Russian war critic Boris Nadezhdin barred from running in election

Russian war critic Boris Nadezhdin barred from running in election

Russia’s electoral authorities have barred war critic Boris Nadezhdin from running in the presidential election next month, saying that he had submitted too many defective signatures in support of his bid. Politicians who wish to run in Russian elections must turn in at least 100,000 signatures — or more, in the case of independent candidates … Read more

Trump challenge to Colorado ballot ban

Trump challenge to Colorado ballot ban

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on he as meets with Colorado Governor Jared Polis and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Doug Mills-Pool | Getty Images The Supreme Court is set Thursday morning to hear oral arguments on an effort by … Read more

India buying Russian oil keeps prices cheaper, says oil minister Puri

India buying Russian oil keeps prices cheaper, says oil minister Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, at the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India keeps global crude prices affordable by buying oil from Russia, India’s energy minister said. “The world is grateful to India for buying Russian … Read more

Geert Wilders leadership hopes sink as coalition talks collapse

Geert Wilders leadership hopes sink as coalition talks collapse

Leader of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming prime minister of the Netherlands are dwindling after coalition talks fell into disarray Tuesday. Pieter Omtzigt, founder and leader of the upstart center-right New Social Contract (NSC), walked away from negotiations, … Read more

Traders monitor Gaza talks, Iran tensions

Traders monitor Gaza talks, Iran tensions

A Palestinian petrol station attendant stands at empty pumps at a closed petrol station in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 5, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Said Khatib | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices rose Tuesday as investors weighed efforts to negotiate a truce … Read more

United Ireland in focus with Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill

United Ireland in focus with Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – FEBRUARY 3: First Minister Michelle O’Neill speaks during proceedings of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont on February 3, 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — A referendum on Irish reunification could be in the cards within a decade, according to Northern Ireland’s … Read more

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection, citing rise in threats

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection, citing rise in threats

Nikki Haley, the candidate of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential elections in the US, delivers remarks during a Town Hall campaign event in the Lowcountry in Bluffton SC, United States on November 27, 2023. Peter Zay | Anadolu | Getty Images Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley has requested a U.S. Secret Service … Read more

In Russia’s backyard of the Balkans, EU enlargement plans are back in focus

In Russia’s backyard of the Balkans, EU enlargement plans are back in focus

People hold a banner and Ukrainian flags during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. As part of the Western Balkans block waiting for EU-membership, Serbia is caught in a geostrategic rivalry between its Western allies and Russia. Vladimir Zivojinovic | Getty Images … Read more

Senate releases $118 billion aid proposal for Israel, Ukraine

Senate releases 8 billion aid proposal for Israel, Ukraine

From left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senators on Sunday released the details of a $118.2 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, Israel and the southern U.S. border, after months of painstaking, closed-door negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, … Read more

Trump floats ‘more than’ 60% tariffs on Chinese imports

Trump floats ‘more than’ 60% tariffs on Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping attend a business leaders event inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump plans to escalate the U.S-China trade war he launched during his first term as president if he … Read more