Year: 2025

Signs of breaking the deficit rules after the defense package – but several countries do not need to

• Europe

Signs of breaking the deficit rules after the defense package – but several countries do not need to

Steve June 5, 2025

Brussels – Austria and Romania find themselves in the corner of shame in the EU Commission’s annual...

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“Question Corner” goes European Parliament: interview with MEP Katarina Barley

• Europe

“Question Corner” goes European Parliament: interview with MEP Katarina Barley

Tim Kohnen June 5, 2025

A first for the European Newsroom and the European Parliament: A team from the enr has conducted...

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Is the Supreme Court Really That Divided? The Facts Say No.

• North America

Is the Supreme Court Really That Divided? The Facts Say No.

Billy Binion June 5, 2025

Of all the ink spilled and soundbites recorded railing into the current iteration of the Supreme Court,...

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Beijing Seeks to Reshape South Asian Security

• Asia

Beijing Seeks to Reshape South Asian Security

Asia Sentinel June 5, 2025

By: Salman Rafi Sheikh Among the many outcomes of the short but intense India-Pakistan war is China’s...

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Hungary’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ content violates human rights, says EU lawyer

• Europe

Hungary’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ content violates human rights, says EU lawyer

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels June 5, 2025

ECJ advocate general condemns ‘stigmatising’ law that bars such content from schools and primetime TV The Guardian...

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Teen athlete targeted by Trump’s anti-trans attacks: ‘I know how hard I’ve worked. That’s what matters’

• Europe

Teen athlete targeted by Trump’s anti-trans attacks: ‘I know how hard I’ve worked. That’s what matters’

Sam Levin June 5, 2025

AB Hernandez, 16, and her mom tell the Guardian about her love of track, how her community...

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Victims of Church abuse speak (Part 3): is money the Church’s “magic fix”?

• All

Victims of Church abuse speak (Part 3): is money the Church’s “magic fix”?

Clementine Metenier June 5, 2025

On October 5, 2021, France discovered the extent of sexual abuse in its Church. A commission (CIASE)...

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Did Zia Yusuf jump, or was he pushed?

• Europe

Did Zia Yusuf jump, or was he pushed?

Rachel Cunliffe June 5, 2025

Zia Yusuf has announced he is resigning as chairman of Reform (presumably effective immediately), 11 months after...

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Fighting Back as a Team

• North America

Fighting Back as a Team

Dave Zirin June 5, 2025

Sports have been used to advance the violent erasure of trans people. But sports can also be...

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As cholera cases surge, African leaders urge local production of vaccine

• Africa

As cholera cases surge, African leaders urge local production of vaccine

Som Niroula June 5, 2025

The World Health Organization says that so far this year, Africa has reported two-thirds of all cases...

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Renewed calls to end plastic pollution on World Environment Day

• Africa

Renewed calls to end plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Som Niroula June 5, 2025

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide every year, but just half of it...

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Bill mandating P200 wage hike passed in the Philippines

• Asia

Bill mandating P200 wage hike passed in the Philippines

Josephine Tan June 5, 2025

The Philippine House of Representatives approved on final reading House Bill 11376, a proposed law mandating a...

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Lekki Muslim Ummah Disburses N162m Zakat Funds For 2025

• Africa

Lekki Muslim Ummah Disburses N162m Zakat Funds For 2025

David Horwell June 5, 2025

… Sets Sights On Innovation, Engineering Excellence  Engr. Nimot Muili has been inaugu­rated as the 16th Chairman...

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Prof Yusuf Charts A New Path In Insurance, Advocates Adoption Of Takaful

• Africa

Prof Yusuf Charts A New Path In Insurance, Advocates Adoption Of Takaful

David Horwell June 5, 2025

… Says Model Rooted In Fairness, Cooperation, Ethical Risk-Sharing  In a landmark address delivered at the Univer­sity...

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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip

• North America

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip

David Horwell June 5, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’...

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Asset Forfeiture Unit to pounce on Delmas primary school worker

• Africa

Asset Forfeiture Unit to pounce on Delmas primary school worker

David Horwell June 5, 2025

A former financial officer at Delmas Primary School in Mpumalanga, has been sentenced for stealing more than...

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Nigeria: Gates Reaffirms Support for Health Innovations in Nigeria, Others Amid Fund Cut

• Africa

Nigeria: Gates Reaffirms Support for Health Innovations in Nigeria, Others Amid Fund Cut

David Horwell June 5, 2025

Daily Trust] Lagos — Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has pledged the continuous support of his...

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The White House Is Looking At Reviving Biden’s Investigations Into Elon Musk

• North America

The White House Is Looking At Reviving Biden’s Investigations Into Elon Musk

Jason Easley June 5, 2025

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Democrats Seize The Moment And Try To Get Elon Musk To Testify Before Congress

• North America

Democrats Seize The Moment And Try To Get Elon Musk To Testify Before Congress

Jason Easley June 5, 2025

PoliticusUSA is independent and answers only to our readers. You come first, because we depend on your...

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Judge Calls Trump’s Deportation Operation Kafkaesque in Blistering Opinion

• North America

Judge Calls Trump’s Deportation Operation Kafkaesque in Blistering Opinion

Noah Lanard June 5, 2025

On Wednesday, District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to provide the due process it...

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