India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

Indians will cast their ballots on May 20 for the fifth phase of the world’s largest electoral exercise as the country’s national election enters its final stages after weeks of heated campaign barbs and seemingly lower-than-expected voter enthusiasm. Forty-nine constituencies will be up for grabs across six states and two…

Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial | Donald Trump News

Key takeaways from day 18 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial | Donald Trump News

In New York, the fifth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial has drawn to a close, as disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen testified for a third day about his interactions with the former United States president. But Trump’s defence team again took the opportunity to try to poke holes in…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election | Elections News

South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election | Elections News

The National Health Insurance Act takes aim at South Africa’s two-tier health system. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage. The president on Wednesday hailed the law as a major step towards a more just society two weeks before…

Anxious Zimbabwean migrants, smugglers watch South Africa’s election | Elections News

Anxious Zimbabwean migrants, smugglers watch South Africa’s election | Elections News

Gwanda, Zimbabwe – A Toyota Hilux with South African plates parks on the roadside in Nkwana village in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South province and honks its horn. An elderly woman makes her way to the car where the driver hands her parcels containing groceries, a blanket and a small envelope with…

In Mexico’s election, candidates grapple with the search for the missing | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador News

In Mexico’s election, candidates grapple with the search for the missing | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador News

Mexico City, Mexico – Mother’s Day on Friday was a sombre occasion for Joanna Alvear of Toluca, Mexico. She began her day with hundreds of other women in the shadow of the towering Mother’s Monument, a stone obelisk in the centre of Mexico City. Most of the women wore the…

Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore’s new prime minister | Politics News

Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore’s new prime minister | Politics News

Singapore – For the first time in 20 years, Singapore will inaugurate a new prime minister, Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who will take the reins of power in a ceremony on Wednesday, May 15. The 51-year-old will replace Lee Hsien Loong – the eldest son…

Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial | Donald Trump News

Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial | Donald Trump News

Michael Cohen, the key prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, has testified against the former United States president in one of the most widely anticipated days in court since the trial began. Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, told the court on Monday that he lied and bullied…

Lithuania’s Nauseda wins first round of presidential election | Elections News

Lithuania’s Nauseda wins first round of presidential election | Elections News

Incumbent president will now go into a run-off against rival Ingrida Simonyte on May 26, in repeat of 2019. Incumbent Gitanas Nauseda has won the first round of voting in Lithuania’s presidential election, putting him on track for a second and final term in office. With nearly all of the…

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 4: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 4: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India is bracing itself for the fourth phase of its weeks-long elections on May 13 to elect 96 members of parliament to the Lok Sabha, or the lower house of parliament, as the world’s largest electoral exercise moves into its final month. The two main contenders for power are Prime…

Five takeaways from day 15 of Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial | Donald Trump News

Five takeaways from day 15 of Donald Trump’s New York hush-money trial | Donald Trump News

The fourth week of Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York has come to a close, with the prosecution hinting that it would soon rest its case. Nevertheless, on Friday, the prosecution continued to call a line of witnesses, seeking to bolster its case that Trump, a former United…