LAHORE, Pakistan — Election officials in Pakistan rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday as a candidate in the country’s February parliamentary election. His lawyers have said they will appeal. Khan is in prison serving a three-year sentence for corruption and also faces a stack of other charges, making it difficult for him to … Read more
MADRID — Spain’s Socialist party on Friday wrapped up deals with a bunch of small parties to ensure acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has enough parliamentary support to be reelected, possibly next week. The accords follow weeks of intense negotiations and highlighted the Socialists’ ability to reach agreements with parties across the country despite having … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — King Charles III will wear a very heavy crown. Someone called Black Rod will have a door slammed in her face. A lawmaker will be held “hostage” by Buckingham Palace. It’s the state opening of Parliament, that time of year when the British monarch announces … Read more
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home Saturday on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to rally supporters ahead of parliamentary elections due in January. Sharif, who was elected prime minister three times, is expected to face tough competition from the party … Read more
A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to almost complete results ByThe Associated Press September 30, 2023, 11:41 PM BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won early … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment KYIV — As Russian forces continued to bombard areas throughout Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed laws extending martial regulation and a normal army mobilization till mid-November. If martial regulation isn’t lifted, it will require suspending nationwide parliamentary elections scheduled to happen this fall. Underneath Ukrainian laws, martial regulation … Read more