Taiwan's Next President Among Time 'Most Influential'
Vice President Lai, who won the January presidential election to succeed Tsai Ing-wen, will take office on May 20 at a time of growing tensions between Taiwan and China.
Croatia Votes After Bitter PM-president Fight
The showdown between conservative Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and left-wing populist President Zoran Milanovic comes as the European Union nation wrestles with corruption, a labor shortage, the highest inflation rate in the eurozone and illegal migration.
Modi The Favourite As India Readies For Election Marathon
Modi remains roundly popular after a decade in office that has seen India rise in diplomatic clout and economic power, as well as efforts by his government to bring the country's majority faith in ever closer alignment with its politics.
President Ramaphosa Encourages South Africans To Support Democracy
President Cyril Ramaphosa reminded South Africans that in this country, politicians can freely compete and the media can report without interference. He also mentioned that the courts are fair and impartial including the Electoral Court, which supervises the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and how elections are conducted.
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Irish Parliament To Confirm Simon Harris As New PM
The center-right Fine Gael party -- part of a three-party governing coalition -- selected the 37-year-old Harris as leader following an uncontested election after Varadkar's resignation.
Political Parties, Independent Candidates Sign Electoral Commission's Code Of Conduct
The general elections will be held on May 29, which will elect a new National Assembly alongside the provincial legislature in each province. This election will mark the seventh election in the country since the end of the apartheid era in 1994.
Kuwait, Under New Emir, Votes Yet Again
Elections have become an almost annual occurrence for the OPEC member country, which has seven percent of the world's oil reserves and the monarchical Gulf's most powerful elected assembly.
Cambodia's Ex-leader Hun Sen Becomes Senate President
Hun Sen stepped down in August after nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule, passing the baton to his eldest son Hun Manet following a landslide win in national polls held without any significant opposition parties.
Egyptian President Sisi Sworn In For Third Term
He won a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote against three relative unknowns, after opposition challengers were sidelined or jailed.
Will Musk Help Trump With Cash, Not Just Tweets?
Elon Musk, one of the world's richest people, says he won't directly back Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the US election -- but one look at his X feed makes clear his heart is with the Republican.
Erdogan Sees 'Turning Point' For Turkey After Poll Drubbing
Near-final results showed the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) wresting the main cities and Anatolian provinces that were strongholds for Erdogan's Islamic conservative AKP party.
S.Africa's Ex-president Zuma Barred From May Election
The country is to hold general elections on May 29 in what is expected to be the most competitive vote since the advent of democracy in 1994.
South Korea Kicks Off Campaigning Ahead Of April Election
Surrounded by cheering supporters, the leaders of the country's two major parties staged rival events in the capital Seoul to begin just under two weeks of campaigning before the April 10 vote.
Turkey Heads To Local Elections As Erdogan Seeks To Avenge 2019 Defeat
The secular opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) seized back control of the city -- Turkey's economic powerhouse -- in 2019 for the first time since before Erdogan ruled it as mayor in the 1990s.
Modi Opponent Challenges Arrest Ahead Of India Election
Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of the capital Delhi and a key leader in an opposition alliance formed to compete against Modi in the polls, was detained on Thursday in connection with a long-running corruption probe.
UK And Australia Sign New Defense Pact
The United Kingdom and Australia inked a new defense agreement in Canberra on Thursday, as they try to boost a fledgling nuclear-powered submarine program with the United States.
Biden Unveils Almost $20 Bn For Intel To Boost US Chip Production
US President Joe Biden unveiled almost $20 billion in grants and loans Wednesday for Intel's domestic chip-making plants -- his administration's biggest investment yet in the sector as he takes on China's chip dominance and sells his economic achievements over election rival Donald Trump.
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto Wins Presidency With 1st-round Majority
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints about the vote.
Blinken Due In Mideast In New Bid To Secure Truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to return Wednesday to the Middle East in a new bid to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war.
Australia Hosts China FM, Sees 'Stability' In Ties
China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday, despite tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and China's crackdowns in Hong Kong and elsewhere remaining evident.
N. Korea's Kim Oversees Hypersonic Missile Engine Test: State Media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a solid-fuel engine for a "new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile", Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.
Israel War Undermining Top UN Court, S.Africa Says
South Africa's top diplomat on Tuesday accused Israel of setting a precedent for leaders to defy the top UN court, as she again alleged a campaign of starvation in Gaza.
Biden Says Trump Hates Latinos, In Pitch For Key Vote
US President Joe Biden accused election rival Donald Trump of despising Latinos as the incumbent visited the battleground states of Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday, seeking to shore up support from the crucial demographic himself.
Trump Unable To Post $464mn Bond In New York Civil Case: Lawyers
Trump -- the Republican candidate for November's US presidential election -- intends to challenge the judgment imposed by a New York civil court in February, which would force an automatic stay of enforcement.
Daughter Of North Korea's Kim Might Be Heir Apparent: Seoul
Seoul's Unification Ministry on Monday added its voice to growing speculation around Kim Jong Un's succession plans, saying they have not "ruled out" that his daughter could be next in line to lead North Korea.
Blinken Says Fighting Disinfo 'Vital US National Security Interest'
Fighting disinformation including AI-enabled content is a "vital" national security interest and diplomatic priority for the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday at a democracy summit in Seoul.
Senegal Awaits Next Moves Of Opposition Leaders Freed Before Key Vote
Thousands thronged the streets of the capital Dakar in the early hours between Thursday and Friday, singing and dancing as the two men were driven away from the city's Cap Manuel prison.
Polls Open In Russian Vote To Extend Putin's Reign
In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, the former KGB agent is casting the election as a show of Russians' loyalty and support for his military assault on Ukraine, now in its third year.
Biden And Trump Gird For Marathon White House Race
Eight months ahead of the US presidential election, the campaign moves from the parties' nominating contests to the trench warfare of what promises to be one of the longest, most brutal head-to-head showdowns in memory.
'Stronger Than Ever,' Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Refuses To Yield
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is pushing forward on the presidential campaign trail, traversing the country to energize supporters despite having little chance of overcoming the hurdles the state has placed in her way.
Putin Urges Russians To Back Him At Polls In 'Difficult' Time
The former KGB agent is set to secure another six-year term this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine.
Navalny Ally Leonid Volkov Attacked Outside Home In Lithuania
Volkov vowed to continue his struggle against President Vladimir Putin in a video posted on Telegram early Wednesday after he was discharged from hospital.
Portugal Swings To The Right In Election Marked By Populist Surge
The result marks another advance for the populist far right in Europe, where they already govern -- often in coalition -- in countries such as Italy, Hungary and Slovakia, or are steadily gaining, as in France and Germany.
Putin Set For Election Coronation In Vote With No Opposition
In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, Putin has quashed all forms of opposition and dissent, exerting a level of domestic control that ensures the result is in no doubt.
