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New Zealand Election Hangs on Special Votes After Deadlock
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's general election ended without a clear winner on Saturday, leaving Prime Minister Christopher...
Thousands March in Delhi After 130 Million Names Leave Voter Rolls
NEW DELHI - Thousands of protesters marched in India's capital Sunday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commis...
South Korean Prosecutor Again Seeks Death Penalty for Yoon Over Martial Law
SEOUL - A South Korean special prosecutor again requested the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursd...
Israel Election Leaves Netanyahu Short of Majority as Arab Parties Surge
JERUSALEM - Israel entered a period of political uncertainty Wednesday after preliminary election results left Prime Min...
Machado Returns to Venezuela as the Promise of Elections Remains Unfulfilled
CARACAS, Venezuela - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after nearly 10 months abroad, drawing...
Vucic Concedes as Serbia's Student Movement Wins Historic Election
BELGRADE, Serbia - Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Serbia's parliamentary election on Sunday after preliminary proje...
Attack on Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Tests an Open Democracy
MELBOURNE, Australia - Independent federal lawmaker Helen Haines remained in critical condition Wednesday after police s...
Albania Protests Enter Fifth Day as Police Tactics Draw Scrutiny
Student-led anti-government protests in Albania entered a fifth day on Saturday as violent clashes spread across central...
France's School Protests Draw 266,000 as Pressure Builds on Government
PARIS - About 266,000 people joined demonstrations across France on Tuesday in support of high school students demanding...
Flavio Bolsonaro Leads Lula Into Brazil's Presidential Runoff
BRASILIA - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished first in the opening round of the country's presidential election...
Morocco Names Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Its First Woman Prime Minister
RABAT - King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's head of government, making the 50-year-ol...
India’s Education Minister Resigns After Youth-Led Exam Leak Protests
NEW DELHI — India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned on Saturday, July 25, after weeks of youth-led prot...
Zelenskyy Names Drapatyi as Ukraine’s Next Military Chief After Reform Protests
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late Tuesday, July 21, that Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi will become comma...
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Promising a Political and Economic Reset
LONDON — Andy Burnham became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, July 20, after King Charles III formally invited the ne...
South Korea Local Elections Marred by Ballot Controversies, Police Intervention, and Debate Over Foreign Voting Rights
Seoul, June 5, 2026 — South Korea’s June 3 local elections delivered a strong showing for President Lee Jae-myung’s ruli...