Javier Milei, the anti-establishment politician who cruised to victory in the Argentine presidential election last week, has courted intense controversy with radical, provocative policy proposals and statements. This led many detractors of the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” to call his candidacy a “leap into the void”. Now, with the mop-haired president-elect only two weeks away from taking
How can you hold elections in a war? For months, Ukraine has been caught up in a heated debate over whether the country needs to hold a presidential election in March next year as originally scheduled. All elections – including presidential ones – are prohibited under the country’s current martial law, imposed after Russia launched
The unexpectedly meaty win for controversial, hard-right politician Geert Wilders in Wednesday’s general election in the Netherlands set international headlines on fire. Right-wing nationalists across Europe rushed to congratulate the populist politician, sometimes dubbed the Dutch Trump – partly for his dyed, bouffant-like hairdo, and partly for his famously firebrand rhetoric. Geert Wilders’ publicly expressed
The New York police have initiated a hate crime investigation against Stuart Seldowitz, a former Obama administration adviser, following disturbing incidents captured on video. Seldowitz, 64, a routine customer at a street cart on 83rd Street and 2nd Avenue, New York, near his Upper East Side residence, was filmed hurling Islamophobic abuse at a food
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid to save money. The measure follows a huge devaluation of the currency as Malawi secures a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to boost its ailing economy. Mr Chakwera has also ordered all ministers
Taiwan’s two main opposition parties appeared to be on the brink of announcing their shotgun wedding – the leader of one would run for president in January’s election; the leader of the other would be his running mate. Saturday’s unexpected deal would have shaken up the winner-takes-all race, posing the first real challenge to the
Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Mr Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying he would “Make Argentina Great Again!”. The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising
The evening before his Australia side completed the ultimate heist to stun India and win the World Cup title, captain Pat Cummins was playing Call of Duty in the team’s Ahmedabad hotel. He lasted only 30 minutes before leaving his team-mates to play into the night. But in the end, he answered the true call
Armenia is eager to develop ties with all countries in its bid to reduce its dependence on Russia. But with Iran, things are complicated. As Armenia gradually turns away from its traditional strategic ally, Russia, it is tentatively exploring deeper partnerships with the likes of France and the United States. And then there is Iran. Tehran and Yerevan
On 9 November, two men stood before Kenyans to deliver long-awaited speeches, separated by just a few hours and a few kilometres. They were both live on television. Both men are sworn pan-Africanists and both were after the hearts of a nation weighed down by heavy economic burdens. But that’s where the similarities ended. One
