(AFP) – According to almost final statistics, the far-right EKRE received just 16 percent of the vote, while Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’ center-right Reform Party received 31.6 percent. Reform will once again need to assemble a coalition with one or more of the parties represented in the 101-seat legislatureRead More →
DHAKA : (AFP) – On Monday, the sole newspaper of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party ceased publication after a government suspension order was upheld, raising concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Campaigners and international governments, notably the United States, have long raised concern about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’sRead More →
SEOUL (Reuters) – According to state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attended a sporting event attended by government officials on Friday, marking the first time the girl has been spotted at a non-military event. The girl, often referred to by state media as Kim’s “belovedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Danila Ganich, the Russian ambassador to Pakistan, said that US worries about former prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow and “severe internal domestic difficulties” led to Khan’s removal from office. Mr. Khan visited Russia in February of last year and was criticised for doing soRead More →
(Reuters) – Democrats in Congress released six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns to the public on Friday, revealing information the former president has long fought to keep hidden and delivering the former president another blow as he seeks the presidency again in 2024. A Democratic-controlled committee in the UnitedRead More →
LONDON – Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister in two months on Tuesday, entrusted with confronting a looming economic catastrophe, a feuding political party, and a severely divided society in one of the most difficult situations any new leader will face. King Charles has asked the 42-year-old former hedgeRead More →
LONDON (AP) – On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year, and he must now focus on controlling an economic crisis that has placed the country’s finances in jeopardy and millions of Britons struggling to pay their food and electricity bills. Sunak, the United Kingdom’s firstRead More →
North Korea is planning a nuclear test, according to Seoul and Washington, with the US warning that it might happen during President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea this week. Biden’s first trip to Asia as president, billed as proof of the US “pivot” to Asia, appears to be eclipsedRead More →
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, accusing them of failing to take a hard stand against terrorism. “We will not agree to those (countries) imposing sanctions on Turkey in order for it to join the security organisation NATO,” Erdogan stated. Since 2019, SwedenRead More →
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – Lebanon went to the polls on Sunday for the first time since repeated crises pushed it to the verge of failure, with the governing class expected to easily survive popular outrage. The parliamentary election will be the first litmus test for opposition movements generated by aRead More →
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