Jonathan Yerushalmy

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jonathan Yerushalmy

Reports that Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to accept a luxury plane from the Qatari royal family have set off a storm of criticism, as ethics experts say such a gift would violate rules within the constitution that seek to guard against bribery and corruption. There is a long history of US presidents accepting gifts from foreign powers. The very desk from which Trump has signed a record number of executive order was given to the US by Queen Victoria in 1880.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jonathan Yerushalmy |Hamish Mackay |Tom Ambrose |Martin Belam |Aakash Hassan |Shah Meer Baloch | +1 more

What we know so far …It is approaching 5.30pm in Islamabad and 6pm in New Delhi. Here are the latest headlines At least 26 people, including several children, have been killed and 46 injured after India launched attacks on what it claimed were nine sites of “terrorist infrastructure” inside Pakistan, in a sharp escalation of hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Pakistan called the strikes an “act of war” and claimed it had shot down several Indian air force jets.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jonathan Yerushalmy

After Canada and Australia, could Donald Trump really be the saviour of centre-left politics? Pierre Poilievre and Peter Dutton began the year as leaders in waiting. With national elections in Canada and Australia on the horizon, both leaders were consistently leading in the polls. But a mere four months later, the votes have come and gone and their parties remain out of government. In the process, both suffered the indignation of losing the seats they held for more than two decades.

Dec 23, 2024 | theguardian.com | Jonathan Yerushalmy |Oliver Holmes

In January, as this bumper year of elections got under way, breathless editorials and reheated hot takes made it clear the stakes could not be higher. Time magazine pronounced it a “make-or-break year for democracy”, while others declared it “democracy’s biggest test” and asked whether the very concept could make it to December intact. In 2024, billions of people voted across more than 80 countries, including some of the most populous, most authoritarian and most fragile.

Nov 15, 2024 | theguardian.com | Jonathan Yerushalmy

Trump’s victory in the US shone a light on the growing political polarisation between young male and female voters happening all over the world