A right-wing effort to entrench Republican power by dismantling the voting rights of people of color poses a threat to American democracy. That’s according to the National Urban League’s annual State of Black America report published on Tuesday. The 2022 report cites generations of political tactics such as voter suppression, gerrymandering, i...
On Wednesday, human rights advocates condemned Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for sending a bus of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to the nation’s capital. The bus arrived outside an office building housing Fox News, which provided glowing coverage of the bus’ arrival. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior policy counsel at the American Immig...
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute with India is “indispensable.” Sharif thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulations on his selection as premier. He said Islamabad desires “peaceful” and “cooperative” ties with New Delhi. The state of Jammu an...
Pakistan’s parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as the 23rd prime minister today after the ouster of Imran Khan following a no-confidence vote. Sharif, the younger brother of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was the candidate of the combined opposition. The 70-year-old previously served as chief minister in the province of Punjab, w...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , on Monday decried the dissolution of Tunisia’s parliament as “a blow to the will of Tunisian people.” The parliament was dissolved during a March 30 general assembly session. Erdogan said an inquiry against the deputies who attended the session has been initiated. He said he hoped these developments wil...
ISTANBUL – The Pakistani and Russian foreign ministers have separately met their Chinese counterpart Wang Yi . Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Sergey Lavrov are in China to attend the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries due to take place this week. Wang received the Pakistani and Russian foreign ministe...
MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry has slammed Poland’s decision to expel 45 of its diplomats as “a conscious step towards the complete destruction of bilateral relations.” In a statement on its website, the ministry accused Poland of taking unfriendly actions against Russia for a long time “on a systematic bas...
JERUSALEM – Visits by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed to Egypt for talks are a “message of protest” to the United States, according to Israeli media. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted both Bennett and bin Zayed in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The […]
TRENTON, Canada – Two political parties have reached a tentative agreement that will see the Canadian government of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remain in power until 2025, the premier announced. The deal means the minority New Democrat Party (NDP) will support the Liberals in exchange for the government implementing programs th...
WASHINGTON – Amidst criticism from Republicans, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s choice to head the Supreme Court, has said that she has a record of judicial neutrality. Jackson is currently awaiting Senate confirmation. Jackson said she is “acutely aware” that the power she wields as a US judge is “limited,R...
