Subscribe
politics
Politics / 1 week ago
World overwhelmingly backs UN resolution against torture, except for three hold-outs
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a sweeping resolution reaffirming the absolute ban on torture, and nearly every member state joined the vote. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a sweeping resolution reaffirming the absolute ban on torture, and nearly every member state joined the vote. According to recent reports, 169 nations voted in favour while only three — the United States, Israel and Argentina — opposed the measure. The resolution highlights what many see as one of the most basic tenets of human dignity that under no circumstances, of war, terror, and political unrest, should torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment ever be tolerated.
Politics / 4 weeks ago
Global party systems and what they mean for today’s politics
While many countries embrace multiparty competition, others remain under dominant or single-party systems that shape governance and democracy in distinct ways. While many countries embrace multiparty competition, others remain under dominant or single-party systems that shape governance and democracy in distinct ways. According to Britannica, party systems are broadly categorised as two-party, multiparty, or single-party, depending not only on the number of parties but also on how effectively they compete for control and share power.
Politics / 4 weeks ago
Citizens feel the pain as U.S. government shutdown drags
There've been several government shutdowns in the United States over the years; however, the country is now enduring its longest-ever shutdown as the standoff between lawmakers drags on into a fifth week under the Trump administration. There've been several government shutdowns in the United States over the years; however, the country is now enduring its longest-ever shutdown as the standoff between lawmakers drags on into a fifth week under the Trump administration. The funding lapse began on October 1, 2025, when Congress failed to pass the annual appropriation bills for the next fiscal year. By November 4 and 5, the shutdown had reached 35-36 days, officially topping the previous 35-day record from 2018-2019, under the same administration.
Politics / 4 weeks ago
Zohran Mamdani wins historic 2025 New York City mayoral race, defeating Cuomo
With approximately 50.4 % of the vote, Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in the 2025 mayoral election in New York City, defeating his chief rivals — former governor Andrew Cuomo (41.6 %) and Republican veteran Curtis Sliwa (7.1 %). Mamdani’s win is historic. At 34 years old, he becomes both the youngest mayor in more than a century of New York governance and the first Muslim and first South Asian to occupy the office.
Politics / 5 weeks ago
Netherlands’ local map mirrors broad shake-up in Dutch politics
According to exit polling and early vote tallies, the Netherlands' social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) surged to historic heights, while the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) saw its support falter in the wake of the government’s collapse earlier this year. The electoral map you’re viewing shows how many municipalities gave D66 the lead, transforming previously contested zones into zones of new influence.
Politics / 5 weeks ago
UN votes to end U.S. embargo on Cuba
In the latest United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote on October 29, 2025, 165 countries supported a resolution calling for an end to the decades-long U.S. embargo on Cuba. In contrast, only seven voted against and twelve abstained. It’s the 33rd time the UN has called for the embargo to be lifted, yet the United States remains firm in its position. According to Reuters, the countries opposing the motion were the United States, Israel, Ukraine, Hungary, Paraguay, Argentina, and North Macedonia, a small group standing against near-universal consensus.
