Factbox-Who is Stormy Daniels and what did she say happened with Trump?
(Reuters) – Porn star Stormy Daniels is a central figure in the case that will make Donald Trump the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial. In 2023, a 34-count…
Factbox-Who is the Republican 2024 US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley?
(Reuters) – U.S. presidential contender Nikki Haley has enjoyed a bump in support among voters and donors over the last three months, and she is now locked in a battle for second…
Factbox-Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 US presidential candidate?
By Tim Reid (Reuters) -Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, will seek to jump-start his ebbing 2024 Republican presidential campaign at Wednesday night’s fourth debate. Here are some facts about Ramaswamy’s…
Who is Gurpatwant Pannun, target of foiled murder plot in US?
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the target of a foiled murder plot in the United States, is an immigration attorney charged with terrorism in India for advocating…
Factbox-Who are Argentina’s presidential candidates?
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines will vote on Oct. 22 to elect a new president, with an ultra-libertarian, a conservative and the ruling coalition’s center-left hopeful fighting tooth and nail for the…
Factbox-Who is Nikol Pashinyan, embattled prime minister of Armenia?
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Here are some key facts about Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who finds himself at the centre of a new crisis after Azerbaijan launched an offensive this week in…
Factbox-Who is Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president?
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s elections commission late on Saturday declared incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner of this week’s presidential election, saying he had secured roughly 53% of the vote versus his main…
Factbox-Who are the Pakistani Islamists vowing ‘death to blasphemers’?
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which…
Factbox-Who is Alexei Navalny and why is he on trial again?
(Reuters) – Russia’s most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he expects to see his prison sentence extended by nearly two decades on Friday when a court delivers its verdict on a…
Factbox-Who is the Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr?
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Thursday and set it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden. The demonstration was called…
Factbox-Who got what in Silvio Berlusconi’s will?
MILAN (Reuters) – Details of how billionaire Italian tycoon Silvio Berlusconi divided up his assets have been made public on Thursday after the will of the former prime minister, who died on…
Factbox-Who is Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ Surovikin, missing since mutiny?
(Reuters) – Army General Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, is among senior generals who have disappeared from public view since Saturday’s failed mutiny aimed…
Factbox-Who are the forces involved in Ukraine’s counteroffensive?
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has prepared an array of new military units for its long-anticipated counteroffensive this summer, while its established brigades weathered Russia’s winter offensive in the east.…
Factbox-Who is Mike Pence, Republican 2024 presidential hopeful?
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will launch his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on June 7, three sources familiar with the plans told…
Factbox-Who is Chris Christie, Republican 2024 presidential hopeful?
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who backed Donald Trump’s successful 2016 presidential campaign but has since become a vocal critic, will launch his campaign for the…
Factbox-Who is Tim Scott, Republican 2024 presidential candidate?
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Tim Scott on Friday launched a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. He is the only Black Republican candidate so far, and says…
Factbox-Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion?
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was designed to pave the way for a thriving democracy but the mostly ineffective governments elected since 2003 have left many Iraqis disappointed. Iraqis…
Factbox-Who is Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoiskiy?
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian law enforcement and security officials searched the home of billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoiskiy on Wednesday. Here are some facts about him. WEALTH Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoiskiy, 59, is one…
Factbox-Who wants what in a reshaped Telecom Italia
MILAN (Reuters) – Leading Telecom Italia (TIM) investors will resume talks with Italian government officials on Thursday seeking to fix the former phone monopoly’s woes once and for all. Crippled by a…
Factbox-Who are the officials swept out in Ukraine’s biggest shake-up of the war?
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – A slew of high-level officials resigned or were dismissed from their posts on Tuesday in Ukraine’s biggest internal shake-up since it was invaded by Russia on…
Factbox-Who are candidates to become next BOJ governor?
By Leika Kihara (Reuters) – Japan’s government is likely to present its nominees for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor and two deputy governors on Feb. 10, sources have told Reuters,…
Factbox-Who is Russia’s new war commander Gerasimov and why was he appointed?
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s defence minister has appointed Russia’s most senior general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, 67, to lead its war in Ukraine, the most dramatic in a…
Factbox-Who can get the newly approved Eisai and Biogen Alzheimer’s drug?
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eisai Co Ltd and Biogen Inc’s Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab for the treatment of early forms of the fatal, brain-wasting disease. Like…
Factbox-Who are the hardline U.S. House Republicans voting for and against McCarthy?
By Gram Slattery and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Kevin McCarthy got a significant boost in his quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 hardline Republicans…
Factbox-Who are the hardline U.S. House Republicans voting against McCarthy?
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 20 hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have voted against California Republican Kevin McCarthy in his bid to become the next Speaker of…
Factbox-Who is Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin?
(Reuters) – Vladimir Potanin, who was placed on a U.S. sanctions list on Thursday, is one of Russia’s wealthiest businessmen. Here are some key facts on the man, his investments and his…
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