Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded accusations of lying and corruption in their first presidential run-off debate on Sunday, exposing the bitter divisions shaping the
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded accusations of lying and corruption in their first presidential run-off debate on Sunday, exposing the bitter divisions shaping the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a proposed government reshuffle put forward by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian state news agencies reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin. The personnel changes follow September’s
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Palestinian leaders in Israel are urging Arab citizens to vote in large numbers in the October 27 election, hoping to help unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and end what they describe as
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, danced to nationalist pop music beneath a computer-generated Israeli flag as he addressed a cheering crowd in Tel Aviv, celebrating his record in office and promising
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Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has pledged to launch a “war on drug trafficking” if elected, promising to designate the country’s two largest criminal organisations as terrorist groups and deepen security cooperation
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Modi’s problems began over the summer. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)—the exam Indian students take to qualify for medical school—leaked, India’s education department asked more than 2 million students
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Two US-registered non-profit organisations whose founders, publications or associated initiatives have been linked to India’s Hindu nationalist movement received at least $24.4 million through donor-advised funds between 2020 and 2024, according to
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The article challenges the growing reliance on disruptive street protests as a means of forcing political change, arguing that public grievances should be addressed through lawful debate, constitutional procedures and elections rather
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Asia has seen a surge of “Gen Z protests,” led by a generation tired of accepting the status quo and increasingly using social media to drive change in deeply entrenched political systems.
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Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
More New Delhi was placed under extensive security restrictions on 10 October as authorities moved to prevent a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which is demanding the resignation of Chief
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Brazil’s position is decisive. As Latin America’s largest economy, a founding BRICS member, and a leading participant in Mercosur, it possesses industrial, scientific, and political capacities that could strengthen independent development across
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections scheduled for next month until 11 September 2027 and called for a presidential election on the same date, citing Israeli restrictions and security conditions
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Israel’s approaching parliamentary election on 27 October has intensified an increasingly personal debate among liberal Israelis about whether the country remains a place where they can live, work and raise their children.
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Political debate in Spain’s parliament has become increasingly confrontational, with negative rhetoric rising sharply in plenary sessions since 2017, according to a study analysing 48,191 parliamentary speeches and interventions between 1996 and
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