Colombia will elect a new president and vice president in a vote Sunday that has been cast as a referendum on outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s policies. A former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group which fought for social justice in the 1970s and ’80s, Petro has undertaken controversial peace negotiations with the country’s remaining rebel … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he had ordered the country’s military to take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, in defiance of the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October. Under the terms of the ceasefire, Israeli forces were to pull back behind a so-called “yellow line”, a … Read more
French officials and analysts are raising the alarm after former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova began appearing regularly on major conservative media outlets in the country. They warn that Kremlin-aligned narratives are gaining visibility ahead of crucial elections, testing the limits of free speech in France. Source link
Starting this Friday, May 29, 2026, bitcoin (BTC) futures and options contracts at the American stock broker CME Group will begin trading uninterruptedly seven days a week. This measure eliminates the market closure that occurred during the weekends and, consequently, puts an end to the formation of the historic “gap” or, in English, “gap«, from … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70% of the Palestinian territory, where the population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the coast. Israel effectively controls an estimated 64% of the tiny coastal Strip, bombarded to ruins by … Read more
Skip to next section Netanyahu says India has ‘mad love for Israel’ 05/29/202629 May 2026 Netanyahu says India has ‘mad love for Israel’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lauded Israel’s “unique relationship” with a “giant power” like India. Netanyahu made the comments at a leadership event in the West Bank on Thursday. Noting the … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, May 29, 2026: First, in the United States, the Department of Justice is reportedly opening a criminal inquiry into E. Jean Carroll. In France, controversy has erupted over the way some media outlets have covered the latest heatwave. The sun has been beating down on the Roland-Garros courts as Jannik Sinner … Read more
Skip to next section Canada: German defense minister ‘optimistic’ about submarine deal 05/29/202629 May 2026 Canada: German Defense Minister ‘hopes’ for submarine deal German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is confident his visit to Canada to advertise German submarines has been a success and a deal is possible. “I was hopeful when I traveled here, I … Read more
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Friday that Paris had asked the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of nationals on board the recent flotilla heading for Gaza. This comes after reports that activists were subjected to abuse while in detention, including humiliation, rape and acts of torture. Source link
The term “vanity project” means a moment. It comes to the surface whenever US President Donald Trump launches another plan to give Washington, DC an architectural – and expensive – facelift. Whether it’s a $100 million Triumphal Arch, a billion-dollar White House Ballroom or a $13 million redesign of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, each … Read more