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Venezuela elections: What’s subsequent after Maduro’s re-election 0

Venezuela elections: What’s subsequent after Maduro’s re-election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s re-election was met with international condemnation following polls marred by an opposition boycott and claims of vote-rigging.  After the announcement of Maduro’s election victory, a number of countries, such as Argentina, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom characterised the vote as either unfair or illegitimate.  In contrast, Maduro, who will now…

RANKED: The 29 richest countries on the planet 0

RANKED: The 29 richest countries on the planet

Sean Pavone / iStockSize doesn’t always mean wealth when it comes to the world’s richest countries, according to data published in April by the International Monetary Fund. Twice a year the IMF releases a huge dump of data about the economic power of the world’s nations, with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita a key…

In Schliersee – Blitz tötet Wanderer (22) 0

In Schliersee – Blitz tötet Wanderer (22)

Schliersee – Ein 22 Jahre alter Wanderer ist in den Bayerischen Voralpen von einem Blitz tödlich verletzt worden. Der Münchner war zusammen mit einem Begleiter am Nachmittag des Pfingstmontags zwischen dem Westgipfel der Brecherspitz und der Kapelle St. Leonhard unterwegs. Die jungen Männer wurden von einem Unwetter überrascht, wie die Polizei mitteilte. Ein Blitz schlug…

World Cup: Harry Kane named England captain for Russia 2018 match 0

World Cup: Harry Kane named England captain for Russia 2018 match

Kane has captained England four times previouslyStriker Harry Kane will captain England at the World Cup in Russia, manager Gareth Southgate has announced. Kane, 24, scored 41 goals in all competitions last season as Tottenham finished third in the Premier League. Spurs team-mate Eric Dier and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson have also skippered England recently.…

Turkey coup trial: Court docket sentences 104 army ‘plotters’ to life 0

Turkey coup trial: Court docket sentences 104 army ‘plotters’ to life

A Turkish court handed life sentences to 104 suspects over their involvement in the July 2016 attempted coup, according to state media. The former military personnel were given « aggravated life sentences » by a court in the western province of Izmir on Monday, state-run Anadolu news agency said, for « attempting to overthrow the constitutional order ». Such…

Trump’s threats are empowering hardliners in Iran 0

Trump’s threats are empowering hardliners in Iran

In a speech delivered on May 21, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out 12 demands that Iran has to fulfill in order to negotiate another nuclear deal with Washington. Pompeo’s list came just two weeks after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and promised to impose new…

Austria cracks down on a long way-appropriate Identitarian Circulate 0

Austria cracks down on a long way-appropriate Identitarian Circulate

A slew of charges against several members of the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria could be a « major blow » to the organisation’s ability to mobilise, experts and analysts say. Last week, prosecutors in Graz announced that 17 members and « sympathisers » of the Identitarian Movement were charged with a slew of offences, including forming a criminal…

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib wondered over 1MDB scandal 0

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib wondered over 1MDB scandal

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been questioned by anti-corruption authorities over a financial scandal after his shock election loss. Najib was summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Tuesday, specifically to answer questions about how $10.5m in government funds from the state-owned entity SRC International Bhd ended up in his private account.…