Ruling MORENA party and allies win majority of disputed governorships in Mexico
According to counts released by the National Electoral Institute, the center-left National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party and allies won four of six governorships
African Union calls for suspension of anti-Russia sanctions amid rising wheat shortages
“Anti-Russia sanctions have made this situation worse and now we do not have access to grain from Russia, especially wheat,” said AU chairperson Macky Sall following a meeting with Vladimir Putin on June 3
Progressives slam US-Norway additional agreement on military bases
The Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement (SDCA) allows the US military unhindered access to several Norwegian bases. It was recently approved by the Scandinavian country’s parliament
Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote but faces deep discontent
Over 40% of the legislators from Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party voted to remove him in a secret ballot held on June 6. The vote was held in the wake of the “Partygate” scandal and amid a severe cost of living crisis in the UK
Judges in Tunisia go on strike opposing Kais Saied’s decision to sack 57 of their colleagues
The judges’ strike adds to the growing number of public actions against President Kais Saied’s rule by decrees and his reforms to politics and administration in Tunisia
Spanish court summons Pompeo over rendition and assassination plot against Assange
The summons was served as per the petition filed by a lawyer representing Julian Assange in the Spanish court. This is as part of the ongoing case against private security firm UC Global for illegally spying on Assange while he was held in the Ecuadorian embassy in London
People’s Summit set to begin in bold challenge to the Summit of the Americas
The People’s Summit, organized and supported by social movements throughout the continents, will begin on two days after Biden’s Summit of the Americas
Crucial amendments adopted to Kazakhstan’s constitution through referendum
The amendments provide more power to local governments and introduce provisions to reduce nepotism in Central Asia’s largest country which witnessed violent attempts to overthrow the government earlier this year