Burundi’s Ruling Party Takes All Parliament Seats in Latest Election

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

Radio Sweden Weekly: Political tensions over Gaza aid

We look at the debate in Sweden, and hear an aid organisation's perspective on the arguments. Also: Migration Minister Johan Forssell's gathered business representatives to find out how Sweden can get better at attracting and retaining...

eli crane discusses political issues including rescissions package and HALT Fentanyl Act

Eli Crane, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 2nd Congressional District | BallotpediaEli Crane, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 2nd Congressional District | Ballotpedia Rep. Eli Crane, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Arizona's 2nd...

On Iowa Politics Podcast: Field of U.S. Senate candidates in Iowa grows

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to...

Japan offers cash handouts to all citizens ahead of elections

As inflation spikes and rice prices soar, Japan plans a three trillion yen stimulus to aid households before the July elections. Japan’s prime minister announced on Friday a cash handout of 20 000 yen ($139) for every citizen — doubling it for...

China says Taiwan politicising cable damage issue, after ship’s captain jailed

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s government on Friday said Taiwan was deliberately politicising the damage of undersea communication cables as part of a smear campaign, expressing anger after the island jailed a Chinese ship captain for an incident...

Begich joins U.S. House Republicans in voting to claw back public broadcasting money

Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, joined congressional Republicans in a 214-212 vote Thursday to claw back $1.1 billion in previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting, including tens of millions of dollars intended for radio and TV...

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it...

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional. Trump’s March 25...

Vijay Rupani re-scheduled his London visit from June 5 to 12 due to Ludhiana (West) by-elections

CHANDIGARH: Former Chief Minister of Gujarat and Punjab Affairs-in-charge of BJP Vijay Rupani, who was among the 241 passengers killed in the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, has been involved in Punjab politics for the...

Wealth Has Always Offered Outsized Influence in U.S. Politics

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk as well as then-nominees to the Cabinet attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in the Capitol rotunda, in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025 (DPA photo by Shawn Thew via AP Images). U.S....

Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

ATLANTA – A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional. Trump’s March 25 executive...

South Sudan's ongoing political crackdown, military aggression puts peace deal at risk of collapse

13 june 2025 - 11:39:27 MA/AO 329 Views Panafrican News Agency Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan sounded the alarm on Friday that the 2018 Revitalized (Peace) Agreement is at serious risk of collapse and...

[WATCH] School principal lays criminal charges against 3 politicians over false rape accusations

India abstains on Gaza ceasefire resolution in UNGA, just six months after voting for a similar resolution

The results of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly vote on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, are displayed on screens during an emergency session at the UN...

Bangladesh interim government head signals possible early election

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s interim leader signalled on Friday the possibility of holding a national election in February next year, two months earlier than previously announced. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace laureate who has led an interim...

EC school principal targets politicians in legal fight over false rape allegations

Jaco Pieterse, a school principal in the Eastern Cape, is taking legal action against several senior politicians This comes after the school principal was falsely accused of sexually abusing a learner at his school Pieterse, accompanied by...

Former MP accused of cheating at gambling on general election appears in court

Senior Conservatives including a former MP who was an aide of Rishi Sunak have appeared in court accused of cheating by gambling on the date of the 2024 general election. Craig Williams, 39, who served as the Tory MP for Montgomeryshire and...

Kemi Badenoch: ‘We’ll offer a new way of doing things in Holyrood elections’

Kemi Badenoch says her party will put forward a “different way of doing things” at next year’s Holyrood election. Speaking at her first Scottish conference as Conservative party leader, Badenoch also warned Scots that Nigel Farage’s Reform will...

Polls: General election would have been won by PS in June

If general elections had been held in June, Progressive Slovakia (PS) would have won with 20.2 percent of the vote, followed by the Smer-SD party, supported by 18.8 percent of voters, according to a Focus agency poll conducted for the 360tka news...