Beijing, China – – AFP China has congratulated Bangladesh’s ruling party for its victory in Sunday’s elections, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fifth term in a vote marked by an opposition boycott and mass arrests. “China congratulates Bangladesh on successfully holding its national election as schedu...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A recent poll has revealed that 65% of Israelis are dissatisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vis-à-vis the war on Gaza. The survey conducted by the Israeli Kantar Institute included 756 people and showed that 63% expressed satisfaction with the performance of Defense Minister Yuval Gantz in the co...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In a big relief for some politicians in Pakistan, the top court of the South Asian nation on Monday ended lifetime disqualification of lawmakers. The Supreme Court of Pakistan, however, ruled that convicted parliamentarians can be barred from holding public office for five years. The judgement comes as a big relief for [&hellip...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday dismissed the opposition’s criticism of the country’s general election as “illegitimate” as she celebrated securing her fifth term in power. Hasina has presided over breakneck economic growth in a country once beset by grinding pover...
Jakarta, Indonesia — AFP In an upscale area of the capital Jakarta, Ganjar Pranowo says he can win Indonesia’s upcoming election against the odds by focusing on bread-and-butter issues, a lesson learned from his upbringing in a mountainside village. “Siding with the small… the poor. Why do I say that? Because I myself e...
Dhaka, Bangladesh — AFP Bangladesh votes Sunday in an election guaranteed to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests. Hasina’s ruling Awami League has presided over exceptional growth in a country once beset by grinding poverty...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli opposition leader has condemned the fighting within the cabinet concerning the investigation into the events of October 7, calling it a disgrace and urging the ministers to resign. Yair Lapid’s remarks came after a heated verbal brawl during a cabinet meeting to discuss security and political affairs on...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Hundreds of lawyers in Bangladesh have boycotted courts as part of the “non-cooperation movement” called by the opposition parties. Bangladesh will hold the 12th parliamentary elections on January 7. The opposition parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced boycotting the Sunday electio...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Chad’s transitional President Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has appointed former opposition leader Succes Masra as prime minister. “Dr. Succes Masra is appointed prime minister, head of the transition government,” said a presidential decree read out on national television. Masra will serve through the transiti...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel’s “arrogance” allowed for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. “I am certain that Israel had all the intelligence it needed to know what was happening. There were even concrete warnings from friendly intelligence services,” Olmert told Spanish daily El Pais. “This was a psychologic...
