
Merkel given Germany’s top honour despite criticism
Former chancellor Angela Merkel received Germany’s highest honour on Monday despite facing continued criticism of her legacy since leaving office, especially over her policy towards Moscow.
Former chancellor Angela Merkel received Germany’s highest honour on Monday despite facing continued criticism of her legacy since leaving office, especially over her policy towards Moscow.
The White House voiced strong criticism Friday of a new law in Tennessee restricting drag shows in the name of protecting children.
Russia on Tuesday slammed what it termed “bias” from UN human rights bodies after the latter accused Moscow of trying to silence Kremlin opponents.
Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin apologised on Tuesday for a controversial photo taken at her residence, less than a week after the 36-year-old sparked criticism with a video of her partying.
“To describe him as ‘ll talk and no action’ is an injustice to the man,” says Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla.
President Joe Biden said Friday that democracy “knows no borders” as he closed a two-day summit on democratic freedoms while fending off a storm of criticism from China and domestic critics alike.
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s hairstyle has not been spared criticism from President Rodrigo Duterte.
Britain’s government is facing growing criticism over how it awarded contracts for virus-related goods and services during the pandemic, its detractors alleging a “chumocracy” in which politically connected companies got priority.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday admitted a failed Easter virus shutdown plan was “my mistake” and asked the public to forgive her, in a rare climbdown amid massive criticism of the government’s pandemic response.
In the year since the World Health Organization first described the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic, it has faced towering criticism, but has also been showered with praise.