Minnesota Manhunt After Politician Melissa Hortman Killed in Armed Attack

On the evening of June 14, Minnesota police, together with the FBI, continued a large-scale search for an armed man who impersonated a police officer and killed Melissa Hortman, a high-ranking member of the state legislature from the Democratic...

Disinformation narratives in Romania’s presidential election

Among the many intense and pivotal votes that took place in the past months, including in Germany and in Poland, one that stands out as a case study in disinformation, social media manipulation, extremist politics, the sociology of cults and...

2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in politically motivated attacks

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still...

Did Lalu Prasad insult Ambedkar? New political storm brewing up in poll-bound Bihar

With the assembly elections just a few months away, the opposition RJD has found itself in a spot after a video of party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s recent birthday celebration sparked off a political storm. The video showed a portrait of B.R....

Politics : 2,197 Johor UMNO Branches Complete Meetings

JOHOR BAHRU, June 15 (Bernama) -- A total of 2,197 UMNO branches across Johor have successfully conducted their meetings, reflecting the continued strength and loyalty of the party’s grassroots, said state UMNO chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He...

Telangana to Announce Local Elections Soon

-Advertisement- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Telangana’s Minister of Revenue, Housing, and Information, announced that plans for the local body elections are progressing well. Notifications will likely be released by the month’s end. He shared this...

End Impunity For June 12, Make E-transfer Of Election Results Mandatory

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urgedPresident Bola Tinubu “to promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry toinvestigate the unlawful annulment of the elections of June 12 1993 and toidentify those suspected to be...

World News | Political Violence Threaded Through Recent US History. Motives, Justifications Vary

Washington, Jun 15 (AP) The assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes, is just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political...

Trump’s parade rolls through DC amid protests, political violence

Listen to article President Donald Trump's long-sought military parade rolled though the streets of downtown Washington on Saturday, but the celebration of the US Army's 250th anniversary was marred by a day of violence and discord. In the hours...

Israeli attacks on Iran have support, but long-term political goals unclear: Ex-Israeli diplomat

A Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Political Violence in Minnesota

A Minnesota lawmaker, House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, are dead after a man identified as 57 year old Vance Boelter posed as a police officer and shot them in their home. He also shot and wounded Senator John...

Zanu PF wins Gutu East, Insiza North by-elections

By Staff Reporter THE ruling party, Zanu PF, has won two parliamentary seats in by-elections held in Insiza North and Gutu East over the weekend. According to results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), in Insiza North, Zanu PF’s...

Gia Khukhashvili on Local Elections: It’s clear the environment is unfair, but an honorable death is better than a wretched life

Political analyst Gia Khukhashvili commented on the participation of opposition parties in local elections, drawing a historical parallel: “We are talking about themes like why the 300 Aragvians went into battle despite slim chances. It’s clear...

Hichilema rises above Politics and Protocol to mourn his Predecessor with dignity

Hichilema rises above Politics and Protocol to mourn his Predecessor with dignity By Mukumbuta Mukumbuta | June 15, 2025 In what is being seen as a deeply unifying gesture, President Hakainde Hichilema has facilitated an agreement with the family...

Padarath balancing fatherhood with politics

Features Janelle De Souza 5 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Couva South MP Barry Padarath and his six-year-old daughter Sejal. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle FOR Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath, fatherhood has been...

Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its...

They represent a shift away from the division's traditional role of protecting access to the ballot box. Instead, the actions address concerns that have been raised by a host of conservative activists following years of false claims surrounding...

Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role

ATLANTA — (AP) — In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state's voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to state election officials warning of potential administrative violations. And in Colorado, it was a...

'It is not just through politics you can effect change'

It was Alistair Campbell’s But What Can I Do? Its sub-title is “Why politics has gone so wrong, and how you can help fix it.” Broadly, the book has three parts. Firstly, Alistair Campbell outlines what he believes is wrong with our politics today,...

New commune-level political system must be operational by June 30: PM

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered that the grassroots political system, including Party organisations, administrations, the Fatherland Front Committees and socio-political organisations at the communal level, must be fully...

‘Concerning’: Melissa Hortman’s assassination raises alarms over political violence