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Colombians elect fragmented Congress in low-turnout election

Reuters9 March 2026

BOGOTA, March 8 (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist ruling party and main opposition party were on track to win the largest number of seats in Congress in Sunday’s legislative elections, preliminary vote tallies showed, but neither secured a majority, highlighting the fragmented nature of Colombia’s political landscape. In addition to choosing from over 3,000 candidates to...

Nigerian Lawmakers Caught in Misconduct: From Financial Allegations to Domestic Violence – Lawmakers or Law-Breakers?

Godwin Otang7 March 2026

As of 2025, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index 2024 (published in February 2025) classifies global regimes, with only a handful qualifying as full democracies. The report identifies 25 full democracies and around 46 flawed democracies, while many others fall into hybrid or authoritarian categories. Globally, the average score declined to 5.17, the lowest...

‘Everyone cheered’: stranded Gulf travellers gamble on their route home

Reuters5 March 2026

DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) – Stranded passengers in the Gulf states are waiting for one thing: a phone call confirming their flight home will depart. Even then, few celebrate until the plane has taken off and cleared Emirati airspace. “There was just this eerie feeling on the plane. Everyone was just dead quiet. No one...

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

Reuters5 March 2026

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along party...

Spain defies Trump’s threats over stance on Iran war, says it ‘won’t be vassals’

Reuters5 March 2026

MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) – Spain “will not be vassals” to another country, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Jesus Montero said on Wednesday, defying U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to cut trade with Madrid over its stance against the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Trump floated imposing a trade embargo on Madrid over its refusal to allow ...

U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone

Reuters4 March 2026

GALLE, Sri Lanka/WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington’s pursuit of the Iranian navy. Sri Lanka’s deputy foreign minister identified the warship as the frigate IRIS Dena, and said it was heading back to Iran...

Nepal to vote in first election since Gen Z-led protests toppled government

Reuters4 March 2026

KATHMANDU, March 4 (Reuters) – Nepal is heading to a general election on Thursday, the first after youth-led protests last September demanding an end to corruption, more jobs and cleaner politics led to the deaths of 77 people and forced the government to resign. For decades, the small Himalayan nation ensconced between China and India...

UK’s Starmer vows to keep a ‘cool head’ after Trump castigation

Reuters4 March 2026

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Keir Starmer said Britain would respond to the escalating conflict in the Middle East with a “cool head” after President Donald Trump chastised the prime minister for failing to provide sufficient support for his strikes on Iran. Britain, historically a staunch ally of Washington, initially refused to allow its military...

Swedish fighter jets patrol Iceland in show of force over Arctic

Reuters4 March 2026

KEFLAVIK, Iceland, March 4 (Reuters) – Swedish fighter jets are patrolling the skies around Iceland for the first time, as NATO allies try to show both U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that they are serious about protecting the Arctic. Sweden has sent six of its Saab Gripen fighter jets, the...

Russia says US attacked Iran on false pretext, condemns call for Iranians to seize power

Reuters4 March 2026

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using an imaginary threat from Iran as a pretext to overthrow its constitutional order, and said Washington’s calls for Iranians to seize power from their leaders were cynical and inhumane. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the U.S. had used negotiations with...

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Colombians elect fragmented Congress in low-turnout election

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US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

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