LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister on Wednesday congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump over his “historic election victory.” “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead,” Keir Starmer said in a statement. He said tha...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump early Wednesday thanked Americans for the “honor of being elected” to the nation’s highest office. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump told supporters in Palm Beach...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday, after elections marred by rigging claims. Zardari was voted in with 411 votes to 181 for the opposition-backed candidate, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female premier Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president for a second time. Initially a background character as Bhutto’s consort, Zardari was stained by a bevy of corruption and other allegations, including absurd kidnapping plots and taking ki...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Mohamed Muizzu was in the lead in Maldives presidential elections, according to early results. Preliminary results place Muizzu, from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) – Peoples National Congress (PNC), in the lead with 53.8%, said media reports. Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistani President Arif Alvi’s five-year term completed on Friday evening amid simmering political and economic crises. He is the fourth president to complete a full five-year term in office. Alvi, who was elected the 13th president of the South Asian country in September 2018 following the election victory of t...
Libreville, Gabon – AFP Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009, had been declared victor. Bongo, 64, whose family has ruled Gabon for over 55 years, was placed under house arrest and [...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistani President Arif Alvi said on Sunday that his staff messed up on two controversial bills passed by the Parliament earlier this month. The outgoing lower house or the National Assembly passed the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023, aimed at expanding the role of the [&hell...
