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Israeli Knesset votes to dissolve in step towards snap election
Israel moved closer on Wednesday to its fifth election in less than four years after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with a ... Middle East -
Israel coalition to fast-track bill to dissolve parliament
Israel’s outgoing coalition government will fast-track a bill this week to dissolve parliament, setting up the country for its fifth elections in ... Middle East -
Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president
Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on ... World News -
Lebanon president to hold consultations on naming new PM Thursday
Lebanese President Michel Aoun will hold binding consultations with members of the recently-elected parliament to name a new prime minister on ... Middle East -
China says it will work with Russia to promote ‘real democracy’
China’s top diplomat said Beijing will work with Moscow to promote “real democracy,” reaffirming his country’s ties with Russia.“China is willing to ... World News -
Nigeria opposition picks veteran Abubakar as presidential candidate
Nigeria’s main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday elected former vice president and veteran politician Atiku Abubakar as its ... World News -
In sharp switch, Australia votes for climate action
Australia’s election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions, who will pressure the ... World News -
Lebanon vote brings blow for Hezbollah allies in preliminary results
Iran-backed Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies ... Middle East -
Somalia’s new president to be elected by parliament behind barricades
Hundreds of Somali parliamentarians will meet on Sunday in a heavily-fortified airport hangar to choose a new president in a vote needed to ensure the ... World News -
Lebanon holds first vote since blast, financial collapse
Lebanese are voting Sunday in the first election since their country’s economic collapse, a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can ... Middle East -
India’s top court suspends British-era sedition law
India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a colonial-era sedition law that activists say is often used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government ... World News -
Israeli PM’s government limps into new parliament session
The government of Israel’s embattled prime minister was limping on Monday into the opening of parliament’s summer session on the verge of collapse.For ... Middle East -
Lebanese in 48 countries voting in parliamentary elections
Thousands of Lebanese living in nearly 50 countries began early voting Sunday in the country’s closely watched parliamentary elections, days after a ... Middle East -
Somalia parliament picks Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as new speaker
Somalia’s lawmakers elected Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as their new speaker on Thursday, in a vote that was delayed most of the previous day due to ... World News -
Trump weighs how deeply to dig into his war chest for November elections
Former President Donald Trump is weighing how much to spend and how many Republican candidates to fund in this year’s elections as he faces pressure ... World News -
Australia PM vows no cuts to universal healthcare if re-elected
Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied on Monday that his government would make cuts to Australia’s universal healthcare scheme if he is re-elected next ... World News -
Ousted Pakistani PM Khan’s party resigns from lower house of parliament
Legislators from ousted Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan’s party announced they are resigning en mass from the lower house of parliament on Monday ... World News -
Pakistan’s parliament set to elect new prime minister
Pakistan’s parliament was set to meet on Monday to elect a new prime minister, with opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif the favorite to win after a ... World News -
Tunisia to compensate revolution’s dead and wounded: President
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced compensation on Sunday for the families of those killed and wounded in the 2011 revolution that brought ... North Africa -
Pakistan’s top court likely to rule on Khan’s bid to block ouster
Pakistan’s top court hopes to wrap up on Thursday a hearing on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s obstruction of an opposition bid to oust him, a maneuver ... World News -
Pakistan court to hear Khan’s defense of blocking ouster
Pakistan’s top court will on Wednesday hear Prime Minister Imran Khan’s legal team defend his bid to block an opposition bid to oust him, a move his ... World News -
Iraq Supreme Court rules Zebari out of presidential race
Iraq’s Supreme Court on Sunday ruled out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a complaint filed against him over ... Middle East -
Iraq assembly postpones presidential vote indefinitely: Official
Iraq’s parliament on Monday indefinitely postponed the scheduled election of the national president, an official said, after only 58 of the 329 ... Middle East -
Kuwait’s Emir reappoints Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid as Prime Minister
Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid has been reappointed as premier by an emiri order, state news agency KUNA reported on Tuesday.For the ... Gulf -
Kuwait Emir asks crown prince to take over some constitutional duties
Kuwait’s crown prince has been asked to carry out some of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah’s constitutional duties on a temporary basis, state news ... Gulf -
Kuwait Emir accepts government resignation: Report
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah accepted on Sunday the resignation of the government, state news agency KUNA reported.For the latest ... Gulf -
Nicaragua's Ortega wins election with 75 percent of votes: Partial results
Nicaragua’s incumbent Daniel Ortega won re-election with 75 percent of votes, according to official partial results announced Monday, securing a ... World News -
Libya to register election candidates from Monday
Libya’s High National Elections Commission said on Sunday it would open registration on Monday for candidates in presidential and parliamentary ... Middle East -
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions
More than three weeks after Iraqis voted in parliament elections, pro-Iran Shia militias that emerged as the biggest losers are still rejecting the ... Middle East -
Minneapolis votes against replacing police with ‘peace officers’ after Floyd killing
Voters in Minneapolis, where the murder of George Floyd last year sparked worldwide protests, on Tuesday rejected the idea of replacing the city’s ... World News