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The military rulers of Burkina Faso have abolished the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI, transferring all voting duties to the Ministry of Territorial Administration. State broadcaster RTB relayed the decree on 17 July 2025, quoting officials who called the commission a costly “pipeline for foreign influence.” (AP News) Speaking after

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will soon issue formal notifications to more than 150 countries, informing them of upcoming tariff hikes set broadly at 10% or 15%. The measure is part of a new, more assertive trade

During a session of the Human Rights Committee at the European Parliament on July 15, 2025, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Michael Gahler urged the European Union to suspend all financial aid to countries where opposition parties are prevented from freely

The Trump administration has begun withdrawing 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, weeks after their controversial deployment in response to widespread immigration protests and civil unrest triggered by federal enforcement operations. This marks a partial pullback of the roughly 4,000 troops—comprising

Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, Cuba’s former Minister of Labour and Social Security, has resigned following widespread outrage over remarks dismissing the existence of beggars in the country. Her statement—made during a session of the National Assembly of People’s Power—claimed there are “no

 Denmark has taken over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a leadership role that gives the Nordic country the ability to guide the EU’s legislative and policy agenda for six months. While it may go unnoticed outside Europe,