Politics

According to sources, Siddaramaiah will be the new chief minister of Karnataka, with DK Shivakumar as his deputy, putting an end to days of uncertainty. Mallikarjun Kharge, the head of the Congress, worked until late Wednesday...

The EU president stated Wednesday that more than 400 million European voters will choose a new five-year EU parliament between June 6 and 9, next year. Elections in the EU’s 27 member states will determine the...

Vote counting began in Thailand’s general election on Sunday, with pro-democracy opposition parties expected to unseat Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s conservative military-backed administration after almost a decade in office. After a campaign that portrayed a battle...

Thailand’s general election began on Sunday, with opposition groups expected to defeat the administration of army-backed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha. AFP correspondents watched polls open at 8:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) following a campaign that played out...

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, departed a high court in Islamabad on Friday after being given extensive immunity from arrest in various judicial proceedings. The verdict dealt a setback to the government in the midst...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s largest opposition party, held primaries on Saturday to select its presidential candidate for next year’s election, with former leader John Mahama expected to win after his main competitor dropped out....

Justin Tkatchenko, the Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea, resigned on Friday following criticism of his state-funded travel to King Charles III’s coronation and for labeling his critics “primitive animals.” Earlier this week, a dazzling TikTok...

China expelled Canada’s consul in Shanghai on Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa’s expulsion of a Chinese diplomat accused of attempting to intimidate a Canadian senator critical of Beijing. In an English statement released online, Beijing’s foreign...

The Arab League welcomed Syria’s government back on Sunday, bringing an end to a more than decade-long suspension and ensuring President Bashar al-Assad’s return to the Arab fold after years of isolation. The UN suspended Damascus...

After a lifetime as the heir to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III was officially crowned king on Saturday in the first coronation in Britain since 1953. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, put...