BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The EU will put more pressure on the most popular online platforms, like X and TikTok, to tackle the risk of election disinformation or face fines, an EU official said on Friday. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, is expected to adopt new guidelines, likely on Tuesday,...

Earlier this month Trump and Biden each won enough delegates to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race, all but assuring a rematch and setting up one of the longest election campaigns in US history. Among the issues Trump is campaigning on is sweeping reform of what he...

The BJP had received slightly less than 48 percent of all election bonds cashed by parties up to March 2023, amounting to around $730 million. Congress, India's main opposition party, had by contrast received around $171 million in the same timeframe, or 11 percent of the total.

The leader of the US Senate called for Israel to hold new elections in the most strident criticism yet by a senior American official of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza. The remarks from Chuck Schumer came amid increased pressure from President Joe Biden over the...

Years of on-and-off attempts of banning the Chinese owned app have resurged in the United States with the introduction of a bill in Congress that could see the app forced to cut ties with its Chinese owner, Bytedance. The US House of Representatives could vote this week on the bill...

Ballots will also be cast in the four Ukrainian regions Moscow claimed to have annexed in 2022, as well as the Crimean peninsula, seized in 2014. Moscow is no longer worried about trying to present the vote as a legitimate democratic exercise to the West, or even Russian society.

The voting Saturday in Missouri, Michigan and Idaho were hybrid internal elections with differing rules, in some cases reflecting rifts and tensions despite Trump's formidable sway. In Missouri, Trump swamped his main opponent, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, winning every county caucus in the state, The New York Times...

"The nation needs stable hands and a healing touch to move on from the politics of anarchy and polarization, which does not suit a progressive country of 250 million people," said General Syed Asim Munir, according to a statement from the military.

NEW YORK, US - World War III may break out before US President Joe Biden leaves office, former US president Donald Trump told Fox News. Trump said that Biden is failing to deal with his responsibilities as head of state. "You know, nine months (before the election) is a long...

The trip comes days after the Democratic incumbent's campaign manager traveled to the city of Dearborn -- home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the United States -- only to be snubbed by the Detroit suburb's mayor. It was an ominous sign for Biden, for whom swing states...

With immigration one of the hottest electoral issues in what increasingly looks like a Trump-Biden rematch for the White House, the fate of the bill being negotiated by the Senate has become a high-stakes battleground. Trump has put immigration front and center in his campaign, issuing dire warnings about the...

More than 260 prominent Tunisian figures had signed a petition against what they called a "useless" election, saying Saied's government "continues to implement its political project imposed on" people in the country. They alleged the aim of the election was to "weaken local power, disperse it, and make it another...

In a country gripped by the most severe financial crisis in its recent history-- inflation has hovered near 40% after the currency lost half its value-- the economy is the crux of Egyptians' concerns. Even before the crisis, about two-thirds of the country's nearly 106m people were living on or...

From Sunday through Tuesday, Egyptians aged 18 and above will be able to cast their ballots for one of four candidates -- former army chief Sisi, in power since he deposed elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, and three other relative unknowns.

LONDON, UK - The UAE has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the Category B membership for the fourth term with the highest number of votes, following comprehensive efforts and an intensive election campaign leading up to the elections. Through its landmark initiatives, the...

Cairo, Egypt--An Egyptian court on Saturday denied an appeal by prominent dissident Hisham Kassem against his jail sentence, his lawyer said, after lawmakers rejected a European Parliament resolution urging his release. "The court has decided to uphold the judgement that was under appeal," Kassem's lawyer Nasser Amin said on Facebook. Kassem...

Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Monday his candidacy for a third term in office, ahead of December elections he is widely expected to win. "As I have responded to the people's call before, I heed the call now and announce my intention to run and complete the...

The coalition's potential presidential candidate, Hisham Kassem, was Saturday sentenced to six months in jail. The presidential election, expected to be held next year, has already been fraught with accusations of repression.

MILWAUKEE, US - A crowded stage of talkative Republican politicians produced a messy debate in the race to be the party's presidential candidate, and also it created a few moments of surprise and curiosity.    The Trump tie? Donald Trump may have turned down his invitation to join the debate, but...

The twice-impeached Republican, who is seeking a return to the White House in 2024, has unleashed a stream of invective against those prosecuting him or running the case in which he faces charges over attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and defraud the United States. His latest target: US...

The former US president now faces the most serious legal threat yet as he campaigns to return to the White House. Since March it is his third criminal indictment and charges him with three counts of conspiracy and one count of obstruction and he is already scheduled to go on...

According to the TUIK state statics agency, the rate slowed from 39.6% in May. But a separate study released by independent economists from the ENAG group who question the official data put the June figure at 108.6 percent, up from 105.2% in May. The official rate has been steadily dropping...

Trump wants to launch "a great beautification campaign" to improve US cities, making the streets more pleasant for ordinary Americans. The Republican, whose Las Vegas hotel was named one of the world's ugliest skyscrapers by Architectural Digest, says he wants to replace grotesque buildings with "magnificent" classical architecture.

The 55-year-old Harvard graduate, who steered Greece from the coronavirus pandemic back to two consecutive years of strong growth, had already scored a thumping win in an election just a month ago. But having fallen short of five seats in parliament to be able to form a single-party government, Mitsotakis...

Doha, Qatar--Qatar has been elected to be the chairperson of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)'s Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC). Representatives of ICAO council member states elected Qatar's candidate and Permanent Representative in the Council Essa Abdullah Al Malki as the chairperson of the ICAO Technical Cooperation Committee, during the...

