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Guard dogs or state security? Malawi faces unusual post-election dispute

The German Shepherds, valued at $2,300 each, were brought out of the Lilongwe palace beginning three days after the election and finishing only the day before Mutharika’s inauguration on October 5.

Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro confirms son's presidential pre-candidacy in official letter

A portrait and plaque dedicated to US President Donald Trump at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, December 17, 2025.

Trump adds plaques criticizing Biden, Obama on White House ‘Walk of Fame’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025

Netanyahu rules out West Bank annexation, Iran cracks down on dissidents - December 7, 2025


Riding the waves of history: A divine plan in motion


Will Isaac Herzog be remembered among his historic family? - opinion

It must be asked: What qualities does he display now, halfway through his seven-year term? How does he envisage his legacy, compared to that of other Herzogs?

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG places a note in the Western Wall last Sunday, with a prayer for the well-being of the three hostages returning to freedom later in the day, the return of all hostages, military success, a recovery for all those injured, and unity.

Trump stirs curiosity online after not placing hand on Bible during oath

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said.

 Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

 FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.

President Biden welcomes first great-grandchild

"I'm a great-grandfather as of today," CBS News quoted from the news conference.  "Baby boy. So I'll remember this day."

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

A look back at Jimmy Carter's complicated relationship with Israel - explainer

Carter was a former president with a foreign policy focusing on the Middle East during his tenure and was outspoken about Middle East politics for the remainder of his life.

Then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US president Jimmy Carter deliver a speech at the White House, July 19, 1977

History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated - opinion

Carter, who died Sunday at 100, “was an underrated and under-appreciated president and an appropriately appreciated but slightly overrated former president.”

 Ken Stein, Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, at the Middle East Consultation at Emory University in November 1983

Jimmy Carter, former US president, has died at 100

President Carter once said “our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”

 Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is seen at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America

Gustavo Petro in Colombia, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil are all vehement critics of Israel.

 Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi departs following a meeting with former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica, in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay November 25, 2024.

U.S. Presidents and their unforgettable pets: a short history

Among the most curious stories of presidential pets is that of Andrew Jackson's parrot named Poll, who was trained to say bad words and obscenities.

 Bo, walks freely on the South Lawn of the White House on April 24, 2009 in Washington.