News / News Bulletin

Spain’s Podemos begins talks to form government

Tuesday, 23 February 2016 6:11 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 23 February 2016 6:35 AM ]

Leader of Spain’s left-wing political party Podemos, Pablo Iglesias (C), speaks during a press conference at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, January 22, 2016. (AFP)

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

The United States and Russia have agreed on a Syria ceasefire deal. The truce will begin from Saturday but will not extend to Daesh Takfiris and al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists. Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the deal as a real step to end the bloodshed.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced that the country’s parliamentary elections will be held on April the 13th. The Syrian parliament has a total of 250 members which include different sectors of labors. Lawmakers are elected for a four-year term. The last such elections were held in May 2012.
The leader of Ansarullah movement says Yemen is involved in a great battle against arrogant and cruel forces led by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Aabdul Malik al-Houthi says Saudi rulers have turned their country into a tool in the hands of global arrogance which seeks to destroy the entire region.
In Yemen, new evidence shows that Saudi forces and al-Qaeda terrorists are secretly cooperating against Ansarullah movement. The evidence, released by a filmmaker working for British media, shows that terrorists are supported by mercenaries from the United Arab Emirates in Ta’izz province. Saudi forces have denied the charges.
UK-based London Palestine Action has started the annual Israeli Apartheid Week by plastering London subway trains with posters highlighting the role of Britain in the massacre of Palestinians by Tel Aviv. The posters reveal Israel’s use of British-made weapons to kill Palestinians in Gaza back in 2014.
Spain’s anti-austerity party Podemos has started negotiations with the Socialists and two other leftwing factions to form a coalition government. Podemos said on its twitter account that the negotiating team would make an attempt to form a government of change and progress.
NASA has released a recording of a bizarre ‘outer-space type’ music heard by its astronauts back in 1969. The noises were recorded when Apollo10 entered lunar orbit. A NASA engineer says the noises likely came from interference caused by radios in the lunar module and the command module.
Partial results show Bolivian President Evo Morales is facing defeat in a referendum on seeking a fourth consecutive term in office. Morales’s current term ends in 2020 but he intends to continue a socialist program credited with improving the condition of poor indigenous groups.