A tense debate in the Mexican Senate descended into a brawl between two of the chamber’s most senior politicians on Wednesday. Senator Alejandro Moreno, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), grabbed the president of the Senate, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, demanding to be allowed to speak. After some pushing and shoving, Moreno threw punches and…
After nearly a decade of legal siege, £50 million worth of prime London properties have been released from UK court restraints, marking the end of one of the most politically charged property battles to cross continents. The Political Spark in Abuja The saga began during Nigeria’s tense 2015 election season, when billionaire businessman Benedict Peters…
Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and Mr. Trump’s former rival on the campaign trail, said in a podcast appearance Friday that if Mr. Trump can secure an end to the war in Ukraine without ceding territory to Russia, she would nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize herself. Clinton made the comments on…
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The 13th High-Level Dialogue of the African Union on human rights, democracy, and governance ended on Wednesday with a call on African leaders to work collectively to enhance democracy on the continent through the principles of truth, equity, and an uncompromised justice system. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the two-day event at the Accra…
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SARWORLOR, Liberia — Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia, set off on a quest to find contraceptives. Phay and her partner have two daughters, and they barely make ends meet. Determined not to have more children, she went to a health worker in her village, but…
President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is immediately “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada” in response to Ottawa’s decision to impose a digital services tax on American tech firms. Trump’s surprise announcement on Truth Social accused Canada of “copying the European Union” with the “egregious” tax. “We will let Canada know…
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pushed for stronger language on “loss and damage.”PHOTO/ Pablo_Marx, Flickr By PATRICK MAYOYO and Agencies [email protected] The port of Nice echoed with the sound of foghorns on Friday – a brassy crescendo marking the close of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference, a rare show of global unity. Just moments before,…
