May 14, 2025

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89, BBC reports.   The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle.   Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything…

Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed the public in a recorded statement Monday (May 12), saying the return of Israeli hostage Edan Alexander was ‘a very emotional moment’.   Netanyahu thanked the diplomatic efforts of Trump and stated Israel’s military pressure and Trump’s political pressure, were a ‘winning formula’.   Hamas said it had…