Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

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Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation

The pet rail project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion

Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
Economy|News|Political

Hungary accuses EU Commission of cherry picking for downgrading meeting attendance

Hungary on Monday accused the EU Commission of cherry picking after it said it would not send its commissioners to informal meetings organised by the Hungarian EU presidency,

Hungary accuses EU Commission of cherry picking for downgrading meeting attendance
News|Political

Bangladesh students clash in job quota protests, at least 100 injured

More than 100 students were injured across Bangladesh on Monday in clashes between those protesting to end a quota system for government jobs and others loyal to the ruling party,

Bangladesh students clash in job quota protests, at least 100 injured
Economy|Environment|News|Science

Bolivia govt announces natural gas "mega field" in biggest discovery since 2005

Bolivian President Luis Arce on Monday announced the discovery of a 1.7 trillion cubic foot (TCF) natural gas reserve located north of the country's administrative capital, La Paz.

Bolivia govt announces natural gas "mega field" in biggest discovery since 2005
Opinion

Georgia Democrats file challenges to keep Kennedy and others off presidential ballot

Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F

Georgia Democrats file challenges to keep Kennedy and others off presidential ballot
News|Political

Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again

Alberto Fujimori, 85, who governed Peru with an iron fist for a decade and fled the country amid corruption scandals and human rights violations

Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again
Opinion|Political

Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques

The conservative think tank that drew up a nearly 1,000-page guidebook on how the next Republican administration can remake the federal government is highlighting its policies while defending itself from Democratic criticism

Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques
Economy|Environment|News

Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country

Bolivia’s embattled president has announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves just north of the capital, describing it as the biggest find in nearly two decades that could help the cash-strapped country reverse its falling production

Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
News|Political

CNN reporter describes moment in VIP box during Teamsters president speech

CNN reporter Phil Mattingly shares reaction from inside the Trump VIP box during the Teamsters President Sean O'Brien's speech.

CNN reporter describes moment in VIP box during Teamsters president speech
News|Political

Germany bans right-wing Compact magazine and searches properties

Germany banned the right-wing Compact magazine on Tuesday, accusing it of being a "mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene" and inciting

Germany bans right-wing Compact magazine and searches properties
News|Political

French government resigns, stays on for now in caretaker role

French centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government resigned on Tuesday, but will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is appointed

French government resigns, stays on for now in caretaker role
News|Political

Malaysia court to hear ex-PM Najib's appeal on house arrest decision on Oct 7

A Malaysian court will hear jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's appeal against the dismissal of his legal bid to serve his sentence under house arrest on Oct. 7, his

Malaysia court to hear ex-PM Najib's appeal on house arrest decision on Oct 7
Economy|Political

Turkey to lift minimum retirement pay, impose corporate tax

Turkey's ruling party sent a bill to parliament on Monday that would lift the minimum pension by 2,500 lira to 12,500 ($378) per month and, as expected, impose a

Turkey to lift minimum retirement pay, impose corporate tax
Economy|Political

Portugal's Socialists propose budget talks with minority government

Portugal's main opposition Socialists have proposed starting negotiations in "good faith" with the centre-right minority government on next year's budget bill,

Portugal's Socialists propose budget talks with minority government
Economy|News|Political

Group of lawmakers calls on EU to strip Hungary of voting rights

A group of 63 European Parliament lawmakers has asked the EU to withdraw Hungary's voting rights in the bloc, in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor

Group of lawmakers calls on EU to strip Hungary of voting rights
News|Political

Welsh leader Gething resigns after just four months

Vaughan Gething quit as first minister of Wales on Tuesday after just four months in office, following a wave of ministerial resignations from the devolved Welsh government in

Welsh leader Gething resigns after just four months
News|Political

Malta's Metsola wins second term as EU Parliament chief, warns against polarisation

Roberta Metsola, a Maltese lawmaker from the centre-right European People's Party, easily won a second term on Tuesday as president of the European Parliament and

Malta's Metsola wins second term as EU Parliament chief, warns against polarisation
News|Political

Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors

With early voting for the November presidential election set to begin in September in some states, there are signs across the country that groups are trying to affect the outcome by using deceptive means — and in most cases in ways that would benefit Republican Donald Trump

Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors
Political

French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the prime minister’s resignation but kept him on as head of a caretaker government

French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
Opinion|Political

Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle

When political discourse is devoid of facts and high on demonization, it’s no surprise that political violence is the result. There is a way out, but it’s slow and will take effort.

Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle
Economy|Political

Slovak lawmakers adjust contested criminal code reform to address EU concerns

Slovak lawmakers approved changes to the country's criminal code, increasing punishments for crimes involving European Union funds as the government seeks to soothe concerns from the

Slovak lawmakers adjust contested criminal code reform to address EU concerns
Health|Political

Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia's new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement

A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgia’s year-old Medicaid plan, which is the only one in the country that has a work requirement for recipients of the publicly funded health coverage for low-income people

Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia's new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
News|Political

Macron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight

Macron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight

Macron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight
Business|Economy|Political

New British trade minister hopeful some EU barriers can be removed

Britain's new trade minister said on Tuesday he was optimistic some trade barriers with the European Union can be removed, but the mechanism to arbitrate any

New British trade minister hopeful some EU barriers can be removed
Education|News|Opinion

Schools' rejection of AP African American studies course hotly debated at meeting

Schools' rejection of AP African American studies course hotly debated at meeting

Schools' rejection of AP African American studies course hotly debated at meeting

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