Laura Fernandez, a tough-talking right-wing political scientist, has won Costa Rica’s presidential election in a decisive landslide, riding a wave of public anger over rising crime and drug-related violence. With more than 81 percent of polling stations counted, Fernandez secured 48.94 percent of the vote, comfortably surpassing the 40 percent threshold needed to avoid a […]
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World number one Aryna Sabalenka has openly questioned the Australian Open’s decision to ban fitness trackers during matches, saying she does not understand why devices commonly used throughout the tennis season are suddenly prohibited at Grand Slams. Speaking after being asked to remove her tracker ahead of her first-round match in Melbourne, Sabalenka explained that […]
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Iran’s top telecommunications official has pledged that nationwide internet access will be restored within hours, as public pressure mounts following a sweeping shutdown imposed during a deadly protest crackdown. Speaking to local media on Saturday, Behzad Akbari, chief executive of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Company, said connectivity would return “today or tomorrow,” according to the Fars […]
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Venezuela has taken a decisive step toward reshaping its economic future by moving to reopen its long-closed oil sector to private investors, including major United States energy companies. Lawmakers in Caracas have given initial approval to a reform bill that could reverse decades of strict state control and mark a dramatic shift in the country’s […]
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Vietnam’s political landscape entered a new chapter as To Lam was unanimously re-appointed as General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party, securing his leadership of the one-party state through 2030. The decision was confirmed at the end of the party’s five-year congress, where all 180 members of the newly formed Central Committee voted in his […]
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