Former U.S. Secretary of State General Colin Powell has endorsed Joe Biden for President and will be voting for him. Says Trump drifted away from Constitution.
Thousands Join Black Lives Matter Protest outside US Embassy in London
George Floyd’s murder by police sparked a fresh round of “black lives matter” globally. Thousands gathered outside the U.S Embassy in London in protest.
Shock as Trump becomes ‘President of Law and Order’, threatening martial law in response to protests over Police Murder of George Floyd
Shock as Trump instead of calming rising tensions triggered by police murder of George Floyd said he is “president of law and order” and would declare martial law.
Democracy (still) on the Edge: An Analysis of Brazil’s Political Response to the Covid-19 Crisis
Any discussion about Brazil’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic must start with the country’s far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, experts argue.
Hypocrisy Gone Viral? Officials Set Bad COVID-19 Examples
Leaders are expected to be exemplary in their conduct yet some major world leaders have been bad models during coronavirus. A few have been exemplary.
Election security 2020: How prepared is the U.S. to confront foreign threats?
What is the breadth of foreign interference threats the US faces ahead of 2020 presidential election from actors like Russia, China, Iran? Expert opinion.
Twitter adds Fact-Check tag on Trump’s tweet, he threatens to regulate social media dictator style
Twitter added a fact-check tag/link on Trump’s tweet on mail-in voting. Feeling offended, the President threatened to regulate social media.
While Trump tries to discredit mail voting, GOP officials move ahead with plans
Trump persists in discrediting vote-by-mail warranted by coronavirus. This has not stopped some GOP officials from pushing on with increasing mail-in voting
Burundi: Ruling Party Candidate Named Winner in Presidential Vote
In a twist of events Nkurunziza who scrapped term limits in 2018 opted not to run. However, the ruling party candidate has now won Presidential election.
Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat
There is now more to internet shutdown as governments around the world grow more savvy in stifling info flow. They now ask ISPs to slow down connectivity.