“ By Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto officially assumed the presidency on Sunday, becoming the leader of the world’s third-largest democracy. He emerged victorious in the election with nearly 60% of the vote, running on platforms such as providing free meals for school children and forming a strong parliamentary coalition over the … Read more
“ By Jarrett Renshaw Elon Musk, the billionaire, has pledged to give away $1 million each day until the November election to individuals who sign his online petition in support of the U.S. Constitution. Musk wasted no time in fulfilling his promise by awarding a $1 million check to an attendee named John Dreher at … Read more
“ According to Bloomberg News, Elliott Investment Management and Southwest Airlines have initiated discussions regarding a potential settlement to avoid a proxy fight for control of the airline’s board. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Elliott has proposed a framework that would grant it representation on Southwest’s board without full control. The talks are … Read more
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump were actively campaigning on Saturday, reaching out to voters in key states like Georgia and Pennsylvania where early voting has already begun for the upcoming U.S. presidential election. With just 17 days left until November 5th, both candidates are in a tight race as many Americans … Read more
Gunmen fatally shot a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official by firing multiple rounds at their car on Saturday, according to rights groups. This incident has heightened tensions ahead of planned protests against a disputed election outcome. The newly formed opposition party Podemos, along with its presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, have rejected the preliminary … Read more
A 49-year-old man was arrested by Tokyo police on Saturday for throwing what seemed to be Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The man also crashed his van into the security fence outside the prime minister’s office, located near the LDP headquarters in Nagatacho, and threw what appeared to … Read more
By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga Cuba has restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants. The vast majority of the country’s 10 million residents were still in the dark … Read more
North Korea claimed on Saturday that it had found the remains of a crashed South Korean military drone, indicating that it may have been on a propaganda mission as part of the ongoing tensions between the two countries involving flying objects crossing the border. According to the state news agency KCNA, the shape of the … Read more
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A man on death row in Texas who had expected to be executed on Thursday night is now set to testify next week before the state lawmakers who believe he may have been wrongly convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter and secured him an extraordinary reprieve. Robert Roberson, 56, had … Read more
Swedish truck maker AB Volvo reported a larger than expected decrease in third-quarter adjusted operating profit, citing continued normalization of demand in most of its markets. Adjusted operating profit for the quarter was 14.1 billion crowns, down from 19.3 billion in the same period last year and below the average analyst forecast of 15.6 billion. … Read more