US House speaker blasts Israel, Ukraine aid package as Senate advances bill | Russia-Ukraine war News

US House speaker blasts Israel, Ukraine aid package as Senate advances bill | Russia-Ukraine war News

Republican Mike Johnson says the bill does not address the ‘most pressing’ issue of security at the US-Mexico border. United States House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has cast doubt on the fate of a $95.3bn aid package for countries including Ukraine and Israel as the Senate voted to advance…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 720 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 720 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 720th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Fighting Norway’s intelligence service warned Russia was “gaining the advantage” in the war in Ukraine owing to a greater number of troops and materiel supplied by Iran, China, North…

‘Fix it from within’: More Chinese Indonesians chase seats in parliament | Elections News

‘Fix it from within’: More Chinese Indonesians chase seats in parliament | Elections News

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia will see almost 10,000 people, including some from the country’s ethnic Chinese minority, competing in Wednesday’s general elections to become one of 580 lawmakers in the national parliament. According to Indonesia’s General Elections Commission (KPU), there are 9,917 candidates representing 18 political parties across 38 provinces….

Biden’s frustrations with Netanyahu ‘meaningless’ without action: Analysts | Israel War on Gaza News

Biden’s frustrations with Netanyahu ‘meaningless’ without action: Analysts | Israel War on Gaza News

Joe Biden is getting frustrated with Israel. That is what unnamed sources have been telling media outlets in the United States, as the president faces widespread condemnation over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. But as Israel presses on with its military campaign, Biden is nearing “a breach” with…

Fifty years on, a case to uphold Indigenous rights resonates in the US | Indigenous Rights News

Fifty years on, a case to uphold Indigenous rights resonates in the US | Indigenous Rights News

First, she heard a ping, then the sound of something hitting her boat. It was 1975, and Norma Cagey, only 18 years old at the time, was alone with her husband on the calm waters of the Hood Canal, a tree-lined fjord in Washington state. A member of the Skokomish…

‘Structureless party’: How Chamisa led Zimbabwe’s main opposition astray | Politics

‘Structureless party’: How Chamisa led Zimbabwe’s main opposition astray | Politics

Harare, Zimbabwe – On January 25, exactly two years and three days after Zimbabwe’s main opposition party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was launched, its leader Nelson Chamisa quit, leaving the party in turmoil. In a 13-page statement, the 46-year-old lawyer and clergyman listed a litany of reasons why…

How AI is used to resurrect dead Indian politicians as elections loom | Business and Economy

How AI is used to resurrect dead Indian politicians as elections loom | Business and Economy

Bengaluru, India – On January 23, an icon of Indian cinema and politics, M Karunanidhi appeared before a live audience on a large projected screen, to congratulate his 82-year-old friend and fellow politician TR Baalu on the launch of his autobiographical book. Dressed in his trademark black sunglasses, white shirt,…

A kidney for votes: Candidates struggle with Indonesian election costs | Elections News

A kidney for votes: Candidates struggle with Indonesian election costs | Elections News

Bali, Indonesia – For the last few months, 47-year-old Erfin Dewi Sudanto has been trying to sell his kidney. One of thousands of candidates running in Indonesia’s regional legislative council elections on February 14, he had hoped to raise $20,000 to help fund his political campaign. “This is not just…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 719 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 719 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 719th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, February 12, 2024. Fighting Seven people were killed, including three small children, after a Russian drone attack on the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday hit a petrol station burning half the…

Centre-right Alexander Stubb elected Finland’s next president | Elections News

Centre-right Alexander Stubb elected Finland’s next president | Elections News

New president will have a central role in defining Finland’s NATO policies, amid growing security concerns about Russia. Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won the election runoff against ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto to become Finland’s next president, and take on the task of steering the Nordic country’s foreign and…