BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Brazilian Senate on Tuesday approved President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first picks for the independent central bank, an institution he has clashed with since taking office in January. Former finance ministry official Gabriel Galipolo’s nomination for director of monetary policy was approved by a vote of 39 to 12 in the…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins trod a careful line on his first trip to China last week as leader, focusing on trade and economic opportunities but avoiding contentious issues such as human rights abuses in Xinjiang or security concerns. Barely three months out from what looks likely to…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gay Republicans criticized as “homophobic” a video posted by Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’ campaign highlighting rival Donald Trump’s past statements in support of gay rights, and the former president declined at a rally on Saturday to respond to the attack. Florida Governor DeSantis’ campaign posted the video on…
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government on Saturday said it rejected the U.S. stance around the South American country’s upcoming elections, calling it “interference,” a day after the U.S. criticized Venezuela’s decision to disqualify an opposition candidate. Maria Corina Machado, one of the favorites to win the Venezuelan opposition’s nomination for president in an October primary,…
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s main opposition party said it had decided to formally reject the results of the national election won by President Julius Maada Bio, citing “glaring irregularities”, and called for a rerun of the June 24 poll. Bio was re-elected for a second term with 56% of the vote,…
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday commenced his ruling party’s campaign for an election later this month – a poll that has been criticised as a sham after the main opposition party was prevented from running. The 70-year-old strongman, who has ruled the Southeast Asian nation of 16 million for…
By Ricardo Brito and Gabriel Araujo BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s political career was in tatters on Friday as Brazil’s federal electoral court (TSE) barred the far-right nationalist from public office until 2030 for his conduct during last year’s fraught election. Five out of seven justices voted to convict the 68-year-old Bolsonaro…
By Jarrett Renshaw and James Oliphant PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Top rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Friday addressed the national conference of Moms for Liberty, appealing to the conservative parents-rights advocacy group with vows to bolster education and keep discussion of gender identity out of the classroom. “Don’t mess with America’s moms,” former President…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a series of important rulings during its term that began last October on issues including affirmative action, student loans, free speech, LGBT rights, voting rights, immigration and environmental regulation. Here is a look at some of the rulings issued by the court this term. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The…
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up another term in which its conservative justices flexed their muscles, following up major abortion and gun decisions last year with rulings that rejected affirmative action in college admissions, curbed LGBT rights and blocked President Joe Biden’s student debt relief…
