India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India’s staggered general election is heading towards its penultimate phase, with voters from eight states and federally-governed union territories poised to decide the fate of 889 candidates on May 25. Among some prominent candidates, Kanhaiya Kumar, a former student leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is challenging…

Chad’s Deby sworn in as president as Allamaye Halina named new PM | Elections News

Chad’s Deby sworn in as president as Allamaye Halina named new PM | Elections News

Inauguration of Mahamat Idriss Deby follows disputed election and marks an end to three years of military rule. Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, has been sworn in to succeed his late father after three years as an interim leader under military rule in the northcentral African country. Shortly…

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News

A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country. No deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before a July 4 snap election, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said, meaning a Labour Party victory could…

At least nine dead after stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally | Elections News

At least nine dead after stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally | Elections News

A child was reported to be among the dead after a stage collapsed during strong winds at a rally in Nuevo Leon state. A stage in northern Mexico has collapsed as strong winds gusted through a presidential candidate’s campaign rally, leaving at least nine people dead and about 50 others…

‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president | Politics News

‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president | Politics News

Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te will be sworn in on Monday as Taiwan’s sixth democratically-elected president, a role where he is expected to continue steering Taiwan in the same direction as set by his predecessor Tsai Ing-Wen. Lai’s victory at the polls in January marked a narrow but unprecedented…

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…