Former President Donald Trump has resumed campaigning and again invoked the term “bloodbath,” this time in relation to crime and illegal border crossings. Speaking in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s border policies, claiming they have led to unprecedented chaos. He reiterated this at a subsequent rally in Green B...
President Joe Biden has made significant gains against Republican challenger Donald Trump in six out of seven crucial swing states. According to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll, a shift has occurred in Biden’s favor after a rallying State of the Union address. Biden now leads Trump by one point in Wisconsin and is tied in […]
A campaign to boycott Indian goods has surged in Bangladesh following allegations of election manipulation by the ruling Awami League. Social media activists say Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina owes her fourth consecutive victory to support from India. Bangladeshis are expressing discontent with India’s alleged silence on democratic regression in...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially assumed office as Senegal’s fifth president following a closely contested election. The 44-year-old pledged to uphold the constitution, fight corruption, and strengthen democracy in the Muslim-majority country. His inauguration ceremony near the capital Dakar was attended by leaders from across Africa and inter...
A coalition of 40 Indian opposition political parties held a rally in the capital New Delhi on Sunday to protest attacks on democracy. The demonstration by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance brought in thousands of participants, with top leaders denouncing what they say is the erosion of democratic values in India. Indian P...
A Pakistani court has suspended the jail sentence of the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. The Islamabad High Court suspended the 14-year sentences handed down to the couple on Jan. 31. The case pertained to the illegal selling of state gifts, according to Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party. The former prime [&hell...
Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government says U.S. military drones are patrolling and violating the country’s airspace. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told TOLO news agency the aircraft belong to the U.S. and are operating from some neighboring country. Mujahid has also stressed that the Taliban have repeatedly protested this issue and ...
In a significant upset for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party or AKP, the opposition party won most municipalities and district council elections in local elections. Since Turkey does not have provincial governments, analysts say the local bodies are powerful tiers of democracy. According to the...
This election also witnessed the emergence of new Islamic political forces, the Yeniden Refah Partisi (New Welfare Party), which managed to carve out its niche in political landscape By Iftikhar Gilani Under the gentle embrace of a vernal sun in Ankara on Sunday, a narrative of political metamorphosis unfolded. Murat Oktay, once a linchpin in ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Mohammad Mustafa, appointed prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has formed a new government, mostly composed of new technocrats. Names that dominated the political arena in the West Bank for years are now absent from the lineup except for Interior Minister Ziad Hab al-Reeh, who is affiliated with ...
