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
An opposition coalition and independent candidates won in most of Slovakia’s regional capitals. Progressive Slovakia, Igor Matovič’s Slovakia, and the governing Smer and Hlas each got one governor. The parties held their ground, but almost
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he wants an honest discussion with the public about a possible return to free movement between the United Kingdom and the European Union, The Guardian and Al Jazeera reported. He made the comments in
French police detained 142 people at a demonstration in Paris on Saturday, 120 of whom remain in custody, the Paris prefecture said. Estimates of turnout range from 110,000 to 250,000 people. According to the prefecture, about 500 troublema
Russia has lost two Su-30SM fighter jets within a few days. In one of the crashes, Russian military bloggers report, two pilots of the Russian Knights aerobatic team were killed — Yerofeyev and Kochetov.According to a Russian Telegram chann
The Houthi movement in Yemen has widened its attacks on Saudi Arabia and on Aden, the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, while fighting intensifies around the city of Taiz, Al Jazeera reported. The strikes have already h
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked the village of Binnari in Nigeria’s Taraba State on Friday, killing at least 10 people, police said, according to Al Jazeera and the BBC. Survivors and a rights group say the real toll is far higher. The attac
Brazilians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff that polls describe as extremely close, choosing between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro. Both camps held large rallies Saturday, the last day of campaigning, acc
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, crossing the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge into the border city of Dandong and saying he wants to broaden cooperation with Beijing, The Guardian reported, citing South Korea's