US Religious Freedom Delegation Abruptly Ends Visit To Saudi Arabia
During a visit to Saudi Arabia, an American delegation focused on religious freedom was forced to cut short their trip after a member was requested to remove his Jewish head covering, known as a kippah. The delegation, representing the US Commission on International Religious Freedom at Diriyah when Saudi officials made the request to USCIRF chairman Rabbi Abraham Cooper.
Radical Right In Portugal Seeks To Play Kingmaker
Afonso Mestre, sporting a Portugal-shaped pin badge representing the Chega party on his green knit sweater, in Cartaxo, located an hour away from Lisbon. The 20-year-old student paused his bachelor’s degree studies to campaign here, supporting the candidate he believes will transform Portugal. “I don’t put my faith in parties, but in individuals,” Mestre asserts. “Before Chega, I already resonated with André.”
Lithuania Points Fingers At Russia After Navalny’s Former Chief Of Staff Attacked With Hammer
Navalny’s team reported an assault on Alexey Navalny’s chief of staff in Lithuania on Tuesday, with the country’s intelligence agency pointing to Russia as the likely perpetrator. Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), stated that Volkov was assaulted near his house in Vilnius, with the attacker wielding a hammer.
