Adam Easton BBC Warsaw correspondent Reuters Rafal Trzaskowski (L) has a narrow lead in the polls over national conservative historian Karol Nawrocki (R) Poles will vote for a new president on Sunday in a tight election that will have major consequences for the future of the country’s pro-EU government. Opinion polls say Warsaw’s liberal mayor...
PA Media Sir Sadiq Khan, who visited a legal cannabis farm during a trip to Los Angeles in 2022, said the UK’s rules “cannot be justified” The possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use should be decriminalised, a report backed by the London mayor has concluded. The report by the London Drugs Commission,...
A Christian group in Seattle held a concert and prayer meeting in a Seattle park. They had a permit, were totally peaceful, and gathered together to pray for the end of alphabet ideology harming children. Nobody was masked, there was no hate speech, and the goal was to call on Jesus and all good people...
The surest way to trigger the collapse of New York City is to elect an antisemitic mayor. Throughout history, rising antisemitism is a bellwether of societal ruin: When attacks on Jews are tolerated or encouraged, the dissolution of everyone’s rights and the abandonment of basic freedoms follow....
Sarah Rainsford, Paul Kirby & Olimpia Zagnat In Bucharest and London Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images Nicusor Dan had to wait until late into the night before he could be certain of victory The liberal, pro-EU mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, has fought off a strong challenge from a Romanian right-wing nationalist to win the presidency after...
Adam Easton BBC Warsaw correspondent Reuters Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski was narrowly ahead of his conservative rival according to a poll released when voting ended Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski won a narrow victory in Poland’s presidential election, according to an exit poll, but a second-round run-off with conservative historian Karol Nawrocki will be required...
Last week a group of elected Democratic officials showed up at an ICE facility in New Jersey, supposedly to tour the facility. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka wound up getting arrested after a brief scuffle. ????DEMOCRAT MAYOR OF NEWARK, NJ HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER STORMING AN ICE FACILITY pic.twitter.com/c1Rsz2Dyx6 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) May 9, 2025 Today,...
Exeter’s new Lord Mayor Cllr Anne Jobson has chosen Exeter Riding for the Disabled as her official charity. Cllr Jobson was made the new Lord Mayor at Annual Council Meeting on Tuesday 13 May. The new Deputy Lord Mayor is Cllr Gemma Rolstone. Cllr Jobson will use her term as Lord Mayor to raise money...
Getty Images Rodrigo Duterte giving a speech before his arrest in March Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family’s stronghold, according to early, partial results. Two of his most loyal aides – long-time assistant Christopher “Bong” Go...
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Reuters Forensic teams gathered evidence at the site Prosecutors in Mexico have arrested the mayor of Teuchitlán in western Jalisco state as part of their investigation into a nearby cartel training site. The mayor, José Murguía Santiago, is suspected of colluding with the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG), which he has...
Mayor Daniel Lurie was elected on a platform of cleaning up San Francisco’s streets, in particular dealing with drugs and homelessness. He’s been claiming some successes recently. The number of homeless tents are at the lowest levels on record. Every San Franciscan deserves clean, safe streets—and every person deserves a path to stability. We will...
A date has been set for a referendum to decide if Plymouth should have a directly-elected mayor paid in the region of £75,000 a year. Plymouth City Council has to hold a referendum after a campaign, led by Angus Forbes, former banker and husband of celebrity dancer Darcey Bussell, gathered more than 10,000 signatures in...
As you probably remember, Mayor Sheng Thao of Oakland was recalled last November after an FBI raid of her home last year. Thao had denied any wrongdoing but she was indicted in January. All of that set up a special election to replace Thao which will take place tomorrow. There are about a dozen candidates...
A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration instructed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges. The move led to the resignation of Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor who accused Adams of striking a deal with the Trump administration to dismiss his case in...
A cinema house in Miami Beach, Florida, is urging city residents to oppose the city’s attempt to terminate their lease agreement after the theater screened an Oscar-winning documentary on Israel’s apartheid and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. City leaders, including Mayor Steven Meiner, have accused the theater, O Cinema, of promulgating “pro-Hamas” and “terrorist propaganda” by...