The Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2024. Kim Jae-Hwan | Lightrocket | Getty Images Risks posed by South Korea’s political turmoil to its economy could subside within half a year, but external pressures owed to possible tariffs on the country’s exports to the U.S. are “troublesome,” a key Bank of Korea…
Thousands of Georgian protesters have formed a human chain in the capital, Tbilisi, ahead of a political showdown as the new president prepares to be sworn in. The inauguration of a new president – former Manchester City footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili, who is seen as an ally of the ruling Georgian Dream party – is due…
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives with his wife Gursharan Kaur for the launch of an online and application based membership drive of the Congress Party in New Delhi on March 30, 2015. Money Sharma | Afp | Getty Images Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s passing on Tuesday at the age of 92…
@Tsihanouskaya “I cannot believe it!” wrote Maria Kolesnikova’s sister on X After more than 600 days of denied visits, calls and correspondence, the jailed Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova has been allowed to see her father in prison. A photo, published on social media, shows the activist in what appears to be a prison housecoat…
CLEMENS BILAN/EPA Olaf Scholz is under pressure to allow a vote of confidence as early as next week While the world has been watching Washington, Germany is quietly going into political meltdown. This is a very German crisis involving coalition infighting and complicated constitutional questions. But behind the complex political wrangling, Europe’s most powerful economy…
Melania Trump left Republican supporters amazed with her surprise appearance at the highly-anticipated Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday. Despite only speaking for about five minutes at the glitzy New York event, she has been dubbed the “jewel” in Donald Trump’s “political crown” by body language expert Judi James. Here’s why: Republican presidential nominee former…
“Trumpy Trout”, the newest and most bizarre political gewgaw, has been released Just few days ahead of 5 November election. It is an artificial talking fish face that spits out humorous remarks with a decidedly Trumpian taste. Trump Trout gag gift, which costs around $59.99, features biggest fins.(X) With his plastic fins flapping back and…
