Spain’s election ends with no clear majority, throwing the country into political limbo

[ad_1] The leader and candidate of conservative Partido Popular (People’s Party) Alberto Nunez Feijoo. Oscar Del Pozo | Afp | Getty Images Spain’s election Sunday ended with no clear majority for either of the two main parties, throwing Europe’s fourth-largest economy into political limbo. With all votes counted, Spain’s conservative Partido Popular party secured 136 … Read more

US 'encouraged' by govt's promise to hold polls soon – SUCH TV

[ad_1] A top-ranking United States official said Friday that Washington was “encouraged” after the crises-hit Pakistani government announced holding elections soon. The coalition government’s tenure comes to an end on August 12, but officials have said that they might cut their term short and dissolve the assemblies before the stipulated time — around August 8. … Read more

Alabama Republicans refuse to draw a second Black congressional district in defiance of Supreme Court

[ad_1] A voter wearing a protective mask enters a polling location in Opelika, Alabama, U.S., on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alabama Republicans on Friday defied a U.S. Supreme Court order by passing a new congressional map that includes only one majority-Black district. The GOP-controlled Legislature had called a special session to … Read more

Chris Christie doubles down on Trump attacks and Social Security cuts

[ad_1] Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie arrives to speak at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.  Drew Angerer | Getty Images Former New Jersey Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie launched his latest blitz against … Read more

RFK Jr. touted bitcoin, but said he wasn’t an investor. Financial records show otherwise

[ad_1] Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic candidate for president, stood at the world’s biggest bitcoin conference in Miami in May and told the crowd, “I am not an investor and I am not here to give investment advice.” Then he announced he would be accepting campaign donations in bitcoin. What Kennedy didn’t tell the … Read more

China imposes export curbs on chipmaking metals in tech war with the U.S, Europe

[ad_1] China is restricting the exports of gallium and germanium, two metals key to the manufacturing of semiconductors, its commerce ministry said in a statement late on July 3, escalating a technological trade war over access to microchips with Europe and the United States. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China is restricting the exports … Read more

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

[ad_1] Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was barred Friday from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. The decision upends the 68-year-old’s political future and likely erases any chance for him to regain power. … Read more

Trump indictment live updates: Not guilty plea entered at arraignment over classified documents

[ad_1] ‘Defiant’ Trump is the victim of a ‘two-tiered system of justice’, his attorney claims Alina Habba, lawyer for former US President Donald Trump, arrives at Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse in Miami, Florida, on June 13, 2023. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump was feeling “defiant” as … Read more

Turkey’s President Erdogan seals election victory to enter third decade in power

[ad_1] Turkey’s President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his partys group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara, on May 18, 2022. Adem Altan | AFP | Getty Images Turkish media reported on Sunday that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey’s … Read more

Another Round of India-UK FTA Talks to Be Held in June

[ad_1] India and the UK will hold their next round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement in June here and both the sides are aiming to conclude the negotiations at the earliest, a senior government official said on Monday. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Saranagi said that trade negotiations are … Read more