Tag: Political issues
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic
LIMA, Peru — A surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdown measures and exacerbated fatigue in Ecuador and Peru has left many...
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
BEIRUT — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious.
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Albania’s flights resume after 2-day airport closure
TIRANA, Albania — Commercial flights resumed at Albania’s Tirana International Airport on Friday after they were blocked for two days by an air traffic...
NRA trial opens window on secretive leader’s life and work
DALLAS — Wayne LaPierre flies exclusively on private jets, he sailed around the Bahamas for “security” and he never sends emails or texts in...
Affair derails Alabama secretary of state’s political hopes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The venue had been booked. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a rising GOP star with an eye long set on...
Religious party seeks gains in Peru’s legislative elections
JOSE CARLOS MARIATEGUI, Peru — On the banks of the Amazon River, in a village without electricity or drinking water, Andrea Rodrigo makes the...
Maryland governor vetoes 3 police reform bills
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he has vetoed three police reform measures approved by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, all...
UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...
AP Sources: El Salvador president snubs visiting Biden envoy
MIAMI — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele refused to meet with a visiting senior U.S. diplomat this week over what he sees as a...
