Trump, Biden clinch enough delegates for US presidential nomination
The results in four statewide elections Tuesday, the latest in the months-long march to determine the Democratic and Republican party...
Iran gears up for elections dominated by conservatives
Conservative daily Vatan-e-Emrouz hailed what it called the population's "interest in the candidates' electoral campaigns", which began on February 22....
Trump, Biden clinch enough delegates for US presidential nomination
The results in four statewide elections Tuesday, the latest in the months-long march to determine the Democratic and Republican party...
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Extension of Kurdish parliament unconstitutional, says Iraq supreme court
Iraq's supreme court ruled as unconstitutional the extended mandate of autonomous Kurdistan's parliament, rendering invalid votes taken by the chamber...
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AI disinformation potential sparks fears for US 2024 race
Campaigns on both sides of the political divide are likely to harness this technology -- which is cheap, easily accessible...
Erdogan stays undefeated, extends two-decade rule in Turkey runoff
Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed for national unity Monday after winning a historic runoff election that extended two decades of his...
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Iran, Belgium free jailed persons in prisoner swap
Iran freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele after almost 15 months in custody, in a prisoner exchange for an Iranian...
- Oman said it had helped broker an "exchange deal" and that an Iranian previously held in Belgium was on his way to Tehran.
- Iran announced that the freed Iranian is diplomat Assadollah Assadi, who was jailed in Belgium over a 2018 plot.
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Sporadic shelling as combat eases after Sudan ceasefire
Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan's capital, but residents said fighting had calmed following a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire,...
- The battles since April 15 have killed an estimated 1,000 people, sparked mass evacuations of foreigners and forced over a million people to flee their homes.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a video message that the truce is "backed by a remote monitoring mechanism" supported by the US.
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Lawmakers clash in Iraqi Kurdistan’s parliament
Lawmakers came to blows in Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament in a dispute between the two biggest parties over the upcoming polls...
- Fresh polls for the 111-seat parliament are planned for November 18 and the KDP currently holds 45 seats, trailed by the PUK which has 21.
- The tumult broke out after the KDP scheduled a late vote to activate the commission organizing the elections.