national elections

From IT bots to AI deepfakes: The evolution of election-related misinformation in India 

Election season calls for a game of Real or Fake. Take this pithy declaration in WhatsApp circulatio...

technology | 6 months ago

First major political test for Mohamed Muizzu in April 21 parliamentary polls 

Less than a year after his election as President of the Maldives, incumbent Mohamed Muizzu will face...

world | 5 months ago

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declines to rule out July election amid MP defection

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on April 28 refused to categorically rule out a July general elec...

world | 5 months ago

Biden, Trump agree on debates in June and September, but working out details could be challenging

U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on May 15 appeared to agree on a timetabl...

world | 5 months ago

Trump campaigns in New York's South Bronx in a bid to woo non-white voters

Former President Donald Trump campaigned on May 23 in one of the most Democratic counties in the nat...

world | 4 months ago

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes time away amid mass exodus of MPs

After declaring a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly spen...

world | 4 months ago

Macron dissolves the French parliament and calls a snap election after defeat in EU vote

President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s parliament in a surprise announcemen...

world | 4 months ago

National Rally to fall short of absolute majority in French parliamentary elections, poll shows

France's far-right National Rally (RN) party will likely fall short of an absolute majority in forth...

world | 3 months ago

U.K. PM-elect Keir Starmer pledges ‘national renewal’

Prime Minister-elect Keir Starmer pledged on July 5 to start a period of “national renewal” in the U...

world | 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s campaign to stay British PM showed his lack of political touch

Rishi Sunak's campaign to remain Britain's Prime Minister showed a lack of political touch. The Cons...

world | 3 months ago

Keir Starmer becomes new U.K. Prime Minister after Labour’s landslide election victory

The U.K.’s Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won the July 4 general election by a landslide, securi...

world | 3 months ago

U.K. Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win; Rishi Sunak bids farewell in magnanimous speech

Britain’s Labour Party swept to power on July 5 after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded e...

world | 3 months ago

Britain’s outgoing PM Rishi Sunak says ‘sorry’ to public as he leaves office

Britain outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on July 5 apologised to the public after his Conservativ...

world | 3 months ago

World leaders congratulate U.K.’s new Prime Minister Starmer on resounding victory

Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday congratulated Britain’s new...

world | 3 months ago

Brussels hails new U.K. govt but seen sticking to Brexit deal

The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour's election win in Britain, with Brussels fores...

world | 3 months ago

Scottish National Party’s ‘damaging’ U.K. election result hits independence push

The pro-separatist Scottish National Party was virtually obliterated at the U.K. General Election on...

world | 3 months ago