Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan seeks global help for democracy, regional stability

Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed to the international community, particularly the United States, to reaffirm its commitment to democracy, human rights and regional stability. Dawn reported that in an article published in Time magazine in his name, the incarcerated politician congratulated U.S. President Donald … Read more

Uruguay’s new leftist President Yamandú Orsi takes office; faces financial balancing act

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino and Maricel Cohen de Mulino arrive at the Legislative Palace on the day Uruguay’s new President-elect Yamandu Orsi is sworn into office, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on March 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay’s new President on … Read more

Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk’s bottom line

Activists attend a protest against cuts to government agencies by tech billionaire Elon Musk and his young aides at the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), outside the SpaceX’s facility in Hawthorne, California, U.S., March 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Demonstrators gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. on Saturday (March 1, 2025) to … Read more

Israel backs U.S. proposal for Ramadan, Passover truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel accepted the proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel has approved a U.S. proposal to extend the truce in Gaza through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover holiday in mid-April, Israel … Read more