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Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election, pledging to fix...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Explainer-What's at stake in Austrian parliamentary election?
VIENNA - Austrians elect a new parliament on Sept. 29 in a vote that could put the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in pole position to form...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Analysis-Sri Lanka's presidential election to test economic green shoots
LONDON/COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's knife-edge election on Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
SRINAGAR - Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Thailand's new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday outlined her government's policy agenda to parliament, headlined by...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Canadian opposition party says election more likely after ending deal with Trudeau
OTTAWA - An early Canadian election is more likely now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the support of the opposition New...
Sep 6, 20243 min read
Azerbaijan's ruling party set to retain parliamentary majority in snap election
BAKU - Azerbaijan's ruling party was set to retain its majority in Sunday's snap parliamentary election, election officials said, in the...
Sep 2, 20241 min read
How Libya's years of crisis unfolded after 2011 uprising
Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's...
Aug 29, 20243 min read
Indonesia shelves plan to revise election law as protests rage
JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament shelved planned changes to electoral laws on Thursday after protesters in the capital set fires and...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs
SAO PAULO/WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday seemingly backed a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian...
Aug 16, 20243 min read
Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
West hits pause on fresh measures against Venezuela's Maduro
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/BRASILIA - More than two weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection victory, the U.S. and...
Aug 14, 20244 min read
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