Author: Ethan Johnson
The Hague — Parties that have agreed to form a far-right-led Dutch coalition government are struggling to choose a prime minister, which could leave the Netherlands without a fully functioning government for months to come. I was warned that there would be. Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam lawmaker who convincingly won November's election, told MPs it may take until after the summer to put together a technocratic government. He reiterated that he does not intend to become prime minister as part of the outline of the coalition agreement.Mr Wilders' initial candidate for prime minister withdrew earlier this week following reports of…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said on Wednesday he expected a new right-wing government to be formed by the end of June, although he had not yet found a suitable prime minister to lead it.Wilders' nationalist party PVV was the clear winner in November's election and last week signed a coalition agreement with three other conservative parties after nearly six months of tense negotiations.But it remains unclear who will lead the government after Mr Wilders withdrew from the top job several months ago in order to bring a potential partner to the negotiating table.The outspoken anti-Muslim politician…
A young man walks past the entrance of the Reserve Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai on November 17, 2021. India's central bank on Wednesday raised its key lending rate from record lows in a bid to curb rising inflation, shock markets and slow the economy. The benchmark 10-year bond yield hit its highest level in three years.Punit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty ImagesIndia's central bank board approved a record 2.11 trillion rupee ($25.35 billion) surplus transfer to the government for the fiscal year ending in March, significantly higher than analysts and government expectations. .As per the preliminary budget estimates…
1/1 Swipe or click for details George F. Lee / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Former Honolulu City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro (left) and businessman Dennis Mitsunaga left U.S. District Court on Friday after being acquitted of conspiracy to bribe prosecutors. To continue reading this premium story, please select an option below. already honolulu star advertiser Subscriber? Log in now to read more. Although the Kinjo-Mitsunaga trial ended with a not guilty verdict for all the defendants, it drew attention to pay-to-play practices in Hawaii's politics and government, contributing to the loss of public trust. Corruption indictments and convictions of government officials and employees led…
Parliament has agreed to write to the government to ensure that solar farms are spread “more evenly” across the UK.Many Wiltshire councillors feel the county is shouldering an unfair burden with the county home to more than 40 solar farms and villages such as Whitley, Pottern and Broughton Gifford feeling “under siege”.Nick Botterill, cabinet member for strategic planning, who tabled the motion asking the government to make the request, said the government was not “alarmed” by the request.The government said last week that planning authorities must consider the cumulative impact of multiple proposals in the same area.”Attack that causes significant…
image caption, Wylfa's previous power station stopped generating energy in 2015Article informationauthor, hugh thomasrole, BBC Wales Business CorrespondentMay 22, 2024Updated 12 minutes agoThe UK government has announced that Wylfa on the island of Anglesey has been selected as the site for a large-scale nuclear power station.The international energy company has begun talks with the UK government to begin construction of the new Wylfa power station.UK government Energy Secretary Clare Coutinho said the site would provide “thousands of well-paid jobs”.Welsh Minister David TC Davies said there was “no set date” for when the nuclear power station would be built and operational,…
Wayne Noha won the Republican primary to represent District 1 on the Chatham County Commission with approximately 58% of the vote. Noha is from Burnside Island and is a former fire chief.No Democrats are running for the position, and Noha will serve as chairman. He said Noha has attended nearly every county commission meeting since 2014 and has deep institutional knowledge of the county.”(This is) probably the biggest emotion I've ever felt at one time in my life,” Noha said in an interview Tuesday night. It's been two months of suffering doing everything I can to let people know that…
Iran (MNN) – As the world's attention shifts to the conflict between Iran and Israel, the Iranian government is once again cracking down on women's freedoms. Tightening restrictions on women In April, Iran launched a new policy “Noor” Campaign It encourages strict enforcement of already mandatory hijab laws. Video uploaded online shows police and plainclothes officers violently arrest a womanMany say this type of behavior has become more aggressive and common since the campaign began. In addition to the repression of the Nour movement, women are increasingly excluded from public life. Prohibited from entering and exiting soccer stadiums An incident…
The following column reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are not endorsed or supported by WisOpinion.com. Significant progress has been made in ending traffic congestion and restoring good government in Wisconsin. Since Democrat Tony Evers defeated Republican Scott Walker in 2018, the state no longer has a form of government that fits the dictionary definition of an oligarchy, meaning that one or a few people control the state and its resources. There is no form that governs the Also, during the Evers era, and especially since his reelection, my research shows that partisan voting has become less…
Cuban government delegation inspects secure zone at Miami airport, angering county leaders Miami – A TSA-sponsored tour of the secure area at Miami International Airport by a Cuban government delegation drew ire from county leaders. The next day, Miami-Dade officials said the incident had been kept secret. “The mayor didn't know anything, the airport didn't know anything, and the TSA is a federal agency,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levin Cava said. “The decision to allow Cuban officials to tour MIA secure areas was made without the knowledge of the Miami-Dade Aviation Authority (MDAD) and was made on Cuba Independence Day. “This…