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October 23, 2023

Pain and Gain

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party dealt a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, winning two previously safe parliamentary seats in upsets analysts say foreshadow electoral pain in upcoming national elections, Reuters reported. The double defeat last Thursday underscored a steep decrease in support for...

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October 23, 2023

Death By Scarves

An Iranian teenager who fell into a coma this month after an alleged encounter with officers concerning the alleged violation of the country’s hijab law is reportedly brain dead, with authorities bracing for new protests, the Guardian reported Sunday. “Follow-ups on the latest health condition of...

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October 20, 2023

Rolling Uphill

A Guatemalan cabinet minister abruptly resigned this week, signaling a growing split within the government over how to deal with pro-democracy protests that have stretched into their third week, Reuters reported. Interior Minister David Napoleón Barrientos, a retired brigadier-general, resigned Monday following a shooting death near...

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October 20, 2023

The Resurrection

A judge in the southern Senegalese city of Ziguinchor ruled late last week that imprisoned politician Ousmane Sonko can run in 2024 elections, opening the door to opposition after months of protests, Africanews reported. Authorities had removed Sonko’s name from the electoral rolls, preventing him from...

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October 19, 2023

Presumed Guilty

A Brazilian congressional probe found that former populist President Jair Bolsonaro should face criminal charges for plotting a coup in response to losing the 2022 presidential elections to leftist candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Bloomberg reported. The findings are part of a report by Senator...

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October 19, 2023

Butting Heads

Georgian President Salome Zurabichvili survived an impeachment vote Wednesday, a motion that came after the country’s constitutional court ruled that she violated the constitution after visiting European Union countries without government consent, Radio Free Europe reported. The motion was recommended by the ruling Georgian Dream party,...

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October 18, 2023

Folding the Hand

The United States and Venezuela reached a deal this week that will see Washington ease sanctions on the oil-rich South American country, in return for Caracas allowing a competitive and internationally monitored presidential election next year, the Guardian reported. The sanctions will be relaxed once Venezuelan...

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October 17, 2023

Times-a-Changin’

The heir to a banana empire won Ecuador’s presidential election this week, following a poll that was plagued by political assassinations and drug-fueled gang violence, the Washington Post reported. Daniel Noboa defeated his rival, Luisa González, a former leftist lawmaker loyal to former President Rafael Correa,...

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October 16, 2023

Exit Stage Right

New Zealand Map

New Zealand’s conservative opposition secured a major win in the country’s parliamentary elections Saturday, ending six years of governance by the Labour Party dominated by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down earlier this year, the New York Times reported. Results showed that the center-right...

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October 16, 2023

The Spillover

France’s Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles evacuated visitors after receiving bomb threats Saturday, a day after the French government declared a nationwide, top-level security alert following the fatal stabbing of a teacher, Radio France Internationale reported. Officials from both venues said they received threatening...

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October 13, 2023

The Middle Road

France’s highest administrative court rejected a class action lawsuit accusing the government of failing to stop police racial profiling, a ruling that could influence judicial advocacy actions in the country, Radio France Internationale reported Thursday. The landmark case was brought by six human rights groups who...

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