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Argentina: Congress passes first budget under Milei

After two years in office, the libertarian leader's budget was approved by Congress. Despite triggering protests, Milei has stuck to his controversial austerity measures.Argentina's Congress approved on Friday the 2026 budget suggested by President Javier Milei, a first since he was elected president over...

North Korea indicates progress in building nuclear submarine

Kim Jong Un was seen inspecting the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine along with his teenage daughter.North Korea released new photos Thursday, claiming to show its first nuclear-powered submarine.According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong Un visited a shipyard to...

Somalia: Mogadishu vote marks return of universal suffrage

For the first time in decades, Somalia is abandoning its clan-based political system and allowing residents of Mogadishu to choose local representatives directly under the "one-person, one-vote" principle.Over 10,000 security personnel have been deployed across the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with hundreds of thousands...

Bangladesh election frontrunner returns home after 17 years

Tarique Rahman, in pole position to become the next prime minister of Bangladesh, is back in the capital, Dhaka. Bangladesh goes to the polls on February 12.A frontrunner that looks poised to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh returned home Thursday to cheering...

Venezuela passes bill criminalizing oil tanker seizures

The move comes after the US seized two tankers transporting Venezuelan oil this month. At an emergency UN meeting requested by Caracas, China and Russia accused the US of "bullying" the South American country.Lawmakers in Venezuela on Tuesday passed a bill that criminalizes a...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, daughter open luxury resort

Five new hotels were opened in Samjiyon, near the Chinese border, with Kim Jong Un praising the "rising status" of North Korea's people.North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae have opened what state media calls an "attractive mountainous tourist resort...