POLITICS & POLICY

New Push To Salvage Gaza Truce

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, in a Gaza City school yard
Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire Wednesday, a Palestinian source told AFP, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war.
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Many voters said economic issues were at the top of their minds as they cast their ballots

Uncertainty Looms In Kosovo Parliamentary Polls

Prime Minister Albin Kurti's ruling party appeared set to secure the most seats in Kosovo's parliamentary elections Sunday but it remained uncertain whether the incumbent stood a chance of forming a majority government.
Military personnel stand guard as women queue to vote at a polling station in Canuto, Ecuador, on February 9, 2025, during the presidential election

Violence-hit Ecuador Chooses Next President

Some 14 million Ecuadorans began voting under tight security Sunday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century.
Political commentator Chloe Dobbs, 24, wants  immigration reduced

'Shocking' UK Reality TV Show Retraces Refugee Journeys

Britain's newest reality TV show has been slammed as "insensitive", "voyeuristic" and even "nauseating" for recreating with six Britons the often fatal journeys made by thousands of refugees to the UK. Bluntly titled "Go Back to Where You Came From", the part-documentary, part-reality TV show by Channel 4 follows the group of six, who hold strong views both for and against immigration.
Many Palestinians have vowed to stay in Gaza

Israel Orders Army To Plan To Let Palestinians Leave Gaza

Israel's defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to start making preparations to allow for "voluntary" departures from the Gaza Strip, after US President Donald Trump floated a proposal to move Palestinians out of the territory.
The US Postal Service says it will temporarily suspend inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, shortly after Washington imposed fresh tariffs on Beijing

China Slams US 'Suppression' As Trade War Deepens

Beijing accused the United States Wednesday of "suppression" after its postal service said it was suspending parcels from China and Hong Kong, a move that could hit e-commerce giants Temu and Shein.
Protesters rally in Manila in early December demanding Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment

Philippine House Votes To Impeach VP Sara Duterte

Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country's leader, paving the way for a Senate trial that could see her removed from office.
Democratic lawmakers held a press conference outside the USAID headquarters in Washington and were blocked from entering the office by police

Democrats Blast Musk As US Aid Agency HQ Shutters

The US government's giant humanitarian agency closed its headquarters to staff Monday amid moves by Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial aide, to seize control in actions decried by critics as "plain illegal."

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