Tag: Political and civil unrest
French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget
PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning almost certain...
Iceland votes for a new parliament after political disagreements force an early election
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Icelanders voted to elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary...
A study says the global luxury goods market will shrink in 2025. Trump tariffs could make it worse
MILAN -- Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink in 2025 for the first time since the Great Recession, according...
Germany's economy is in trouble. The government's collapse and Trump's return bring more risk
WARSAW, Poland -- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany's governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House...
Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation,...