Saturday, February 10, 2024

Hungary president resigns amid uproar over her pardon of man convicted in child sex abuse case

A person is pictured from the chest up.

Hungary's conservative president resigned Saturday amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-president-resigns-1.7111660?cmp=rss

Results in Pakistan's election still up in the air, but Imran Khan's party defied the odds

Protesters gather in Peshawar Pakistan to call for a free and fair election count.

With no clear winner and both Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif claiming victory, it’s unclear who will form Pakistan's next government following an election that many claimed was marred by meddling from the country’s powerful military. Political wrangling over a coalition is expected to continue for days as the country is plunged into a political crisis, analysts said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/imran-khan-election-pakistan-1.7111601?cmp=rss

Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Rafah as Netanyahu signals pending invasion

A firefighter extinguishes a burning car.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 Palestinians in Rafah early Saturday, heath officials in the Gaza Strip said, after Israel's prime minister said he asked the military to plan for a mass evacuation from the southern Gaza city ahead of an expected ground invasion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-gaza-rafah-1.7111499?cmp=rss

With aging U.S. presidential hopefuls, how much will their running mates matter to voters?

A woman with shoulder-length black hair wears a suit as she listens to a man speak from the U.S. presidential podium

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-presidential-candidate-age-biden-vice-president-1.7111017?cmp=rss