Kremlin says Venezuelan opposition should accept defeat and congratulate Maduro on election win
MOSCOW – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the political opposition in Venezuela should accept what Moscow called its defeat and congratulate incumbent Nicolas Maduro on his election win. Read…
Spanish PM testifies as witness in wife’s corruption case
MADRID – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to testify on Tuesday as a witness in a judicial investigation into alleged corruption and influence peddling against his wife that…
France backs Moroccan autonomy plan for the Western Sahara
RABAT/PARIS – France recognises a plan for autonomy for the Western Sahara region under Moroccan sovereignty as the only way of resolving a long-running dispute over the territory, President Emmanuel…
German court rejects electoral reform, in win for smaller parties
KARLSRUHE, Germany – Germany’s top court has rejected a change to the electoral system that would have disadvantaged smaller parties in parliamentary elections, according to a leaked document of the…
German court rejects electoral reform, in win for smaller parties
KARLSRUHE, Germany – Germany’s top court has rejected a change to the electoral system that would have disadvantaged smaller parties in parliamentary elections, according to a leaked document of the…
Venezuela ruling party, opposition rally supporters in election dispute
CARACAS – Protests by ruling party and opposition supporters are expected to take place in Venezuela on Tuesday in the wake of a disputed election victory by President Nicolas Maduro,…
Venezuela ruling party, opposition rally supporters in election dispute
CARACAS – Protests by ruling party and opposition supporters are expected to take place in Venezuela on Tuesday in the wake of a disputed election victory by President Nicolas Maduro,…
US anti-Muslim incidents rose about 70% in first half of 2024 amid Gaza war
WASHINGTON – Discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians rose by about 70% in the U.S. in the first half of 2024 amid heightened Islamophobia due to Israel’s war in…
Spain PM Pedro Sanchez set to testify in wife’s graft probe
He has denied any wrongdoing by his wife Begona Gomez. Read More
Peru orders Venezuelan diplomats out after contested vote
LIMA – Peru’s government ordered Venezuelan diplomats in the Andean nation to leave within 72 hours, after Venezuela’s electoral authority declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s election. Read…