POLITICS

In white tuk-tuks kitted out with megaphones and banners, supporters of a tiny Cambodian opposition party wind down a dusty Phnom Penh street, rallying votes ahead of the country's one-sided election.

Win it Back, which is tied to Club for Growth, seems to be painting Donald Trump as an unelectable candidate, especially with the "many distractions" the ex-president has faced in recent months.

Russian President Vladimir Putin summoned exiled Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to a three-hour meeting five days after the latter's failed rebellion.

A rumor claimed Ukraine attempted to attack a Russian nuclear power plant and a military airfield using 5B28 or British Storm Shadow missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said he would never surrender any of his country's territories to bring an end to the war.

Two years ago, Marta Perdomo and Liset Fonseca were two unassuming Cuban women with little interest in politics and no social media footprint.

In her first speech in parliament as France's riots ebbed this week, far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the government of turning the country into a "hell" that she had foreseen.

A businesswoman and opposition senator with Indigenous roots, Xochitl Galvez has jolted Mexican politics in a bid to replace President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a self-styled champion of the underprivileged.

Republican candidates vying for the White House in 2024 will have to sign a loyalty pledge to support the party's eventual nominee if they want to be on Florida's primary ballot.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was spotted in St. Petersburg this week after being exiled to Belarus nearly two weeks ago.

Guatemala's general election ended without an outright winner for the office of president, forcing an Aug. 20 run-off.

The upgrades to Vladimir Putin's armored train will cost the Russian government at least $74.5 million.

The Kremlin released a report claiming Kyiv is going to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after weeks of Kyiv reporting Russia was going to do the same.

Presidential Democratic Candidate Marianne Williamson says if the party doesn't force the hand as far as debates, "the democratic principle" is no more.

China's Shanghai AI conference kicks off Thursday, but where are the U.S. companies that previously sponsored the event? Some are attending, but only as delegates.

Yevgeny Prigozhin resurfaced Monday to hint that his Wagner Group may stage a comeback and secure "next victories." A Russia expert believes just about anything could happen, even some of the most absurd scenarios, especially in a Russia where it turns out the regime's Herculean walls have cracks too.

Hong Kong issued arrest warrants for eight overseas-based activists Monday, and the city's leader has warned of a lifelong pursuit of the activists accused of endangering China's national security. A human rights organization says the crackdown against rights activists will only fan the flames of discontent among Hong Kong's people.

Gen. Armageddon was absent during a meeting between Russia's military top brass, a new report revealed. Multiple outlets reported last week that Gen. Sergei Surovikin was arrested over suspicions of his supposed links to the Wagner Group.

Yevgeny Prigozhin has resurfaced more than a week after his short-lived mutiny that shook Vladimir Putin and Russia. His exact whereabouts are unknown but Belarus confirmed he has started his exile in the country.

Several days of protests in France over the killing of a teenager in France by police have led to riots, an apparent assassination attempt, and fires burning buildings, buses, trains and cars.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with King Charles III and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before the NATO summit.

Saudi's ICT Minister Abdullah Alswaha said there was an opportunity "to build an innovation bridge to leap farther into the future with an innovation-based economy."

Military police in Honduras seize control of prisons to crackdown on organized crime after a prison riot started between gangs killing 46 inmates.

The student loan forgiveness program was struck down by the Supreme Court.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday that the government was considering "all options" to restore order, including declaring a state of emergency, after a third night of rioting over a police officer's killing of a youth.

Rumors claimed Putin's top general was arrested in connection to the Wagner group's recent armed rebellion.

Biden's belief, according to his speech, is that adversity should be factored into the equation when deciding if a person is qualified in the admissions process.

Amid violence and allegations of corruption during the first round, Guatemala's election is proceeding to a run-off, with the Organization of American States urging Guatemalans to honor the outcome and show respect.

Mainstream media is buzzing about Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner group's "coup," but who are Prigozhin and the Wagner group? What is the future of Russia now?