Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges

Prigozhin Is Said to Be in Russia, as Wagner Mystery Deepens

After the mercenary boss staged a brief insurrection in Russia, the leader of Belarus said his country had taken him in, but now says the Wagner leader was in St. Petersburg and then “maybe he went to Moscow.”

Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party’s presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024

Brazil’s Lula Criticizes Financial Market Forces in Defiant Speech

In a compelling press briefing this Tuesday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva openly challenged the financial pressures dominated by the U.S. dollar. The event tackled upcoming shifts in Brazil’s Central Bank leadership and key fiscal strategies, highlighting a crucial phase in Lula’s leadership. Lula sharply criticized the retiring Central Bank President, Roberto Campos Neto. […]