Colombia’s Election Is Latest Blow to Latin America’s Political Center
BOGOTÁ, Colombia—For decades, Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the U.S.’s closest...
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Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela
No AccessPoverty ReductionMay 2022Authors/Editors: This study investigates the effects of state censorship in the context of the 2007 government closing of...
Italy Opts to Keep Same Leaders, Averting Political Chaos
ROME—Italian lawmakers re-elected President Sergio Mattarella as head of state, ending a week of quarreling over other possible candidates that...
U.S. Offers Hong Kong Residents Temporary Safe Haven Amid China’s Political Crackdown
WASHINGTON—President Biden on Thursday signed an order enabling some Hong Kong residents to remain in the U.S. rather than return...
Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig
Days after a major reshuffle of the Modi ministry, the government reconstituted the powerful cabinet committees, bringing...
After 34 Years, a Political Assassination in Europe Remains Shrouded in Mystery
STOCKHOLM—A 34-year-old investigation into the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is now closed, prosecutors said Wednesday. But the...
