Prigozhin’s public support remains significant despite Russian propaganda efforts, polls show.
Experts are divided over the accuracy of polling in Russia, but polling firms say well-designed surveys can still produce reliable results.
Category: World & Politics
Protestors swarm Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport over Netanyahu-backed judicial reform bid
Thousands of Israelis blocked traffic and snarled movement at the country’s main international airport on Monday, the latest mass demonstration over Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation. The Netanyahu government’s push to pass several overlapping reforms to the country’s judiciary have plunged Israel into an unprecedented crisis and divided an […]
Sweden will not get Turkey’s nod for NATO bid unless it stops sheltering ‘terrorists’ -Erdogan
Turkey will not lift its opposition to Sweden joining NATO unless it stops harbouring groups Ankara considers to be terrorists, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change
Wildfires are hurting many industries and could strain households across Canada, one of many countries reckoning with the impact of extreme weather.
Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling
Harvard College was hit with a complaint on Monday claiming its policy of giving preferences to applicants for undergraduate admissions with family ties to the elite school overwhelmingly benefits white students, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its race-conscious admissions policies.
IDFC First Bank to merge with IDFC
IDFC First Bank said on Monday its board had approved its merger with IDFC Ltd , subject to regulatory approvals.
Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings
A shooting at a holiday block party in Baltimore over the weekend that left two people dead and 28 injured highlights a sustained surge in mass shootings in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most deaths among Black women
The number of U.S. women who died within a year after pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest deaths among Black women, researchers said on Monday.
Bahrain signs deals to invest $1.3 bln in UK economy
Bahrain has signed a memorandum of understanding for strategic investments and collaborations with Britain that will see the Gulf state’s private sector invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in Britain, the Bahraini crown prince’s social media account said on Monday.
Bank of America to hold talks with Fed on stress test results
Bank of America Corp on Monday said it had begun a dialogue with the Federal Reserve to understand differing results of the central bank’s stress test and the company’s own under the Dodd-Frank Act.