Elections
How Bernie Sanders’ passionate base revitalized his campaign
World
February 9, 2020
How Bernie Sanders’ passionate base revitalized his campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack in October, what upset his…
Iran president slams removal of candidates from elections
Middle East
January 16, 2020
Iran president slams removal of candidates from elections
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president Wednesday slammed the disqualification of thousands of people, including 90 current lawmakers, from running…
‘I’m spending all my money to get rid of Trump’: Michael Bloomberg
World
January 12, 2020
‘I’m spending all my money to get rid of Trump’: Michael Bloomberg
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – US presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told Reuters he is ready to spend much of his…
Tsai leads count in Taiwan election dominated by China fears
World
January 12, 2020
Tsai leads count in Taiwan election dominated by China fears
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen was out in front as votes were being counted on Saturday after an election battle dominated…
Taiwan leader gets election boost from unlikely place: China
World
January 9, 2020
Taiwan leader gets election boost from unlikely place: China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A year ago, Taiwan’s leader was on the ropes. Then she got a boost from an…
Afghanistan’s Ghani on track for second term: initial results
Middle East
December 22, 2019
Afghanistan’s Ghani on track for second term: initial results
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani appeared to have won a second term Sunday, narrowly scoring an outright win in preliminary polling…
Final push in Britain’s Brexit election
World
December 11, 2019
Final push in Britain’s Brexit election
Britain’s political leaders were to criss-cross the country on Wednesday’s final day of general election campaigning as a key poll…
Third Israeli election looks to prolong political stalemate
Middle East
December 11, 2019
Third Israeli election looks to prolong political stalemate
JERUSALEM (AP) — Barring a nearly unfathomable about-face, Israel was headed Wednesday toward an unprecedented third election within a year…
Terror checks intensify as London attack enters election fray
World
December 2, 2019
Terror checks intensify as London attack enters election fray
Britain’s Boris Johnson said Sunday he had ordered the security services to step up monitoring of convicted terrorists released early…
Spain’s repeat election fails to break deadlock
World
November 12, 2019
Spain’s repeat election fails to break deadlock
Spain’s Socialists faced tough talks to form a government Monday after the party emerged on top but weakened from a…