Brazil electoral court close to ending Bolsonaro’s political career
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former President Jair Bolsonaro was on the cusp of losing his political future on Thursday,…
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Mexico president vows to clean up corruption at food security agency Segalmex
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday vowed to clean up cases of fraud and…
US Democrats aim to pressure Republicans with abortion, gun bills ahead of 2024
By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Democrats are trying to force votes on abortion and…
From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists
By Michele Kambas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – With backing from a politician jailed for leading a party declared…
Greek leftist leader Tsipras resigns as Syriza party leader
ATHENS (Reuters) -Alexis Tsipras, the one-time leftist firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity agenda in Greece in 2015,…
US 2024 hopeful DeSantis targets three federal departments for elimination
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would seek to eliminate the Departments of Energy, Commerce and…
Sierra Leone election observers flag ‘statistical inconsistencies’
DAKAR (Reuters) – European election observers in Sierra Leone said there were “statistical inconsistencies” in the presidential results published by…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum advances in race for ruling party presidential ticket -polls
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum leads the contest to be a candidate for Mexico’s ruling party…
Beijing raps US presidential hopeful Haley over tough China plan
By Michael Martina and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China criticized U.S. presidential contender Nikki Haley over her threats to drastically…
In verbal slip, Biden says Putin losing the war in ‘Iraq’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a new verbal slip-up, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin…