Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of…
Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence | Elections News
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake picks a 21-member cabinet as he plans sweeping reforms, including a campaign promise of a new constitution.Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning President Anura…
At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden. But Xi’s words on Saturday…
Top adviser to supreme leader says Iran supports Lebanon on cease-fire talks
A portrait of slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah lies in front of the rubble of a building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in…
South Korean opposition leader convicted for violating election law | Politics News
Lee Jae-myung says he will appeal the court’s decision, which could bar him from running for president in 2027.South Korea’s main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung,…
UFC London date ANNOUNCED as MMA leader set to end two-year hiatus and ex-champ quickly teases main event slot
THE UFC will return to London next spring following a two-year hiatus. Mixed martial arts’ premier promotion ended its long tradition of annual visits to the…
Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessSri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges…
Azerbaijan leader accuses France of colonial ‘crimes’ in COP29 speech | News
French Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher says she will not take part in the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan after its leader’s ‘unacceptable’ attacks on France.French…
Republican John Thune is elected next Senate majority leader
WASHINGTON — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a…
Dutch leader blames ‘Moroccans’ for attack on Israeli soccer fans
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders on Wednesday blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week, saying during…
Roy Haynes dead: Jazz drummer and band leader was 99
Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer and band leader whose skill and versatility led to performances with such diverse artists as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Chick…
Editorial: L.A. voters are fed up with City Hall corruption
Two years after the leaked audio scandal rocked Los Angeles City Hall, voters finally had their say in this election. And speak they did.Voters overwhelmingly…
Opinion: Trump and our disappearing checks and balances
If ever a U.S. president needed the checks and balances that the founders established, it’s law-breaking, oath-violating Donald Trump.Yet those checks by Congress and the…
Bolivia court bars former leader Evo Morales from running for office | Politics News
The ruling prevents the country’s first Indigenous president from contesting elections scheduled in August 2025.Bolivia’s constitutional court has barred former President Evo Morales from running…
L.A.’s audio scandal is taking down another Latino political leader
In the secretly recorded conversation that upended his political career, Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León kept returning to a familiar theme: preserving and…
Moldova’s pro-EU leader elected to second term despite Russia meddling allegations
Incumbent President of Moldova Maia Sandu flanked by her supporters following the announcement of the preliminary election results at her campaign headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova,…
Kemi Badenoch makes history as new British Conservative leader
Kemi Badenoch is now the first black woman to lead a major British political party after defeating rival Robert Jenrick Saturday to take the helm…
Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah leader in northern amphibious assault
Firefighters stands amid the smouldering debris at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes that targeted the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday.…
Kemi Badenoch elected leader of UK’s Conservative Party | Politics News
Badenoch replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, will be opposition leader after party’s crushing election defeat.Kemi Badenoch has won the race to become the new…
Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with ‘a crushing response’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies.Ayatollah…