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    UK vote reinforces case for Scottish referendum: SNP

    13 Dec 2019

    Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicolas Sturgeon said her party’s strong performance in Britain’s snap election reinforced her case for holding a fresh Scottish independence referendum.

    ‘I will not lead Labour at next election:’ Jeremy Corbyn

    13 Dec 2019

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday he would stand down as his party faced its worst electoral defeat in 84 years, but he did not set a date for his departure and added he would remain in charge during a period of reflection.

    Uzbekistan holds polls under pro-reform leader

    22 Dec 2019

    President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took charge in 2016 after the death of hardline predecessor and former patron Islam Karimov, who had ruled for almost three decades.

    Thousands protest in Iraq as deadline for new PM looms

    22 Dec 2019

    Anti-government rallies have rocked Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south since October 1, with demonstrators calling for a complete overhaul of a regime they deem corrupt and inefficient.

    Afghan president wins second term in preliminary vote count

    22 Dec 2019

    Ashraf Ghani appears to have beaten out his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah, who serves as the country’s chief executive in a fragile national unity government.

    Japanese PM Kishida evacuated unhurt after explosion during poll campaign event

    15 Apr 2023

    A loud explosion was heard, but the premier took cover and was unharmed while police subdued a man at the scene, public broadcaster NHK said. There were no injuries, NHK said, citing police.

    Moammar Qadhafi’s son disqualified from running for president

    25 Nov 2021

    Other hopefuls still in the running include eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar, interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah and former interior minister Fathi Bashagha, as the commission said their submissions were valid.

    Rural town elects Bangladesh’s first transgender mayor

    29 Nov 2021

    The South Asian nation is home to an estimated 1.5 million transgender people, who face rampant discrimination and violence and are often forced to live by begging or work in the sex trade.

    Philippines presidential hopeful Pacquiao says he was ‘naive’ drug user

    23 Nov 2021

    Pacquiao, a retired world champion boxer, has been a high-profile backer of President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs that has killed thousands of people.

    New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in election, poll says

    08 Oct 2020

    This means Labour, which is campaigning on its record of bringing the coronavirus pandemic under control within New Zealand’s borders, would have 60 seats in parliament, one short of the 61 seats needed to form a government.

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