CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros voted Sunday for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, is expected to win a fourth term despite criticism he has become increasingly authoritarian and cracked down on his opponents. Five opposition candidates stood … Read more
DHAKA, Bangladesh — At a technology center in Bangladesh’s capital, young women huddle around a computer, discussing a coding issue. Many of them make the daily trip to Dhaka on the shining new metro rail while scouring their smartphones for the latest on social media. For decades, political battles in Bangladesh have been fought on … Read more
‘Home Alone’ star Rob Schneider picks sequel as best film over original movie in the franchise ‘Home Alone’ star votes for best film in comedy franchise A hot topic is gaining traction on social media: which Home Alone film is better. Weighing in on the question, Rob Schneider chooses Home Alone 2: Lost in New … Read more
Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with an offensive against Gaza’s Hamas rulers that it says could go on for weeks or months. But later in the day, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. The vote also shows the growing … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Saturday that he believes Republicans have the support needed to formalize their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, although there is no evidence of the president’s wrongdoing at the moment. House Republicans have been trying to dig up dirt on Biden for months. Johnson said that holding a floor vote … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Saturday he believes Republicans have the votes to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. “I believe we will,” Johnson told Fox News of a GOP-led impeachment inquiry. “I suspect no Democrats will assist in this effort, but they should.” Johnson added Republicans “have a duty to do … Read more
CIUDAD EVITA, Argentina — As Argentina heads for a presidential runoff election on Sunday, the decades-old populist movement known as Peronism is on shaky ground, its candidate having lost some traction even among longtime loyalists living in a suburb of the capital that is its literal and figurative embodiment. Built in the 1950s by Peronism’s … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Poles began voting Sunday in their most pivotal election since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with stark consequences for the future of Polish democracy, European unity and the West’s effort to confront Russian aggression. The highly charged campaign saw some of the largest rallies on Warsaw’s streets since the restoration … Read more
Comment on this storyComment SYDNEY — New Zealand moved sharply to the right on Saturday with the National Party, led by businessman-turned-politician Christopher Luxon, poised to form a coalition with the libertarian ACT Party and make good on promises to cut government spending and taxes. The general election result was a sharp rebuke to the … Read more
Comment on this storyComment SYDNEY — Australians voted against a constitutional amendment on Saturday that would have recognized the country’s Indigenous peoples and provided them with an advisory body, or “Voice,” to Parliament. The result had been predicted by polls but nonetheless came as a crushing blow for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, … Read more