Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned to her country after nearly a year abroad, Fox News, Al Jazeera and The Independent reported. She announced her arrival on social media on Sunday, writing, “I’m here. With you a
A Supreme Court judge in the Australian state of Victoria has rejected a prisoner’s attempt to overturn a ban on Vegemite behind bars, the BBC and The Independent reported. The ruling, issued Monday, leaves the long-standing prohibition in
High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey arrived in Tehran on Monday to try to head off a return to fighting between Iran and Israel and the United States, according to the Associated Press, which cited two regional off
About 300 members of China's Communist Party Central Committee began a four-day closed-door meeting in Beijing on Monday. State media said the session would pave the way for a “tightening of discipline” in the ruling party, as President Xi
Brazil’s incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, has refused to accept the result of the presidential runoff, which his rival Lula won. Bolsonaro said his team would demand that the election be annulled, the BBC reported.“The election results
Jordanian security forces arrested three men on Monday over an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen, ABC News reported. The Public Security Directorate said the suspects were taken in aft
Thousands of people gathered in Prague on Sunday to protest a Czech government plan that would change how public radio and television are paid for. According to ABC News, the crowd was too large for Old Town Square and spilled into nearby s
Storm Boelo has swept across Western Europe: wind gusts in Scotland reached 135 km/h, and more than 82,000 households in the United Kingdom were left without electricity. At least another 70,000 homes are without power in France and Germany
Gadi Eisenkot, the leading challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is making his Moroccan family background a centerpiece of his campaign ahead of Tuesday's election in Israel, according to DW. The push is aimed at towns on the cou
Serbia's longtime leader, Aleksandar Vučić, conceded defeat on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election, handing a stunning political victory to a student-led protest movement, according to The Guardian and the BBC. Speaking at the headquart
California is one step away from the first billionaire tax in the United States. Proposition 40 applies to people with a net worth above $1 billion (about 22 billion crowns) who were permanent residents of the state on Jan. 1 of this year.
Journalists have once again visited the famous and controversial prison near the town of Tecoluca in El Salvador, during a visit by Costa Rica’s new president, Laura Fernández. Tens of thousands of inmates are held in the facility, official