Indian Super League side Bengaluru has stopped player salaries amid ‘uncertainty’ around domestic football season. Indian Super League (ISL) side Bengaluru FC have stopped paying the salaries of its first team’s players and staff amid growing uncertainty over the future of the top-flight league. In a statement, the 2018-19 ISL champions said they had taken … Read more
Paris and Berlin that make up almost half of the eurozone economy face political and economic woes. France and Germany have long been deemed the main axis of power in the European Union. But, both are now facing serious political and economic turmoil. The uncertainty has come at a critical moment, with US President-elect Donald … Read more
Libya was among the Arab Spring nations – but since a revolution toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, it has known neither peace nor political stability. Libya is divided between two governments and two prime ministers. And people in Libya are voicing fears of a return to civil war. So what’s next for Libya? … Read more
Constitutional Court removes prime minister and dissolves opposition party. Thailand’s democracy has entered another phase. In the past week, the Constitutional Court has dismissed the prime minister and ordered the dissolution of the main opposition party, which won last year’s election. Both decisions come at a time when the economy is sluggish and many Thais … Read more
Sheikh Mishal also announces the suspension of some articles of the constitution amid a continuing deadlock. Kuwait’s emir has dissolved the parliament and taken over some of its duties, state media reported, weeks after the Gulf country held elections. Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the royal-appointed cabinet will assume some powers of the 50-member … Read more
Protests erupt in Senegal after the president indefinitely postpones elections. Senegalese President Macky Sall made a surprise announcement on Saturday – indefinitely postponing elections scheduled this month. He cited controversy surrounding the disqualification of some presidential candidates. The opposition has accused Sall of trying to cling to power, and protests have taken place in the … Read more