Romanian president signs law regulating bear population cull In recent years Romania has increasingly seen bears wandering into towns and villages, and the number of bear attacks has risen sharply. Euronews · Oct 5
Brazil elections 2026: First-round victories demand a commitment to democracy by the far-right that has not yet been made The first round of Brazil’s 2026 elections held this Sunday ended with a resounding victory for the far-right Liberal Party (PL). Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the jailed former president, Jair Bolsonaro, came out ahead of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with more than 47% of the… The Conversation · Oct 5
Jorge Kahwagi Dies at 58: The Extraordinary Life of Mexico's Boxer-Turned-Politician and Reality Star Jorge Kahwagi Macari, the Mexican businessman who moved between politics, professional boxing and reality television in a public career unlike almost any other in the country, died Wednesday at 58. Latin Times · Sep 30
Emma Bonino dies at 78 after decades of political and human rights activism From the fight for abortion and women's rights to her commitment to Europe and human rights: Emma Bonino's political journey. Euronews · Sep 11
Mexico Launches 2027 Election Process With More Than 19,000 Public Offices at Stake Mexico formally launched its 2026-2027 electoral process on Thursday, beginning preparations for a massive midterm election that will put more than 19,000 public offices before voters and help determine the balance of political power during the second half of President Claudia Sheinbaum's term. Latin Times · Sep 10
Italy's electoral law: Is Giorgia Meloni reshaping the system to secure re-election? Opposition parties say that proposals to change Italy's electoral law are an attempt by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to tilt the system in her favour to stay in power at the next election. The Cube investigates. Euronews · Mar 9
Chaos in Brazil’s Congress as politician forcibly removed from Speaker’s chair Brazil’s Congress erupted into chaos when a federal deputy was forcibly removed from the Speaker's chair in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday (9 December), after he staged a protest to block a vote on his expulsion taking place on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Javier Milei's Libertarian Experiment is in Jeopardy. Argentina's Midterm Elections Will Determine Its Fate. The Argentine president needed a U.S. bailout, and his political adversaries are gaining ground. Reason · Oct 18, 2025
Romania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake? It’s the country’s second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled. Al Jazeera · May 3, 2025
From Brussels to Berlin: The rules on transparency and ethics for European lawmakers Recent scandals have put the spotlight on MEPs' transparency, even though they already follow a strict code of conduct, updated in 2023, to prevent conflicts of interest — what's in it, and how does it compare with the norm in other EU countries? Euronews · Apr 2, 2025
Former Mexican Governor Cuauhtémoc Blanco's Half-Sister Accuses Him of Raping Her in Governor's Residence Blanco would lose the legal protection granted by his position if the Chamber of Deputies approves the immunity removal request Latin Times · Feb 7, 2025
Defying Lula, Brazil's Congress Advances Conservative Agenda Brazil's majority conservative Congress has scored a series of victories in recent weeks, advancing bills on touchy cultural battles like abortion, traditional family values and gun use. International Business Times · Jun 19, 2024
Italy's lower chamber of parliament approves deal with Albania to house migrants The proposal, which passed 155-115 with two abstentions in the Chamber of Deputies, now goes to the Senate, where Premier Giorgia Meloni's right-wing forces also have a comfortable majority. WEKU · Jan 25, 2024
Brazil's lower house finds compromise in a major reform of the country's ‘dysfunctional’ tax system Brazil’s lower house of Congress has approved a major reform of the nation’s notoriously complicated tax system, showing compromise is possible between the conservative Congress and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Italians pursuing parenthood via surrogates abroad could face prosecution under proposed law Italy’s lawmakers are debating a bill that would make it a crime for Italian citizens to try to become parents through a surrogate’s pregnancy abroad, even in countries where the practice is legal