Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy | Elections News

Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy | Elections News

Sheikh Hasina has secured her fifth term as Bangladeshi prime minister in an election whose outcome was decided the moment its schedule was announced in early November when the main opposition boycotted the poll. The surprise was who came second. Instead of any political party, independent candidates secured a total…

A poll with outsize importance: What to know about Taiwan’s election | Elections News

A poll with outsize importance: What to know about Taiwan’s election | Elections News

Taipei, Taiwan – In what is set to be a historic year for elections worldwide, Taiwanese voters will head to the polls this week to choose their next president, vice president and legislative representatives on January 13. Despite a population of just 23.5 million people, Taiwan’s election carries an outsized…

Blinken says Palestinians displaced in Gaza must be able to return home | Israel War on Gaza News

Blinken says Palestinians displaced in Gaza must be able to return home | Israel War on Gaza News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Palestinian civilians must be able to return home and rejected statements by Israeli officials calling for the mass displacement of Gaza residents. Speaking at a press conference in Doha on Sunday alongside Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al…

UEFA set to ‘lose power’ but will football’s Super League take off? | Football

UEFA set to ‘lose power’ but will football’s Super League take off? | Football

European football’s governing body UEFA is set to “lose a lot of power” in the wake of a recent court ruling on a breakaway league, experts have said, as the continental body’s long-standing monopoly on the running of the sport faces a new challenge. The European Court of Justice (ECJ)…

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi | Social Media News

Three deputy ministers were disciplined over social media posts about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government of the Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers after they made derogatory remarks about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid who all worked…

Fighting for Space: The Low Earth Satellite Race | Al Jazeera

Fighting for Space: The Low Earth Satellite Race | Al Jazeera

People & Power investigates the new satellite space race and its implications for the future. Space may be infinite, but the Earth’s orbit is not. Since 2019, the number of satellites circling the planet has more than doubled. Companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink, OneWeb, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and even entities…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Jordan’s King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian territory, as the months-long war continues to rage. The king met Blinken in the Jordanian capital Amman on Sunday…