Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested
Aides to Maria Corina Machado emerged from months of hiding earlier Thursday to reappear in public.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda in Bihar on Friday. The event will include the inauguration of development projects worth over ₹6,600 crore focused on tribal regions. President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the government’s commitment to tribal development and welfare.
I’m not thrilled that Donald Trump has renewed his attack on the “corrupt media.” Fresh off his $15-million victory over ABC and George Stephanopoulos, Trump yesterday sued the Des Moines Register and gold-standard pollster Ann Selzer over a bad survey. She projected him losing by 4 points, and he won the state by 13 points….
The Trump administration’s list of tax priorities includes eliminating a loophole that benefits private equity firms, hedge funds and other big investors.
Adani Group’s attempt to manage Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has triggered protests from Kenyan transport workers. Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh warned that this could escalate into anti-India sentiment. The unrest reflects broader concerns about job security and follows a pattern of regional discontent associated with Adani projects.
The al-Hol camp in northeast Syria holds about 6,000 women and children, the family members of Islamic State fighters who were either captured or killed. The camp is guarded by American-backed forces who control about a quarter of Syria. Holly Williams went inside the dangerous camp, whose future is uncertain following the fall of former…
Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month.