Politics

Israel’s opposition slams ‘toxic Netanyahu’ after Democ...

Netanyahu's rivals say US midterm results show Israel 'cannot afford' to have th...

Has India’s democracy failed its Muslims? Jailed schola...

Sharjeel Imam questioned foundational ideas of India's nationalism in interview ...

New Zealand braces for knife-edge election: What you ne...

Smaller parties hold the key, with major contenders expected to fall short of th...

What’s delaying the US Senate election results in Missi...

Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska's Senate outcome, while Mississippi's rac...

Syria, Saudi Arabia sign defence cooperation deal, agre...

Defence cooperation deal signed as Syria's President al-Sharaa visits Riyadh for...

World record 53 red cards shown in Brazil football match

Referees have red-carded 53 players and staff after a massive brawl in an under-...

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to ten years i...

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong’s pro-de...

Paraguay bank collapses with half of population’s savings

Protests have erupted across Paraguay after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middl...

Brazilian airport torn apart by violent storm

Dramatic footage captured the moment a powerful tornado struck Chapecó Airport i...

Mamdani: ‘it’s morning again in America’ after blue wave

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged fellow Democrats to ‘fulfill promises’ ...

Zelenskyy hopes Democratic Congress will bring more US ...

EU officials also urge new US Congress to step up pressure on Russia to end the ...

Iran war live: Khamenei says US hostility will persist ...

Iran's supreme leader says US hostility will persist regardless of the midterm e...

Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results, opens talks on fo...

Move deals blow to Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the elections, in which he a...

Election deniers lose races for governor in key US swin...

State leaders can hold significant sway over election administration, with impli...

El Salvador’s Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti

Haitian police have found a vehicle used by four missing Salvadoran technicians ...

Vote counting underway in critical South Africa elections

Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people r...

Former Israeli generals help Palestinian olive farmers

A group of former Israeli military generals offered their help to Palestinian ol...

UK agrees to talks addressing 'historical harms' of sla...

The UK has agreed to engage in "structured, time-bound, inclusive and good-faith...

Trump blames Iran war for midterms losses

President Donald Trump said the war in Iran likely contributed to Republican set...

Giant banner of Trump, Vance and Netanyahu burnt at Teh...

A giant banner depicting US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister B...

Ethiopia expels 6 Sudan diplomats, orders closure of co...

Move comes after Sudan lodged official complaints against Ethiopia, accusing Add...

Who gets to vote in the US?

Tati Abu King lost his voting rights after felony convictions.

Iran war live: Trump says war caused election wipeout b...

President Trump admits Iran war 'largely' caused Republicans' US election wipeou...

Historic firsts redraw US political map in 2026 midterm...

The 2026 US midterms delivered a wave of historic firsts for women, Black, Musli...

Democrats won Congress. But can they deliver on their p...

Despite their midterm election victories, Democrats face major obstacles to rein...

Ohio’s voters tell Republicans: don’t take us for granted

Democrats flipped a Senate seat and recaptured the governor’s mansion in Ohio.

Africa’s richest man launches mega oil tank farm in Nam...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote launched a fuel storage facility in Namibia t...

US midterm election results live: Trump blames Iran war...

A Democratic romp has rocked the US political landscape, but several closely con...

Israel restricting treatment for 1,100 child amputees i...

Israeli restrictions on travel and medical evacuations prevent children in Gaza ...

Social media reacts to Democrats’ takeover of US Congress

Social media is awash with reactions to Democrats’ sweeping midterm gains.

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