Chad votes in first parliamentary election in over a decade: What to know
Chadians are voting in parliamentary, regional and municipal elections for the first time in more than a decade, continuing the ...
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How serious are the implications of South Korea’s political crisis?
Two presidents have been impeached in a month and their replacement is under pressure.The political crisis in South Korea is ...
Syrian authorities crack down on ‘remnants’ of Bashar al-Assad’s rule
Push comes as Syria’s new de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Bahraini, Libyan delegations in Damascus.Syria’s new administration is carrying ...
Voting begins in Chad as opposition parties call for election boycott
Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the governing party’s power.Voting has ...
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s president over ‘tragic’ plane crash
Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but does not acknowledge any possible involvement of Russia.Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
Enabling genocide? Former Biden officials reflect on the president’s legacy
While serving as a contractor and senior adviser for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Smith had a ...
Photos: India mourns former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in state funeral
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated ...
Analysis: Why have Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban turned frigid?
When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news ...
Mozambique president-elect urges ‘unity’ amid unrest, citizens fleeing
Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging.Mozambique’s president-elect has ...
Canadian ministers to talk tariffs with Trump aides in Florida
The Canadian ministers of finance and foreign affairs are set to hold talks in the US state of Florida with ...
US sanctions Bidzina Ivanishvi, founder of Georgia’s ruling party
Sanctions come amid mass protests against the Georgian government’s decision to pause EU accession efforts.The United States has sanctioned Bidzina ...
South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president
NewsFeedSouth Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, after accusing him of being complicit in an attempted ...
Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?
Monrovia, Liberia – More than a week ago, a devastating blaze raged through the halls of power in Liberia’s capital, ...
South Korea’s acting president faces impeachment vote as currency plunges
Main opposition Democratic Party’s bid to suspend acting leader Han Duck-soo plunges country into further uncertainty.South Korea’s legislature is set ...
As Trump’s tariff threat looms, what would a US-Canada ‘trade war’ mean?
Montreal, Canada – Donald Trump is less than a month away from being sworn in as the next president of ...
Two-thirds of US adults tuning out political news, poll finds
After months of presidential election coverage, new poll highlights years-long trend of political fatigue in US.After a year dominated by ...
Unlikely political ‘Thor’ emerges from South Korea’s martial law crisis
Seoul – South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has emerged as an unlikely symbol of leadership during the country’s ...
‘Canal is Panamanian’: Panama’s president rejects Trump threats
Jose Raul Mulino rejects prospect of talks with Donald Trump, who threatened US could retake control of Panama Canal.The Panamanian ...
‘Surge of weapons’: How much Ukraine aid did Biden approve after Trump win?
United States President Joe Biden asked the Department of Defense to rush weapons deliveries to Ukraine after Russia launched a ...
South Korea’s opposition files motion to impeach acting president
Opposition seeks to impeach Han Duck-soo for not appointing judges to the constitutional court.South Korea’s main opposition party has filed ...
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