Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election? | Elections News

An independent candidate who until two years ago was part of Romania’s main far-right party has emerged as the surprising winner of the first round of the Eastern European nation’s presidential election on Sunday. Calin Georgescu will now head into a run-off against the second-placed candidate in the election. But who is Georgescu, how did … Read more

What Trump’s Treasury pick could mean for markets

Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington D.C., Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images Financial markets on Monday welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Treasury secretary, with currencies across the globe rallying on hopes that hedge fund manager Scott Bessent can take some of the sting … Read more

'World needs to wake up': War, famine ravage Sudan, as world 'sits & waits for people to make peace'

Since April 2023, war has pitted Sudan’s armed forces against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), killing tens of thousands of people and uprooting more than 11 million. The NRC warns humanitarian aid is only “delaying deaths”. As war-torn Sudan is on a “countdown to famine” ignored by world leaders, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee is … Read more

Monastery in Thailand under investigation after authorities find 41 bodies allegedly used for meditation

A Buddhist monastery in Thailand is under investigation after authorities discovered more than 40 bodies on site which were allegedly used for meditation practices, police said Sunday. Forty-one cadavers were found at Pa Nakhon Chaibovorn monastery in Thailand’s Phichit province on Saturday, a senior police officer told AFP. “The bodies were accompanied with death and body donation … Read more

Gang recruitment of Haitian children soars by 70 percent: UN | Child Rights News

Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report. An unprecedented number of children have been recruited by gangs in Haiti, the UN agency for the protection of children (UNICEF) has said, underscoring a worsening protection crisis in the violence-ridden Caribbean island. In a report released on Monday, … Read more

Malaysian government ordered to return LGBT Swatch watches

Swatch Authorities took 172 watches from Swatch shops in May 2023 A Malaysian court has ordered the country’s government to return 172 rainbow-coloured watches it seized from watchmaker Swatch last year. The government said it took the timepieces from the Swiss company because they featured “LGBT elements” – homosexuality is illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia and … Read more