Taipei, Taiwan CNN — When the Honduran President announced last week her country planned to establish diplomatic ties with China, the ripples were felt far beyond this Central American country of population 10 million. To many, it was the latest confirmation of China’s growing clout on the world stage. The …
Read More »EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany suddenly changed its mind | CNN Business
CNN — When EU lawmakers voted to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars in the bloc by 2035, it was a landmark victory for climate. In February, the European Parliament approved the law. All that was needed was a rubber stamp from the bloc’s political leaders. Then Germany …
Read More »Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes | CNN
CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary in a fiery televised address Thursday, hours after his government passed a law that was condemned by critics as an effort to protect his position. Israeli opposition politicians earlier condemned the new law, which would limit …
Read More »Canada sees record population growth in 2022 from immigration | CNN
CNN — Canada saw record population growth in 2022, with immigration accounting for the vast majority of the 1.05 million new residents. This is the first time in the country’s history that its population has grown by more than one million people in a 12-month period, according to a press …
Read More »Powerful earthquake kills at least 11 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan | CNN
CNN — At least 11 people have been killed after a strong earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt in several major Pakistani cities and as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi. The 6.5-magnitude quake sent residents fleeing from their homes in towns across northern Afghanistan …
Read More »London’s Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes | CNN
CNN — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal …
Read More »Netanyahu government makes first climbdown on plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to overhaul the country’s judicial system, marking its first climbdown in the face of massive public protests and international pressure, including from US President Joe Biden. Opposition …
Read More »Trump and Le Pen backed these Dutch farmers — now they’ve sprung an election shock | CNN
CNN — A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four years after their founding. Could their rise have wider implications? The Farmer-Citizen Movement or BoerburgerBeweging (BBB) grew out of mass demonstrations against the Dutch government’s environmental policies, protests that …
Read More »UK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss controversial deportation scheme | CNN
CNN — British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation. The scheme is mired in legal difficulties – no one has yet been deported – and …
Read More »Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election. The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states. But all eyes will be …
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