan | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – Moments after Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded his victory speech amid a ruckus in parliament, Omar Ayub Khan got up to address the house from the opposition benches. Posters of Imran Khan, the chairman of Omar’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and a former Pakistani prime…