Nepal has chosen a new Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Who is he? Dahal is the former leader of the communist rebels who staged a major uprising in the country in the late 90s. His emergence as PM on Sunday was with the backing of his former rival and other smaller political parties. The declaration…
Lady Susan Hussey, the godmother to Prince Williams and the former lady-in-waiting to late Queen Elizabeth II, yesterday, apologized to Ms. Fulani Ngozi, a British activist, and Chief Executive of domestic abuse charity, Sistah Space. Why the Apology? Lady Hussey’s apology followed an incident that took place at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday,…
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, was handed a prison sentence and a political ban by a Turkish court on Wednesday. What’s his crime? Imamoglu was tried for insulting public officials in a speech he gave after winning Istanbul’s municipal election in 2019, and was given a sentence of two years and seven months in…
Pedro Castillo, now-former President of Peru, was ousted from office last Wednesday after attempting to dissolve the country’s Congress and calling for fresh elections. Why did he want new elections? He probably made the desperate move in response to Congress’ threat to impeach him. Vice President Dina Boluarte took his position, making her Peru’s first…
A legislation to limit deceptive donation solicitations by religious and other groups was passed by the Japanese parliament on Saturday. What’s the reason for the legislation? It is an effort by the authorities aimed at curbing the excesses of religious groups. The person who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a public campaign…
The United States and Russia reached an agreement yesterday, for the first time in a long while, despite existing hostilities between them. What agreement? A prisoner swap agreement was reached by both sides yesterday, as American basketball star Brittney Griner was freed in exchange for a notorious Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout. Jailed in Russia…
In a few years, anyone caught having sex outside of marriage in Indonesia will face up to a year in prison. Indonesia’s Parliament has signed into law a criminal code that penalizes sex outside marriage by up to a year in prison. The new criminal code, which is part of the myriads of changes including a…
The U.S. and China have been at each other’s neck again this week, in what observers tagged one of the world’s potential military flashpoints. What’s the latest between them? The U.S. Navy had conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” on Tuesday near a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea. In reaction, China called the…
A District Court in Toyko has upheld Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional but says a lack of legal protection for same-sex couples violates their rights and is unconstitutional. Tell the story… In March 2021, a Sapporo District court in Hikkaido, Japan’s northernmost Main Island ruled that Japan’s prevention of same-sex couples from marrying contradicted Article…
As the Taiwanese went to the polls on 26th November 2022, to elect leaders for its 22 Counties and village representatives, China’s claims over the Island and the domestic performance of the incumbent government are indicators that may influence their choice of vote. The election, which holds once in four years and is described as…
