election

UK PM Sunak calls general election for July 4

LONDON, May 22, 2024 (AFP) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set a general election date for July…

Major challenges lie ahead for Senegal’s next president

By Adrien MAROTTE When Bassirou Diomaye Faye is sworn in on Tuesday after winning Senegal's presidential election on a wave…

US man who threatened to kill election official sentenced to 2.5 years

A man who repeatedly threatened to kill an Arizona election official was sentenced to two and a half years in…

Biden roasts Trump at Washington press dinner

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden joked about Donald Trump and his own age at an…

Polls open in Russian vote to extend Putin’s reign

MOSCOW, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election that is set to…

Venezuela invites EU, UN to observe presidential election

By Javier TOVAR CARACAS, March 7, 2024 (AFP) - Venezuela has invited the European Union and a panel of experts…

Super Tuesday, America’s multi-state voting bonanza

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 (AFP) - Americans from 15 states and one territory vote simultaneously on "Super Tuesday," a campaign…

Trump and Biden trade barbs on rival US-Mexico border visits

EAGLE PASS, United States (AFP) - Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded blame for America's immigration crisis as they made…

Trump notches easy win over Haley in march to Republican nomination

By Ines Bel Aiba with Frankie Taggart in Washington CHARLESTON, United States, Feb 25, 2024 (AFP) - Donald Trump cruised…

Indonesia begins voting with ex-general Subianto the favourite

By Adek Berry with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta TIMIKA, Indonesia, Feb 13, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesians began voting for a…

Biden slams Trump’s ‘appalling and dangerous’ NATO comments

WASHINGTON, Feb 11, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden slammed as "appalling and dangerous" comments by Donald Trump downplaying…

Pakistan army chief tells politicians to show ‘maturity’ after indecisive poll

By David FOX, with Saad SAYEED in Lahore ISLAMABAD, Feb 10, 2024 (AFP) - Pakistan's army chief told feuding politicians…

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