Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Monday that the low turnout in Iran’s election came as no surprise and was a new sign of discontent in the cleric-run state. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that there’s discontent about the regime’s rule,” State Department spokesman Matthew...
Washington, United States – AFP The US Supreme Court on Monday removed a potential hurdle to Donald Trump’s bid to recapture the White House, unanimously dismissing a state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. The high-stakes ruling in favor of the former president came on the eve [&...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Following weeks of simmering tension in the UK over the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday said that the “time has come” to battle extremist forces as he warned “democracy itself is a target”. In an unusual address from outside his Downing Street home, Sunak said that ...
LIBYA (AA) – The meeting of members of the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State held in Tunisia earlier this week did not meet the aspirations of Libyans to bring all parties together, the UN envoy to Libya has said. Around 120 Libyan figures from both councils, during the meeting in […]
N’Djamena, Chad – AFP The death of the leading adversary of Chad’s ruling junta in an army assault was an “assassination” by the presidential guard, his opposition party has alleged. Yaya Dillo Djerou, who led the Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), died ahead of a May election, in which he was set to face his ...
ROCHDALE – AFP “Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza,” said George Galloway from the Workers Party of Britain after winning the Rochdale by-election, beating the Conservative and Labour parties with 12,335 votes. The left-wing leader was elected to the UK parliament after tapping into anger over Israel’s war on Gaza. “K...
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has called for a strong turnout, was the first to cast his ballot, at a polling station in central Tehran, state television reported. Since the last elections, […]...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said that Iran’s elections Friday are certain to be unfair, as the conservative establishment seeks to blunt boycott calls. “I have no expectation that Iran’s elections will be free and fair, and I suspect that a great number of Iranians have no expectation that those el...
Diamniadio, Senegal – AFP Senegal’s President Macky Sall has proposed a general amnesty bill for political protesters arrested since 2021, as he holds talks to end fresh turmoil over delayed elections. The West African nation is facing its worst political crisis in decades after Sall abruptly deferred the February 25 presidential v...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Independent candidates backed by Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have joined a little known party to gain reserve seats in parliament. The candidates claim they have the numbers needed to form a government days after elections in the South Asian nation resulted in a hung parliament. Nearly 100 ne...
