After Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on May 20, the Iranian government had to schedule an early election to choose a new president. The regime has approved six presidential candidates to run in the election on June 28. The pool includes four hardliners, one centrist […]
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Melbourne, Australia – On Tuesday, Melbourne’s Central Business District became the focal point for members of the Kenyan community in Australia as they gathered to protest a controversial finance bill passed in Kenya. The bill, which is anticipated to be signed by President William Ruto, has sparked widespread outrage and […]
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting Australia from June 15 to 18. It is the first visit to Australia by a Chinese premier in seven years, and signals a further thawing of the once-frosty relations between the two countries. Who is Li Qiang? The premier leads the State Council and is ranked […]
On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal election. Now, nearly 70 years later, Mexico has elected a woman president for the first time, according to an official quick count. Claudia Sheinbaum, the […]
The world has reacted with anger this week after an Israeli air strike on a safe zone for displaced civilians in southern Gaza reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people, including women and children. This latest action in Israel’s war in Gaza has come despite the International Court of […]
Several countries and global organisations have condemned the Israeli air attack on tents housing displaced people in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, which killed at least 40 Palestinians, including many children. On Monday, the Palestinian presidency accused Israel of deliberately targeting civilians, joining a chorus of worldwide condemnation following the […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended his Republican US presidential campaign just ahead of the New Hampshire primary, throwing his support behind likely nominee Donald Trump. This move marks the conclusion of a White House bid that fell short of expectations, as DeSantis failed to emerge as a substantial challenger […]
At least 19 villagers were brutally murdered in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday by attackers affiliated with ISIS. Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) reportedly tied up their victims before killing them using machetes and other weapons, Aljazeera reports. Some villagers who tried to […]
