Russian parliament backs law to label individuals foreign agents
Russia’s lower house of parliament passed legislation on Thursday that will allow individual journalists to be labeled foreign agents, a move that critics say will tighten curbs on the media.
Nationalization in the UK: Labour’s plans for companies
Britain’s opposition Labour Party unveiled its election manifesto on Thursday, including a sweeping programme of nationalization to reverse decades of pro-privatisation public policy.
Labour unveils ‘radical’ plan to remake Britain
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his party’s election manifesto on Thursday, setting out radical plans to transform Britain with public sector pay rises, higher taxes on companies and a sweeping nationalisation of infrastructure.
UK PM Johnson’s party raises 26 times more in donations than Labour
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 26 times more in political donations than the main opposition Labour Party in the first week of the official British election campaign.
UK’s Conservatives beat Labour in first week of electoral fundraising battle
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 26 times more in political donations than the Labour Party in the first week of the official election campaign.
Two toddlers among 73 migrants plucked from drifting dinghy off Libya
Some 73 migrants, many suffering from hypothermia and burns, were rescued by a Spanish charity ship late on Wednesday from a packed rubber dinghy that had been drifting off the Libyan coast for nearly 24 hours.
At least seven killed as Iraq seeks to quell uprising
Seven people were killed on Thursday when Iraqi security forces shot live fire and tear gas canisters at demonstrators in Baghdad, security and medical sources said, in renewed deadly violence as authorities seek to crush anti-government protests.
Bolivian socialists say neither Morales nor ex-VP will run in election
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales and his Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, who both resigned under pressure this month, will not be candidates for their Movement for Socialism (MAS) party in the next elections, a prominent party official said o…
Turkish court upholds verdict against 12 former Cumhuriyet employees
A Turkish court on Thursday upheld its conviction of 12 former employees of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, despite a higher court ruling, a lawmaker from the main opposition said.
‘Dark days’ in Israel after PM and rival fail to form government, election looms
Israel’s president told lawmakers on Thursday to name a candidate to form a new government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz both failed, a development that probably sets the stage for a third election within a year.
