Brown’s Cook Islands Party is set for a fifth consecutive term after winning 18 seats in the general election, securing a three-quarter supermajority in parliament.
Saudi Aramco reported a 33% year-on-year increase in second-quarter profit to $33.4 billion, beating expectations as oil supermajors benefit from higher prices driven by Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
RippleX expects to release xrpld 3.3.0 next week, reintroducing Batch and Permission Delegation amendments after previous versions were blocked due to authorization and fee-draining flaws. The update includes five proposed features, all requiring validator approval before activation, with no mainnet exploits or losses having occurred.
In Negeri Sembilan, BN won 18 assembly seats, securing a supermajority of 25 with PN's seven, while PH managed 11. This result, a shift from the 2023 state election, indicates voter dissatisfaction with PH's state administration and raises questions about the political advantage of the federal PH-BN unity government for BN.
The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, eliminating safeguards against racist gerrymandering. Louisiana, a state that is approximately 30% Black, currently has two majority-Black districts out of six (33%). The ruling will likely reduce this to one district (17%), drastically underrepresenting Black voters. The author argues this decision defies both historical context and mathematical fairness, representing a conservative backlash against civil rights progress.
REPORTAGE - Le parti Tisza de Péter Magyar a infligé une lourde défaite au Fidesz de Viktor Orban. Il pourra gouverner avec la «supermajorité » des deux tiers du parlement.
