Tag: Elections
Many Syrians are unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad’s fall
DAMASCUS – The streets of Damascus barely showed sign Saturday a parliamentary election was set to take place the next day. There were no...
In Tennessee, a US House primary special election draws a crowd
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee special election to replace a Republican congressman who stepped aside this summer has resulted in crowded primaries for both...
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
TOKYO – Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the...
Judge sets 14-day deadline for appointment of new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump
ATLANTA – The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others says he will dismiss the case in 14...
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as...
A freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes
TALLINN – Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a bus waiting to cross the border with Lithuania...
New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to 5 years for attempted murder
NEW YORK – A New York City rapper who joined then-former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to...
BALLOT: Nov. 4 election on funding for downtown Spurs arena and upgrades to Coliseum grounds, 17 Texas amendments
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Most off-year elections are ho-hum affairs in Bexar County.There are the usual constitutional amendments following the legislative session that voters...
Moldova’s pro-EU party wins parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims
CHISINAU – Moldova’s pro-Western governing party won a clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups in an election that was widely viewed as a stark...
A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election
WELLINGTON – New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a...