Politics

Newsendip with APFebruary 17, 2022
Alex Saab: a diplomat for Venezuela, but a DEA informant U.S. court records show
Court documents show that Alex Saab was an informant to the D.E.A. in 2018, but the cooperation stopped after he didn't surrender to U.S. law enforcement as agreed.
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Newsendip with APFebruary 15, 2022
South Koreans to have a dedicated time to vote at presidential elections if infected with COVID-19
South Korea presidential elections will be held soon but Koreans infected with COVID-19 were not able to vote. The move comes as the country is experiencing a surge of omicron infections.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 14, 2022
A Ghana civic leader charged with treason felony after social media post about a coup
Ghana authorities are on the alert against coup attempts as they jailed a civic organization leader protesting against the E-Levy who allegedly suggested a coup against the government. He is the latest arrest among government critics.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 10, 2022
Romanian lawmakers prohibited from filming and using Facebook Live in Parliament
Romanian lawmakers are no longer allowed to film and live stream plenary sessions of the Parliament. The decision follows an assault on the minister of Energy during a speech.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 8, 2022
Why Argentina President offered to be a gateway to LATAM for Russia days after an agreement with the IMF
The president of Argentina proposed to be a gateway to Latin America for Russia in a move to reduce its dependence on the IMF and the United States. Yet, Argentina had just found an agreement with the IMF and asked for American political support.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 2, 2022
Controversy in Czech Republic on a missing document about Russian responsibility in Vrbětice explosions
Czech Police found out that a confidential note sent to the president explaining Russia's responsibility in Vrbětice explosions had been shredded. The President office denies any wrongdoings.
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Clément VéritéFebruary 1, 2022
Why a Japanese Court again ruled that legislative elections were unconstitutional
A High Court of Japan considers the last general elections for the House of Representatives to be held in an unconstitutional state because the weight of each voter was not fairly distributed between districts.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 31, 2022
51 convicted to death for the murders of Swedish and American UN experts in DRC in 2017
A court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentenced 51 people to death for the murders of two United Nations experts in the Kasaï province in 2017.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 31, 2022
UK government proposes a bill to speed up amendments of legacy European Union laws
The United Kingdom wants to smooth the process of amending or repealing legacy European Union laws, such as regulations about GMOs or data privacy and hopes to save 1 billion pounds by bringing more flexibility.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 28, 2022
Colombia violates the peace agreement with the FARC, Constitutional Court says
Colombia doesn't protect the rights to life of former FARC members as hundreds have been assassinated since the peace agreement according to the Constitutional Court.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 28, 2022
Rwanda reopens its border with Uganda
After being closed for three years, Rwanda reopens its border with Uganda for a "speedy normalization" of relations between the two countries.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 26, 2022
Chile increases the pensions of 2.4 million people
Chile passed the Universal Guaranteed Pension bill that increases the pensions of 2.4 million people. Financed by taxes on real estate and luxury goods, the complimentary payment is not universal.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 26, 2022
Saudi Arabia and Thailand restore ambassadors after three decades of tensions
Saudi Arabia and Thailand resume diplomatic relations after decades of tensions sparked by the Blue Diamond Affair.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 25, 2022
Corruption in South Africa: more than half of public spending related to Covid-19 shows irregularities
An anti-corruption audit in South Africa shows that 62% of public contracts related to the Covid-19 pandemic analyzed so far have irregularities.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 25, 2022
Indian Supreme Court concerned about irrational gifts politicians offer to voters
Indian politicians may offer so many gifts in trying to influence the population before elections that the Supreme Court of India is concerned about these irrational freebies.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 24, 2022
Bolsonaro holds off a pay raise for police officers, for now
The president of Brazil signed the federal budget for 2022 and didn't increase the salary of police officers for now. But the budget still provisions for the expense. His intent raised protests from other public sector employees.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 19, 2022
Peru is planning a state of emergency in Lima
To tackle crime in Lima, officials are planning to declare a state of emergency in Peru's capital city.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 18, 2022
Nusantara will replace Jarkarta as the new capital of Indonesia
Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to the island of Borneo. It is called Nusantara.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 17, 2022
Petition to bar the son of former Philippine dictator from presidential run dismissed
The Philippines election commission dismissed a petition trying to bar Marcos Jr from running for the next presidential elections.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 17, 2022
Lisbon fined €1.25m for sharing personal data to foreign embassies
Lisbon received a fine for violating EU general data protection regulation. It shared the personal data of protesters with foreign embassies targeted by the protests. The fine accounts for 0.1% of the city's annual budget.
