A Mexican mayor married an alligator-like reptile he called “princess girl” in a centuries-old ancestral ritual that is believed to bring good luck to his tribe. Victor Hugo Sosa, the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca,
Irish Green Party Sen. Pauline O’Reilly defended a controversial bill that could jail citizens for merely possessing material that criticizes gender identity. The Irish Criminal Justice Bill purportedly targets “hate speech,” but some critics have compared it to the concept of punishing
A prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis’ SA stormtroopers, German prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors in the eastern city of Halle said
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the killing of a councillor who was found fatally shot inside her car earlier this year. Rashid Ali Bynum was arrested on Tuesday as officers continued their investigation into the murder of Eunice
The Russian branch of the environmental group Greenpeace on Friday announced it would close after the authorities declared Greenpeace International to be an undesirable organization. A statement from the national prosecutor-general’s office said it had determined that Greenpeace posed “a threat to
Senegal’s main opposition leader on Monday was given a six-month suspended prison sentence by an appeals court in the West African nation over a defamation case brought against him by a government minister. The court ruling against Ousmane Sonko prevents President Macky
A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan’s parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts
A former politician who gained notoriety in South Africa for dumping human feces in public places as a protest against the living conditions in some of the country’s poorest townships was fatally shot Monday while meeting with a group of homeless people,
An assassin posing as a journalist gunned down Indian politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother live on television Saturday evening. Ahmed, who was no longer active in politics, was being escorted by police alongside his brother as a throng of media representatives
A former Indian politician was been shot dead live on television, together with his brother, in a shocking incident in India. Atiq Ahmed, who was being escorted by police, was speaking to reporters when a gun was pulled by his head in