Beijing: Thousands of delegates from across China gather in Beijing from Tuesday as the country kicks off its annual legislative sessions, one of the most important political events of the year. The meetings, known as the “Two Sessions”, are concurrent gatherings of China’s rubber-stamp parliament and a separate political advisory body. Voting is tightly controlled … Read more
Lagos: Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal has shaken the Economic Community of West African States that many consider to be the continent’s most important regional group and which this year marks … Read more
Elon Musk has emerged as one of the most influential and controversial powerbrokers in the new Trump administration. He spent at least US$277 million (about A$360 million) of his own money to help Donald Trump win re-election, campaigning alongside him around the country. This significant investment of time and money raises the question of what … Read more
TV presenter Megyn Kelly has reacted to divorce rumours surrounding former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. The host of The Megyn Kelly Show has termed it a “political earthquake” if true. “I do not know whether this is true, but if it is, it truly would be a political earthquake in democrat circles, … Read more