Russian President Vladimir Putin has started wearing bulletproof vests at open-air public events. Officials told The Moscow Times that Putin’s security team had recommended the measure. “God protects the cautious,” one official said. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has started wearing bulletproof vests at open-air public events, The Moscow Times This was reported on Tuesday, citing […]

Australia has given up its legal battle to have graphic images of a church stabbing in Sydney removed from Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in April was labeled a terror incident by police and was livestreamed online. This led to riots outside the church. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner,

Italy is home to countless ancient Roman ruins and pieces of history, but they are not immune to destruction these days. In the latest case of visitor vandalism, a remnant of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was defaced by a Dutch tourist just outside Naples. Herculaneum, like its bigger brother Pompeii, was covered in ash

(Bloomberg) — After failing to win a majority in India’s elections, Narendra Modi’s future now rests in the hands of two notoriously unreliable allies. Most read from Bloomberg Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was in the lead with 240 seats, short of the 272 needed for an outright parliamentary majority. He can still form a

(Bloomberg) — Brazil’s government said it will issue an interim measure to offset the cost of a controversial payroll tax cut as it seeks to preserve the gains from derailing efforts to meet its primary budget target this year. Most read from Bloomberg The measure limits the compensation of tax credits for companies, the Ministry

(Bloomberg) — Mexico’s finance minister told investors in a call Tuesday that Mexico remains committed to reducing the country’s deficit, a day after newly elected President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed he had agreed to remain in his role during her government. Most read from Bloomberg The government will continue to respect the central bank’s autonomy and

(Bloomberg) — The leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s largest opposition party, said optimism among investors about reaching a coalition deal with the ANC to form the next government is not misplaced and that the alliance is open to talks involving the interests of the country come first. Most read from Bloomberg The African

(Bloomberg) — Both of Britain’s major political parties are refusing to address chronic public service problems and looming economic risks as the election turns into major rows over small pledges, two of the country’s top think tanks warned. Most read from Bloomberg In comments made shortly before the first televised leadership debate on the campaign,

(Bloomberg) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday announced a plan to strengthen Mexico’s health care system, seeking to address a key voter complaint to his government after his party’s landslide election victory. Most read from Bloomberg Lopez Obrador said this plan would ensure that money passes through the state bank into the hands

(Bloomberg) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious economic growth goals are in jeopardy after his party failed to win majority support in the election, leaving him more dependent on a coalition government to implement tough economic reforms . Most read from Bloomberg Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party did not win enough seats in parliament to