Is the Palestinian Authority still relevant? | Palestinian Authority

Is the Palestinian Authority still relevant? | Palestinian Authority

Under US pressure to reform the PA, Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister. Amid mounting pressure from the United States, the Palestinian Authority is shaking up its leadership. President Mahmoud Abbas has named his financial adviser as the new prime minister. Sixty-nine-year-old Mohammed Mustafa has ample experience in…

Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers | India Election 2024 News

Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – India, the world’s largest democracy, has kicked off its two and a half month long parliamentary election to decide who will rule the South Asian nation. On Saturday, the Election Commission of India – the country’s independent poll-conducting body – announced the dates for a democratic…

Elite Afghan soldiers turn barbers, gym trainers in India to escape Taliban | Taliban

Elite Afghan soldiers turn barbers, gym trainers in India to escape Taliban | Taliban

New Delhi, India – It is almost 5:40 in the evening. A hair salon in New Delhi’s bustling New Friends Colony neighbourhood is alive with the sound of buzzing clippers and chattering customers. The air is thick with the scent of hair spray and aftershave. Zaki Marzai, 29, stands behind…

Kim Jong Un takes ride in luxury Russian limo given to him by Putin | Politics News

Kim Jong Un takes ride in luxury Russian limo given to him by Putin | Politics News

State media says car ride is ‘clear proof’ of the close and deepening relationship between the two countries. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took his first ride in the luxury car that was given to him as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pyongyang and Moscow have forged…

For many Chinese, there are ‘more important things’ than Taiwan unification | Conflict News

For many Chinese, there are ‘more important things’ than Taiwan unification | Conflict News

“It is difficult to imagine that this used to be a warzone,” 23-year-old *Shao Hongtian told Al Jazeera as he wandered along a beach near the city of Xiamen on China’s southeast coast. Halting by the water’s edge where gentle waves lapped against the sand, Shao gestured beyond the shallows…

Bolsonaro presented plan to reverse election after 2022 loss: Court records | Jair Bolsonaro News

Bolsonaro presented plan to reverse election after 2022 loss: Court records | Jair Bolsonaro News

Top military leaders reported plan to police, said they would arrest Bolsonaro if he moved forward, documents show. Top military leaders in Brazil have alleged that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them with a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 presidential election, according to court documents. The filings,…

Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers | Taliban News

Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers | Taliban News

Washington, DC – As the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 2021, millions of Afghans faced the prospect of life once more under Taliban rule. For thousands among them, the danger was particularly acute: They had worked with the departing Americans and could be subject to Taliban reprisals…

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote | Elections News

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote | Elections News

The release of firebrand Sonko and his right-hand man Faye could help opposition chances in the March 24 election to replace outgoing President Macky Sall. Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed presidential election. Firebrand…

‘Inflection point’: US hearing on Pakistan shines light on complex ties | Politics News

‘Inflection point’: US hearing on Pakistan shines light on complex ties | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – The US Congress will hold a hearing next week on the “future of democracy” in Pakistan and the state of relations between the two countries, weeks after a controversial election in Pakistan that the country’s biggest opposition party alleges was manipulated. But foreign policy analysts said that…