Global Politics
PHILIPPINES
When May 9, 2022 comes, the Philippines will be electing their president for the next six years.
Will the Marcos Dynasty notorious for decades for repression and lavish lifestyle, overrun the presidency by the election of former senator "Bongbong" a man of charisma with promise of reigning in on prices and jobs.
Leni Robredo Incumbent Vice president, an economist, a lawyer, former congressman and presidential aspirant is asking Filipinos to consider "deeper knowledge on the values, platforms and achievements."
MALAYSIA
Facing international criticism, Singapore defends Malaysian's execution.
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, who was convicted of smuggling at least 42 grammes (1.48 oz) of heroin into Singapore, which has among the world's harshest narcotics laws. He was hanged yesterday morning April 27, 2022 after multiple legal challenges and appeals for clemency on the grounds that he had an intellectual disability, failed.
Another Malaysian drug trafficker, Datchinamurthy Kataiah, is due to be executed tomorrow. ― Reuters
UKRAINE
FRANCE
EU
UNITE NATIONS
NATO
The mayor of Mariupol pleaded on Wednesday for European help to rebuild his shattered city and said that 20,000 people had been killed there since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. NYTIMES
Emmanuel Macron Wins the French presidential election with 58.55% of the votes while
Marine Le Pen of the National Rally got 41.4%
Next in France is parliamentary elections in June, where maintaining a majority would be key to achieving any reform goals.
NDTV
The confusion comes after Russia cut off gas sales to Poland and Bulgaria, which refused to pay in rubles. At the same time, four European companies went ahead and made payments in rubles, although it’s not clear whether they were from EU countries.
BLOOMBERG
Held “a very frank discussion” with what is happening in Ukraine.”
Russia has said it is conducting a “special military operation” in Ukraine, while for the UN, the 24 February invasion is a violation of the country’s territorial integrity and goes against the UN Charter.
“But it is my deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better – for the people of Ukraine, for the people of the Russian Federation, and those far beyond,” he said
NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels this week (6-7 April 2022) agreed to sustain and further strengthen support for Ukraine, and step up cooperation with partners, given the global implications of President Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine. - POLITICO
