Supporters of Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat have stormed the Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in the capital, Brasilia. Videos on social media showed Bolsonaro supporters smashing windows and furniture of the national Congress […]
Russia has claimed its military carried out a deadly “retaliatory strike” on barracks used by Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region as Ukraine denied there were any casualties in the attack. The Russian defence ministry said missiles hit two temporary bases housing 1,300 Ukrainian troops […]
For the first time in more than 100 years, the United States was unable to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting. Kevin McCarthy had to make several concessions to win over hardline Republicans, who voted against him […]
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the South Pacific Ocean nation Vanuatu, the United States Geological Survey has said, triggering a tsunami warning for the region that was withdrawn hours later. The quake hit around 11:30pm local time (12:30 GMT) on Sunday. It was centred […]
Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but it will not meet all the conditions that Ankara has set for its support, Sweden’s prime minister has said. “Turkey both confirms that we have done what we said […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is willing to discuss pay rises for nurses ahead of a meeting with public sector trade union leaders in an effort to end the biggest wave of industrial disputes in decades. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service […]
Polling stations have closed in Benin as voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election seen as a test of democracy in the West African nation. Opposition parties were back on the ballot for Sunday’s vote after boycotting or being excluded from the most […]
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the South Pacific Ocean nation Vanuatu, the United States Geological Survey has said, triggering a tsunami warning for the region. The quake hit around 11:30pm local time (12:30 GMT) on Sunday. It was centred 23km (14 miles) from Port […]
NATO’s mission in Kosovo has turned down a Serbian government request to send up to 1,000 Serbian police and army personnel to Kosovo after a spate of clashes between Serbs and Kosovo authorities. Serbia’s former province of Kosovo declared independence in 2008 following the 1998-1999 […]
A confession: I never intended on becoming a journalist. I didn’t study the craft at university. When I did spend time in class, I took a potpourri of political science and history courses. With one or two memorable exceptions, the professors I encountered along the […]