The 37 counts of the indictment -- released on Friday and focused on his alleged mishandling of classified materials -- set the former president up for a far more severe legal reckoning than the charges of personal, political and commercial misconduct he has largely ridden out in the past.

Lawmakers from opposition won 29 of the 50 seats up for grabs in the election, according to results announced by the official Kuwait News Agency. The vote on Tuesday came after Kuwait's constitutional court in March annulled the results of last year's election -- in which the opposition made significant...

Polls opened on Tuesday in Kuwait's seventh general election in just over a decade, following repeated political crises that have undermined parliament and stalled reforms. More than 793,000 eligible voters will have the chance to determine the make-up of the 50-seat legislature in the Gulf state.

The oil-rich country suffers from constant stand-offs between elected lawmakers and cabinets installed by the reigning Al-Sabah family. The opposition is taking part in Tuesday's vote in which 207 candidates, including 13 women, are standing, the lowest number of candidates in a legislative election since 1996.

In a world where Turkey and Russia are both sceptical of Western military, political and economic dominance, Putin and Erdogan see each other as reliable partners. "Russia must have breathed a sigh of relief," said a Western diplomat, referring to the outcome of the first round on May 14.

Known to his inner circle as "beyefendi" (sir) and to admirers as "reis" (the chief), Erdogan prides himself on being able to woo doubters through tireless campaigning. This passion has helped him and his party win more than a dozen local and national elections, allowing Erdogan to claim a people's...

Erdogan made the announcement one day before it had been due to expire, scoring a diplomatic coup ahead of a May 28 runoff election in which he will try to extend his two-decade rule until 2028. He thanked "my precious friend", Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and...

Thais voted in large numbers after an election campaign pitting a young generation yearning for change against the conservative elite embodied by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, the ex-army chief who seized power in a 2014 coup. But in a kingdom where coups and court orders have often trumped the ballot...

Appearing before a large crowd of supporters, Erdogan proclaimed himself to be ready to lead the nation for another five years. The results nearly complete from Turkey's most important election showed him falling just short of the 50-percent threshold needed to win. He claimed to have won a clear majority...

The president has never faced a more united opposition than the one led by retired civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his disparate alliance of six parties. But Erdogan has excelled at splitting his rivals and forging unlikely unions while winning one national election after another for 21 years.

Kuwait City, Kuwait -- At least 31 Kuwaitis have filed candidacy papers for Kuwait's National Assembly election set to take place on June 6.  The candidates presented their documents to the election affairs department affiliated with the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, bringing the total number of candidates to 61,...

Kuwait City, Kuwait -- Dozens of candidates have submitted their candidacy documents for Kuwait's National Assembly election, set to take place on June 6.  At least 31 Kuwaitis presented their documents to the election affairs department affiliated with the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, bringing the total number of candidates...

The 69-year-old has become one of Turkey's most important and divisive leaders since his Islamic-rooted party ended half a century of secular rule and launched an era of social transformation. Turkey became a strategic player with a vibrant economy and a modern army of drones that shifted battlefields in wars...

The 69-year-old leader looked fighting fit as he strutted back on stage after a three-day illness and tossed flowers to rapturous crowds at an Istanbul aviation fest on Saturday. It was the perfect venue for reminding Turks of all they had gained since his Islamic-rooted party ended years of secular...

Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former judge and a ruling party official, was sworn in as the president of Bangladesh, just months before a general election. Shahabuddin, 73, was an anti-corruption commissioner and fought in the country's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan, the presidential palace said. He was elected by lawmakers...

The facility will begin producing 10 million cubic metres of gas daily in a first phase - which Erdogan said is expected to reach 40 million cubic metres daily after other wells go into operation. Experts say 10 million cubic metres of gas per day would meet around six percent...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY -  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief rival in next month's election defended Kurdish rights on Tuesday and accused the Turkish leader of inflating ethnic tensions for political gain. Kemal Kilicdaroglu's comments followed weeks of attempts by Erdogan to link the opposition with Kurdish militants who have been fighting against...

Seeing no way out of a political crisis that has prevented the country from having an effective government, Kuwait's emir has dissolved parliament on Monday and called a new general election. The wealthy Gulf state, the only nation in the region to have an elected government, remains mired in political...

The Republican real estate magnate, who is facing 34 felony counts in New York over alleged hush money paid to an adult film actress, told Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson that nothing would prevent him from running -- even a conviction. The interview, part two of which is expected to...

Amid tight security in New York City, the 76-year-old former president will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge on Tuesday to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the 2024 White House race into turmoil. He is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally...

It suffers from constant stand-offs between elected lawmakers and cabinets installed by the ruling Al-Sabah family, despite a parliamentary system in place since 1962.

Six disparate parties have built an anti-Erdogan alliance and -- after a year-long debate -- rallied around the candidacy of secular CHP party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the May 14 vote. Most agree that anyone trying to single-handedly defeat Erdogan will not only fail but also hurt the opposition alliance.

Erdogan banned music from his campaign as he signed a decree on national television that kics off campaigning for what is widely seen as Turkey's most consequential vote of its pos-Ottoman history.

Istanbul, Turkey -Turkey’s economy posted 5.6 percent growth in 2022, growing faster than expected last quarter as the government ramped up spending ahead of elections. Gross domestic product rose 3.5% in the October-December period from a year earlier. Growth for the whole year was 5.6%, state statistics agency TurkStat data...

Following a similar turnout in December's first-round vote, Sunday's poor participation was another blow to Saied, who has stripped the legislature of its powers and granted himself far-reaching authority since his dramatic 2021 power grab in the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings. On July 25, 2021, Saied sacked the...