Tag: National governments
Lawyers raise a stink over British socialite’s jail care
NEW YORK — The rancorous fight over jail conditions for Ghislaine Maxwell is reaching new lows, with prosecutors blaming the British socialite and Jeffrey...
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Myanmar ambassador to UK says he is locked out of embassy
LONDON — Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has criticized the military coup in the country, says he has been locked out of...
Top Polish judge under fire for tweet about transgender kid
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's leading opposition party is asking prosecutors to investigate a constitutional court judge who it alleges has endangered a 10-year-old transgender...
Sudan official: Death toll in Darfur clashes rises to 132
CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s restive Darfur region has climbed to 132 as looting continued on Thursday, a local...
US says Mali’s top priority must be holding fair elections
UNITED NATIONS — The top priority for Mali’s interim government must be holding free and fair elections by the end of the 18-month transition...
Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...
Turkey sentences dozens to life terms over 2016 failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment, to life imprisonment on Wednesday...
Turnout barely tops 20% for Wisconsin spring election
MADISON, Wis. — Turnout for Wisconsin's spring election, which had only one statewide race on the ballot with a handful of locally hot contests,...
G20 working for deal on international corporate tax by July
MILAN — Italy’s finance minister said Wednesday that Group of 20 advanced economies hope by a ministerial meeting in July to have reached an...