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Newsendip with ReutersJanuary 17, 2022
Kosovo refused to open polling centers for Serbia’s referendum
Kosovo's Prime Minister argued ethnic Serbs should vote by mail or in Serbia's representative office. The EU and the US urged Kosovo to allow Serbs to exercise their right to vote.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 10, 2022
Russian demands to NATO also concern Sweden and Finland
Amid tensions around Ukraine, Russia has been demanding that no new countries join NATO but it also concerns Sweden and Finland as close partners to the security alliance.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 10, 2022
West African countries further sanction and isolate Mali
ECOWAS members decided to close their borders and cut diplomatic ties after a new schedule for elections in Mali was deemed unacceptable.
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Clément VéritéJanuary 5, 2022
In Kazakhstan, riots destabilize the government after energy price increased
After gas prices suddenly increased, protests quickly spread out in the country. Kazakhstan's prime minister resigned but the situation remains tense.
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Clément VéritéDecember 17, 2021
A Romanian senator thinks her bag was stolen in Parliament by secret services
Diana Șoșoacă is a Romanian senator who thinks she is being persecuted because she is against Covid-19 vaccines. She is also in controversy for having allegedly sequestered a team of Italian journalists.
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Clément VéritéDecember 13, 2021
Nigeria doesn’t want Covid-19 travel restrictions left unanswered
As countries have been restricting travel connections with Nigeria due to the Covid-19, Nigerian officials raise their voices with travel bans, too.
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Clément VéritéDecember 10, 2021
Nicaragua breaks ties with Taiwan and goes with China
Nicaragua decided to cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan. China and Nicaragua resumed theirs.
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Clément VéritéDecember 6, 2021
Russia and India extend military agreement until 2031
Russia and India extended their military agreement until 2031. India wants to work with both the United States and Russia for its defense.
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Clément VéritéDecember 3, 2021
Bolsonaro prepares Brazil’s 2022 presidential elections and joins a political party
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro joins the center-right Liberal Party ahead of 2022's presidential elections. The move is a shift from his previous campaign against old-school politics.
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Clément VéritéDecember 3, 2021
Lebanon minister resigns ahead of France’s visit to Saudi Arabia
George Kordahi, Lebanon's minister of Information, resigned ahead of France's visit to Saudi Arabia hoping this would help solve diplomatic tensions between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
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Clément VéritéDecember 1, 2021
Solomon Islands: New Zealand also sends troops, Chinatown a ‘no go zone’
New Zealand joins forces with Australia, Fiji and Papua and New Guinea to stabilize the Solomon Islands. The government declared Chinatown as a no go zone until they clean the area.
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Clément VéritéNovember 30, 2021
The U.S. officially removed the FARC from terrorist list
The U.S. removed the FARC from the list of foreign terrorist organizations to be able to cooperate with former members turned politicians. The president of Colombia respect the decision but would have preferred another one.
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Clément VéritéNovember 29, 2021
Clashes during water shortage protests, Iran blames malicious outsiders
Some protests about water shortage in Iran led to clashes between the police and protestors. Authorities blame malicious outsiders: the United States.
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Clément VéritéNovember 29, 2021
Barbados becomes a Republic on Nov 30
Barbados becomes a Republic and removes Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state but remains part of the Commonwealth.
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Clément VéritéNovember 25, 2021
Why would Hungary be angry at Norway? Cancellation of a grant
Viktor Orbán decided to block a joint statement from the European Economic Area to annoy Norway after refusing to allocate Hungary a grant.
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Clément VéritéNovember 23, 2021
Jordan and Israel intend to trade electricity for water
Jordan and Israel signed a declaration of intent in which one seeks to increase and diversify its water supply and the other wants to improve its mix of renewable energy.
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Clément VéritéNovember 22, 2021
China downgrades diplomatic relations with Lithuania over Taiwan office
China doesn't accept that Taiwan opened a representative office in Lithuania. Lithuania claims it is only based on economic interests: laser technology could help Taiwan's production of semiconductors.
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Clément VéritéNovember 19, 2021
Modi and India repeal contentious farm laws voted 14 months ago
In India, the three contentious farm laws that led to farmer protests for a year will be repealed, Narendra Modi announced in an address to the nation
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Clément VéritéNovember 18, 2021
Chile cancels deal with Chinese Aisino over data safety and US partnership
Chile cancelled a contract with the Aisino-Mühlbauer consortium because of data safety concerns in to remain in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
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Clément VéritéNovember 17, 2021
In Norway, politician perk scandals reach the parliament top position
Stortinget President Eva Kristin Hansen wanted to remove abuses of politician privileges. But the scandal about commuter houses eventually involves her as well.
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