An ailing former gang leader from Los Angeles has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his 750,000-dollar bail (£592,470). A Nevada judge rejected house arrest with electronic monitoring for Duane […]
NICE, France (AP) — With just three days to go until France’s landmark legislative election, the county’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting. The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political […]
(Bloomberg) — India’s opposition is gearing up to play a bigger role in the parliament, naming Rahul Gandhi into a key position and fielding its own candidate for speaker of the house in a rare contest for the post. Most Read from Bloomberg Gandhi was selected leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, the […]
Johannesburg — Human rights groups say at least 22 protesters were killed and scores more wounded on the streets of Kenya Tuesday as they clashed with police in chaotic demonstrations over a contentious finance bill laden with tax hikes that was passed by the country’s parliament. With the deaths and injuries still being counted, the protesters’ […]
(Bloomberg) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will become NATO’s next secretary general, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg who steps down later this year, the military alliance said in a statement. Most Read from Bloomberg All 32 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies agreed that Rutte, 57, will take over from Stoltenberg on Oct. 1 when […]
The birthplace of the former leader of communist East Germany, Erich Honecker, caught fire and was damaged, according to local police. Honecker led East Germany as both head of state and leader of the ruling SED party from 1971 until his removal from power in 1989, shortly before the collapse of the state. The house, […]
The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, notably for abusing prisoners as the de facto chief of the Islamic police in Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was found guilty of torture and cruel treatment between 2012 and 2013. […]
A defamation case against the leader of the Bavarian state branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) over insulting comments about Bavaria’s state premier has been settled with a fine of €12,000 ($12,870). The AfD’s Stephan Protschka derided Bavarian state premier Markus Söder as “Södolf” – an apparent reference to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler […]
A Republican in Arizona’s largest county threatened to “lynch” the top county election official during a public event three months ago, according to a newly unearthed video clip circulating on social media. The election official, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, posted a video of the comment to X on Monday. In it, Maricopa Republican Party […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s chief rival Rahul Gandhi was appointed Tuesday to lead India’s opposition in parliament, a key post that has been vacant for a decade. Congress party general secretary K. C. Venugopal said Gandhi would be “a bold voice for the common people of India” and ensure the government “is held firmly accountable at […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican depending on what district the recall should be held in, based on a review by the state elections commission released Tuesday. The Wisconsin Elections Commission will meet Thursday […]
A court in southern Nepal has convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as Buddha Boy on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who is believed by some to be the reincarnation of the founder of Buddhism, was arrested by police in January on charges of sexual assault and suspicion of involvement in […]