Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared early Monday to be closing in on victory in a presidential poll that follows several years of unrest and a political crisis, while the governing coalition said it was certain of a second-round vote. Whoever comes out on top will be tasked wit...
New Delhi, India – AFP A top Indian opposition politician appeared in court Friday to fight his arrest in a case supporters say is aimed at sidelining challengers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before next month’s election. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of the capital Delhi and a key leader in an opposition alliance formed to [&...
New Delhi, India – AFP Living a precarious existence on odd jobs, manual labourer Virender Singh says he truly believes in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s endeavours to make India great. Modi’s popularity remains constant a decade after he first swept to power. He has successfully cast himself as the custodian of both India...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Eighteen men and one woman are in the running on Sunday to become Senegal’s fifth president and replace Macky Sall, who has held the top job since 2012. Sall is not seeking a third term, making this the first time the West African nation will head to the polls without an […]
Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu on Wednesday described allegations against him by former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan as a “conspiracy theory, lie and complete falsehood”. Speaking before a subcommittee of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, he said the allegations over the last two years have led to regular death threats ...
Ex-President Donald Trump has accused Jewish Democrats of hating their religion and Israel. He also claimed that any Jewish person who votes for Democrats hates Judaism. Trump made the remarks during an interview with radio host Sebastian Gorka, who served as Deputy Assistant to the president under Trump. This is not the first time the ex-...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump made a clean sweep of the presidential primaries that took place on Tuesday in the states of Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio, according to media outlets. Biden received 89% of the vote in Arizona’s Democratic primary while Trump secured 76% of the ...
Miami, United States – AFP Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s former White House trade advisor, reported to a Florida prison on Tuesday to begin serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress. Navarro, 74, is the highest-ranking former member of the Trump administration to spend time behind bars for actions stemming from the for...
Ex-President Donald Trump’s attempt to secure insurance underwriting for his $454 million bond in a New York civil fraud case has been rejected by 30 insurance companies. Unless he secures the bond, Trump may have to pay from his own funds or risk his properties being seized by state authorities. The bond is required following [&helli...
Progressive and Muslim rights groups are rallying behind Adeel Mangi, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. This comes amid concerns that Senate Democrats might join Republicans in thwarting Mangi’s confirmation. If confirmed, the respected New York-based trial lawyer would be the first Muslim federal appeals judge. Howe...
