Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party, an Indian youth movement, were released Sunday, a day after they were detained ahead of protests against a contentious revision of voter lists. The movement is demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief. The three leaders — Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka — were freed on […]
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India detains thousands of youth protesters as anger grows against Modi and election chief
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Indian authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters on Saturday. India’s youth “Cockroach” movement had sought to intensify a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fueled anger at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government and election authorities. Police moved to break up the […]
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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to win majority vote
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Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old incumbent, seeking his fourth non-consecutive term, nor the 45-year-old son […]
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Trump vows Iran war will end “right after the election” or sooner, as 9,000 troops head to Mideast
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Iran’s parliament has completed a committee-level consideration of a proposed bill that would establish what lawmakers frame as the future Iranian management of the Strait of Hormuz, including the imposition of fees on commercial vessels using the vital waterway. Hassan Ghashghavi, spokesman for the parliament’s National Security Commission, told the semi-official Tasnim news agency the […]
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Sweden faces political uncertainty as far-right loses some of its vote share in super close election
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Sweden faced political uncertainty Monday after an election thriller that saw the left-wing opposition hold on to a slim lead with votes still left to count. Sunday’s election also served up a surprise setback for the far-right Sweden Democrats, who lost ground for the first time since entering parliament 16 years ago. The leader of […]
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Sweden heads to the polls on Sunday in an election that could mark a watershed moment for the northern European nation and NATO’s newest member. Across Europe, right-wing populist parties have gained ground in recent years amid growing voter backlash over immigration, and Sweden has been no exception. The election pits Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s […]
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The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. The party of Germany’s unpopular leader, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, slumped to a disastrous result in […]
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Count Binface wins hearts, if not the election, in bid to defeat Trump ally Nigel Farage in U.K.
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Count Binface may have come up short in the by-election against Nigel Farage, but don’t throw his popularity in the trash just yet. The candidate wearing a garbage can on his head just won over a quarter of the votes in a contest against one of Britain’s most famous politicians. The longtime satirical candidate had […]