In the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, far-right leader George Simion is campaigning to replace President Klaus Iohannis, a liberal and staunch Ukraine ally. The election is being held amid a surge in inflation and fears over the war in neighboring Ukraine. Source link
Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province — near the border with Afghanistan — has a large Shiite population and the communities have clashed for decades. … Read more
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren resigned from the current government and also staked claim to the Governor to form the new government. After leaving the Raj Bhavan, Jharkhand CM and JMM working president Hemant Soren said, “The swearing-in ceremony of the new government will be held on November 28.” He further said, “Today we (INDIA) … Read more
Six men with ties to French footballer Paul Pogba go on trial Tuesday on blackmail and extortion charges and for holding him at gunpoint. Three of Pogba’s childhood friends and his own brother are among the accused. Source link
Both agree that CBDCs will not be allowed during their respective administration. At the moment, Trump is more bitcoin friendly than Milei. This article was written by Iñaki Apezteguia. Apezteguia is a specialist in cryptocurrencies and fundamental market analysis. He is currently co-founder of Crossing Capitalcarrying out global representation and crypto research for operating strategy. … Read more
The new outbreak of violence between Sunnis and Shiites in northwest Pakistan since Thursday has left at least 82 people dead and 156 wounded. Community violence has been going on in the region for years, as France 24’s local correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah explains. Source link
Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to find solutions for a shortage of plates and other crockery to eat from in the territory ravaged by more than a year of war. Source link
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Sunday it had launched “an aerial attack using a swarm of strike drones on the Ashdod naval base” in southern Israel. In a separate statement, he said he had launched missiles and drones against a “military target” in Tel Aviv. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on … Read more
Friedrich Merz has good a chance to become Germany’s next chancellor. As the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and the conservative parliamentary group that includes Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU), he will be the bloc’s top candidate, taking on the Social Democrats (SPD) in the February 23 general election. Though Merz … Read more
The Baku accord raises the amount of money that developed countries must provide to at least $300 billion per year by 2035. The deal states that the money will come from a “wide variety of sources”, government budgets, private sector investment and other financing. Source link