According to a YouGov poll cited by German media on Wednesday, 68% want Laschet to step down from all political posts, and just 13% share the opposite opinion. A veteran politician, Laschet is the minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia and the leader of the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union …
Read More »‘Political persecution’: China says US ‘totally fabricated’ charges against Huawei CFO detained in Canada for years
Meng – who is the daughter of Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei – finally returned home to China on Saturday following years of detainment in Canada. She had been arrested by Canadian police at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 due to an extradition request from the United States, which accused …
Read More »Racializing Gabby Petito case is cynical attempt to use tragedy for political gains
It was confirmed on Tuesday that a body found in the Wyoming woods on Sunday was in fact 22-year-old Gabby Petito. The death has been ruled a homicide by Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue, though the exact cause of death has yet to be determined. This grim news comes …
Read More »US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ deportations and ‘catastrophic’ political meddling
“I will not be associated with the United States’ inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the danger posed by armed gangs to daily life,” Foote wrote in his resignation letter …
Read More »9/11 has become a political tool to use against opponents – it’s a shameful outcome, and disrespectful to victims
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and, as is customary, many social media users and news outlets used the day to commemorate the thousands of lives that were horrifically taken from us. And, though talk of politics has always been somewhat unavoidable in relation to …
Read More »Your guide to Russian political parties ahead of the 2021 Parliamentary Election: United Russia
Who are they? United Russia was founded in 2001 following a merger of the two of the country’s most-popular political parties as a way to create a strong faction to back then-newly elected President Vladimir Putin. While the man himself has not led the group since 2012, it has played …
Read More »Your guide to Russian political parties ahead of the 2021 Parliamentary Election: The Liberal Democratic Party
Who are they? The terribly misnamed Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) is a far-right populist faction founded in 1989 as the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union, which lasted until the USSR dissolved. It was founded by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a firebrand politician who still leads the group to …
Read More »Your guide to Russian political parties ahead of the 2021 Parliamentary Election: The Communist Party
Who are they? Founded in 1993, today’s Communists believe themselves to be the successors of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, created by Vladimir Lenin in the 1910s. Since its formation, the faction has consistently been in the top three most-represented parties in the country’s parliament. It has been …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 pipeline a political defeat for US, but a victory for Russia, Germany… and, in long run, possibly Ukraine itself
Now, the team behind the construction, having welded the final segment into place, say gas could start flowing as early as October. While some German regulatory decisions are still pending, there are no clear signs Nord Stream 2 can be blocked at this point. “We expect that millions of European …
Read More »‘Inherently politicized case’: Political scientist subjected to massive wiretapping by US denies acting as Iran’s ‘foreign agent’
Afrasiabi told RT that according to the US’s own complaint, Washington was aware of his “completely legitimate” activity as a consultant to Iran’s UN mission for over a decade. The political scientist, who has penned multiple books and numerous articles for such leading media outlets like The New York Times …
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