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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro criticized for homophobic rant against reporter

His diatribe comes in the wake of probes into corruption allegations against his son Flavio Bolsonaro

Dec 21, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Here's how Indonesia contributes to improve UNSC working method

Indonesia has contributed positively to the U.N and aims to be a true friend for peace. Also Indonesia is among the largest contributors of peacekeeping troops

Dec 21, 2019

By Yasmin Rasidi

Indonesia speaker named suspect in major corruption case

Hopes and doubts linger as Jokowi inaugurates anti-graft commission's leaders, supervisory board

Anti-graft activists fear that the KPK Supervisory Board will harm the authority of the anti-corruption agency in combating corruption

Dec 21, 2019

By Yasmin Rasidi

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Jail me, hang me: Philippines' Duterte says won't answer to ICC

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday to jail him or hang him over alleged extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs

Dec 20, 2019

By Reuters

Bank of England audio leak gave head start on briefings

Britain's central bank said a third-party supplier had accessed a back-up audio feed of some of its news conferences without its consent

Dec 19, 2019

By Reuters

Is USA upset with Indonesia's plans to buy the Su-35s?

The Su-35 is dubbed as Russia's best fighter jet, equipped with features such as infrared radars and a more powerful engine

Dec 19, 2019

By Yasmin Rasidi

Abdelmadjid Tebboune sworn in as Algeria's new President

Results of the Presidential Elections showed Tebboune won by grabbing 58.13 percent of the total votes.

Dec 19, 2019

By IANS

Nicola Sturgeon postpones plans for second Scottish referendum until Brexit terms are clear

Defying PM Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon steps up battle for Scottish independence vote

A second Scottish referendum cannot take place without UK government consent

Dec 19, 2019

By Reuters

'Don the con, you're fired!': Donald Trump booed at Michigan rally

The US President Donald Trump called a woman protester 'a real slob' and 'a disgusting person' at a rally in Michigan

Dec 19, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Mesut Ozil: Why have video games in China removed the footballer?

Arsenal's Mesut Ozil has been removed from Konami's eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2020 and FIFA 2020 video games in China in the wake of his recent comments.

Dec 19, 2019

By Manthan C.

'An attempted coup,' Donald Trump told Nancy Pelosi a day before impeachment

In a six-page letter to the House Speaker, the president also dubbed the impeachment proceedings 'an open war on American democracy'

Dec 19, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Impeached Trump rips into detractors, predicts Democrats' political demise

The Congress passed the abuse of power article, one of the two articles of impeachment, on a 230-197 vote while the obstruction of Congress article was passed by 229-198.

Dec 19, 2019

By Jacob J

Day before impeachment, Trump says Democrats' partisan coup attempt will fail at voting booth

House Rules Committee puts a 6-hour limit for debate before the two articles of impeachment are sent for voting on Wednesday.

Dec 18, 2019

By Jacob J

Pak court hands death penalty to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in high treason case

The high treason case was registered against Musharraf in December 2013, when Nawaz Sharif returned to power.

Dec 17, 2019

By Jacob J

UN employee who blew the whistle on sexual harassment by superior fired one year after his exit

Martina Brostrom, a policy advisor at the United Nations' global AIDS (UNAIDS) program, revealed in a 2018 interview that she had been sexually assaulted by her superior in 2015

Dec 17, 2019

By Jeevan Biswas

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