Spain’s election yields no clear winner, coalition negotiations loom
Madrid, Spain Reuters No clear winner emerged in a nailbiting finish to Spain’s election on Sunday as the right failed to fulfill predictions of a victory big enough to push Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez from power. The two leading parties will seek to negotiate coalition deals in pursuit of a governing majority but analysts warned […]
WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes cases near historic highs
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The World Health Organization has warned that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread it. Dengue rates are rising globally, with reported cases since 2000 up eight-fold to 4.2 million in 2022, WHO said. A boy covers his […]
Into the jungle: For migrants, the Darien Gap is hell; for adventure tourists, it’s a magnet
LAURA GOTTESDIENER and DAINA BETH SOLOMON, of Reuters, report…
Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with their families
Rome, Italy AP The Vatican is pressing ahead with a plan to try to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war with their families, a senior Vatican official said. The effort follows an explicit request by Ukraine and Russia has expressed an apparent willingness to engage in the process. The Vatican official spoke […]
Essay: In Kyiv, signs of the ongoing war are evident – but daily life continues uninterrupted as well
TATSIANA KULAKEVICH, a scholar of Eastern Europe, reflects on her recent visit to the Ukrainian capital in an article first published on The Conversation…
Before election, UK’s Sunak commits to one million new homes promise
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will commit to a promise to build one million homes by the next national election, tackling a lack of housing stock that has alienated some younger voters who are often forced to pay high rents and are unable to buy. Before an election expected next year, Sunak’s […]
Postcards: Drought imperils Iraq’s water buffalo and a child’s way of life
AHMED SAEED and CHARLOTTE BRUNEAU, of Reuters, report…
Cambodia PM’s party claims landslide election win ahead of historic transition
Phnom Penh Reuters The ruling Cambodian People’s Party declared a landslide victory in a one-sided election on Sunday, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of the reign of one of the world’s longest-serving premiers. The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s CPP, a political behemoth […]