Waving a big Catla fish in his hands, Sharadwat Mukherjee went door to door canvassing for votes before Thursday’s election to the state legislature in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Mukherjee is a candidate from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules nationally but hasContinue Reading
Ruling is latest loss for Trump administration, which has sought access to state voter data ahead of the US midterms. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to access voter data from Rhode Island. TheContinue Reading
Benin will elect a new president on Sunday in a race that is shaping up to favor the chosen successor of the governing party, which has been in power for the past decade. Outgoing President Patrice Talon, 67, is swept under the constitution from running again after two terms inContinue Reading
As the small East African coastal nation of Djibouti prepares for presidential elections on Friday, longtime leader President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to win the polls with little to no challenge. Djibouti, a country of just about one million people that neighbors Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, is politically relevantContinue Reading
Voters choosing between incumbent PM Robert Golob and pro-Trump Janez Jansa, with neither likely to win parliamentary majority. Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026 Slovenians are voting in a tight parliamentary election, as incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob takes on right-wing populist Janez Jansa, who is eyeing aContinue Reading
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, who took money from pro-Israel donors, won the race to be the Democratic Senate candidate. Published On 18 Mar 2026Mar 18, 2026 Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for an open United States Senate seat in one of a slate of closelyContinue Reading
Kathmandu, Nepal – As Nepal heads for a crucial parliamentary election on March 5, the Himalayan country’s established parties are fighting not just for votes, but also for legitimacy. That legitimacy was challenged by thousands in September last year when of young Nepalis hit the streets, demanding that an agingContinue Reading
EXPLAINER Until Khamenei’s successor is elected, the three-member leadership council, including Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, will lead Iran. Listen to this article | 4 mins info Published On 1 Mar 20261 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2GoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iranian authorities have announcedContinue Reading
Announcement follows multiple impeachment complaints against the vice president over allegations of corruption. Published On 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has said she intends to run for president in the upcoming 2028 election, following in theContinue Reading
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Interim leader Muhammad Yunus congratulates Rahman for ‘the landslide victory of his party’. Listen to this article | 1 min info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won the country’s crucialContinue Reading
