The European Parliament voted to demand sanctions against Hungary and Poland for violating the rule of law.

The wrong those two countries are carrying out consists of infringing the independence of the judiciary.

Russia labeled the Jehovah's Witnesses as an "extremist group" and has attacked their prayer meetings, sentencing some of them to many years in prison.

This is inexplicable, since they do not advocate violence, or agitate against Putin.

*Single-use bags, plastic bottles, food containers and food wrappers are the four most widespread items polluting the seas.*

Pedro Castillo, a socialist candidate, has won the election for president of Peru, subject to reexamination of some of the ballots.

He is not an extremist, and said he intended to continue a market economy, but he wants to raise taxes on extractive foreign companies.

Naturally, the right wing is fabricating charges of fraud, as is its strategy nowadays.

Having a leader that isn't everyone's worst enemy is winning back trust in the US.