Iran Responds Cautiously to Israeli Strikes

Iran Responds Cautiously to Israeli Strikes, Emphasizing Measured Reaction

Iran’s Response to Israeli Strikes: Caution and Calls for Restraint Amid Rising Tensions In response to recent Israeli airstrikes that reportedly targeted military sites across Iran, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, urged restraint, stating that the attacks should neither be “exaggerated nor downplayed.” This cautious approach contrasts with past rhetoric and seems aimed at balancing…

Gerard Depardieu sex assault trial set to begin in Paris

Gerard Depardieu sex assault trial set to begin in Paris

Gerard Depardieu sex assault trial set to begin in Paris Gerard Depardieu is set to go on trial in Paris on Monday, with the French actor facing two allegations of sexual assault in the country’s highest profile #MeToo case. Depardieu is accused of attacking the women while shooting the 2021 film Les Volets Verts (The…

PM rejects vote-rigging claims as president calls mass rally

PM rejects vote-rigging claims as president calls mass rally

Georgia PM Irakli Kobakhidze says that there are always “irregularities” in elections, but rejects claims of fraud Georgia’s prime minister has hailed a “landslide” election result, rejecting allegations of vote-rigging and violence. “Irregularities happen everywhere, in every country,” Irakli Kobakhidze of the Georgian Dream party told the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg in an exclusive interview. Official…

Japan’s politics gets a rare dose of upheaval after snap election

Japan’s politics gets a rare dose of upheaval after snap election

Getty Images PM Shigeru Ishiba’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority Japanese elections are normally steady and boring affairs – but this snap election was neither. The dramatic vote follows a political funding corruption scandal that was revealed last year, which implicated senior lawmakers and cabinet members from the ruling Liberal Democratic…

Tariffs hurt his business. He’s voting for Trump anyway

Tariffs hurt his business. He’s voting for Trump anyway

from Wyoming Traders Alan Chadwick at a trade show For almost 35 years, Wyoming entrepreneur Alan Chadwick has run his business importing clothing from China and selling the Western-style gear to stores serving “working cowboys” in the US. Now, as former President Donald Trump campaigns on a pledge to hit all goods coming into the…

Mexican economy a mixed bag for new president

Mexican economy a mixed bag for new president

Getty Images Former President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador celebrates with successor Claudia Sheumbaum After handing the reins of power to Claudia Sheinbaum on 1 October, Mexico’s outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, hoisted her arm aloft in a joint show of victory. López Obrador – a hugely popular but controversial figure in Mexico – bequeathed…