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U.S. President Joe Biden this week announced his intention to seek reelection in 2024. Biden told MSNBC on Saturday he has not made a formal decision, but has time to do so. He stressed that he hasn’t formally announced his candidacy yet because he has to treat himself “as a candidate from that moment on.” […]
Rishi Sunak became the United Kingdom’s first Hindu prime minister on Monday. He is also the first person of color to hold the office. Sunak’s appointment comes amid political turmoil after the forced departure of his predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in less than two months. The British empire once spanned nations across Asia […...
Dutch police on Sunday prevented a planned demonstration of the far-right Islamophobic group Pegida, which sought to burn a copy of the Quran at The Hague. This was a day after police also arrested a leader of the group and ended its planned Quran burning rally in the city Rotterdam before it started. A small […]
LONDON (AA) – Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK’s first British Asian prime minister after winning the Tory leadership race on Monday, as Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race minutes before the candidacy deadline. Sir Graham Brady, the 1922 Committee head, confirmed in a short statement that Sunak became the new lea...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan took to streets on Friday to protest against his disqualification by the country’s election authority. Protest rallies started soon after the Election Commission of Pakistan barred Khan from holding public office for concealing gifts and p...
BAGHDAD (AA) – New Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Monday voiced hope for a quick formation of the country’s new government. “We hope that the new government will be formed quickly to meet the demands of the Iraqis,” he said in a swearing-in ceremony attended by government officials and politicians in the capital Baghdad. […]...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AA) – Kuwait’s new government was sworn in on Monday before the country’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, Sheikh Mishal said loyalty to the country and its ruler, respect of the constitution and laws and protecting freedoms are foundation of the government’s acti...
ISTANBUL (AA) – New Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid met Sunday with Iranian Ambassador Mohamad Kadhim al-Sadiq in the capital Baghdad. They dwelt on ties between Iraq and Iran and means of enhancing them, the state news agency INA reported. The two sides also underlined the importance of strengthening cooperation and coordination between Ba...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party clinched crucial by-elections Sunday, defeating the ruling alliance after a tough contest, unofficial results showed. The polls took place in eight National Assembly constituencies of three provinces – three each in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, whe...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said that the country’s political groups are close to reaching a national consensus. “There are signs of being close to reaching consensus with the participation of political and social forces and peace partners,” al-Burhan said at a peace forum i...
