[ad_1] Why does this election matter? The Slovak presidency is a largely ceremonial post but can play an important role when, as has been the case for the last five months, the president and prime minister represent opposing political camps.…
[ad_1] President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority intends to appoint Muhammad Mustafa, a close economic adviser, as prime minister in the coming days, according to two Palestinian officials, a European Union diplomat and a fourth person with knowledge of…
[ad_1] Britain’s government published a new definition of extremism on Thursday that it intends to use to cut ties or funding to groups deemed to have crossed the line, but which critics fear could curtail campaigners’ rights and curb free…
[ad_1] The fear has been building for weeks. More than one million Palestinians fled into Rafah, the southernmost region of Gaza, hoping to escape the war. Now, Israel has threatened to extend its invasion there, too. Amid days filled with…
[ad_1] Why does this election matter? The presidential vote in Russia, which begins Friday and lasts through Sunday, features the trappings of a horse race but is more of a predetermined, Soviet-style referendum. President Vladimir V. Putin, 71, will undoubtedly…
[ad_1] When Reddit goes public later this month, it will be the first major tech company — let alone social media platform — to do so in years. The popular discussion forum site is aiming for a target valuation of up to $6.4 billion US when it…
[ad_1] Adm. Philippe de Gaulle, the oldest child of the French wartime leader and former president Charles de Gaulle, died on Wednesday in Paris. He was 102. His death was confirmed by the Élysée Palace, the seat of the French…
[ad_1] Even as gangs terrorized Haiti, kidnapped civilians en masse and killed at will, the country’s embattled prime minister held on to power for years. Then, in a matter of days, everything changed. In the midst of political upheaval not…
[ad_1] The phone rings. It’s the local prison. There’s a snake in a cell. Within a few hours, snakes have also been spotted at a school, beneath a piano stored in a private garage and near a lagoon-like swimming pool…
[ad_1] U.S. House moved a TikTok bill forward The House passed a bill that would force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to sell the popular video app or have it banned in the U.S. The legislation escalated a…