Israel Must Probe West Bank Attack on Journalist, US Envoy SaysUS Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the beating of a Washington Post journalist while working in the West Bank and demanded a “full investigation, arrest and prosecution” of the attackers.Bloomberg18h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritywest bank journalist attack
Guatemalan Former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Killed in CapitalFormer Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was shot dead in Guatemala City, reviving concern over the safety of the justice officials who take on powerful political and criminal interests in the country.Bloomberg19h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentguatemalan prosecutor killed
Albanian Leader Defends Response as Violent Protests Rage OnAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama defended his government’s response to nearly a week of violent protests, after fresh clashes in the capital injured 59 as demonstrators continued to demand his resignation.Bloomberg22h agoWhole story →Governmentalbanian protests
White House Turmoil Erupts as Trump Axes Zacharia, Backs WilesInfighting gripping Donald Trump’s White House spilled into public view this week, with the abrupt exit of his hand-picked press secretary and the president forced to quash swirling questions about his chief of staff’s future.Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →Governmentwhite house staff shakeup
Scottish Nationalists Try to Get Independence Back on UK AgendaScottish First Minister John Swinney intensified his push for a second referendum on independence, countering Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s offer to work together and design a new model of regional empowerment.Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →Governmentscottish independence referendum push
Opposition Retains Czech Senate Control as Premier’s Party SlipsControl of the Czech Senate will remain in the hands of the current opposition after Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s ANO party lost ground in the upper house.Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →Governmentczech senate election results
The Big Surprise in the Federal School Voucher ProgramWhether on purpose or by accident, the Trump administration’s new voucher program could do something it never promised to do: help public schools. It’s a bit of a surprise from the White House that promised to abolish the Department of Education and then dismantled large parts of it. But under rules released this month by the US Treasury Department, the…Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →EducationEconomy
Burnham Finds His Plans to Focus on Britain Blown Up by TrumpPrime Minister Andy Burnham’s bid to break from Keir Starmer’s premiership by focusing more on UK domestic policy and less on global events is proving near impossible in Donald Trump’s world.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Governmentuk leadership challenge