With parliamentary elections set for late October, and EU membership negotiations due to start shortly thereafter, the timing of this behavior was largely puzzling. However, an even greater riddle was the ruling party’s 12-year reign: If Georgians were so passionate about Western integration, why did they keep reelecting the anti-EU Georgian Dream (GD) for more … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union on Wednesday of trying to establish a “puppet government” in Budapest, and urged Hungarian citizens to defy Brussels like they confronted the Soviet army in 1956. “Brussels has announced that it will get rid of Hungary’s national government. They have also announced that they want to … Read more
Russia-fed misinformation has been stoking fears about Sandu’s potential reelection as well, claiming she’s preparing to drag the country to war with Transnistria, which is politically backed by Moscow. These misinformation efforts have also focused on tarnishing the EU’s reputation, claiming that membership will spread LGBTQ+ propaganda and lead to family separations. Despite Russia’s outside … Read more
How historical turning points shaped the United States – CBS News Watch CBS News Throughout American history, the nation has looked to its presidents to lead us. All presidents have faced challenges, but a handful have made momentous decisions that defined what kind of democracy the United States would be. Take a closer look at … Read more
In an address at the United Nations on Tuesday, counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose dismissed Pakistan’s allegations and said that the neighbour should focus on its own internal issues instead of interfering in India’s domestic affairs.“Unsubstantiated allegations by Pakistan largely pertain to the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. India would like to reiterate … Read more
The government’s decision in August to enable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to personally choose Israel’s next public-service czar, officially the civil service commissioner (CSC), was an illegal attempt at political takeover of the public service, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara wrote on Sunday in response to a High Court of Justice petition on the matter. The … Read more
Amendment J would protect same-sex marriages in Colorado by repealing the state constitution’s now-defunct definition — which recognizes only unions between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages were legalized nationwide in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Colorado was already issuing gay marriage licenses the prior year, … Read more
Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give the Chagos Islands away in return for its own independence from Britain, with more than 1,000 islanders forcibly removed at the request of the U.S. A 2019 advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, which adjudicates on disputes between nations, found that the detachment of the … Read more
In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party garnered about 30 percent of the youth vote in the European election — a 10-point rise compared to 2019. And in the Austrian national election last Sunday, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) came in first not only in the general population — but also among voters aged … Read more
The race for the 8th Congressional District — a battleground contest that could help decide which party controls the U.S. House — is tied about a month out from Election Day, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Forty-four percent of likely voters surveyed backed Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, and 44.2% supported her challenger, … Read more
