José Luis Espert’s fall from grace was dramatic, portentous. In just a few weeks he went from one of the pillars of Javier Milei’s government, presiding over the Budget Committee in the... Read more »
Claims that a study conducted by South Korean researchers “proves” a causal link between COVID-19 vaccines and an increased risk of up to six types of cancer have gone viral in recent... Read more »
Cameroon will hold presidential elections on Sunday, October 12, with the vote expected to go in favour of Africa’s second-longest-serving leader, Paul Biya, 92, who is seeking an eighth term. The cocoa... Read more »
ESPERT OUT, SANTILLI IN? Cornered by revelations of his links with suspected drug-trafficker Federico ‘Fred’ Machado, outgoing deputy José Luis Espert stepped down last Sunday as the top La Libertad Avanza... Read more »
Hours after supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked Brasília on 8 January 2023, three electricity pylons were brought down in different locations, between 1,000 miles and 1,800 miles away from... Read more »
This undated photo provided by the US Attorney’s Office shows Jonathan Rinderknecht, a suspect in the Palisades Fire. [AP Photo/US Attorney’s Office] On October 8 federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 29-year-old... Read more »
Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren asked a group representing hedge funds and other asset managers to describe what role, if any, it played in the Trump administration’s deliberations over how to extend... Read more »
Gaza’s fragile calm saw mass returns as Cairo’s influence held, while Tunisian authorities made arrests over a highway-works bridge collapse. Abuja tightened treasury discipline by ending agency self-deductions; Accra clinched an IMF... Read more »
Donald Trump heading to Israel and Egypt on Sunday after Nobel Committee’s decision not to hand him Peace Prize after Gaza deal. United States President Donald Trump is heading to the Middle... Read more »
Donald Trump has not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and, despite his persistent claim that he “deserves the prize”, experts are not at all surprised he didn’t win. The Peace Prize... Read more »