MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Riot police fired warning shots into the air, used stun grenades and made arrests to deter tens of thousands of Belarusians who…
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Aung San Suu Kyi kicks off advance voting for elderly in Myanmar election
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR (AFP) – Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot Thursday (Oct 29) ahead of Election Day next week with hundreds…
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Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Saturday added former Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg, along with senior officials who served under President Barack…
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Trump sets convention tone by claiming without evidence Democrats will steal election
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Republicans opened their national convention on Monday by outlining a dire portrait of America if Democrat Joe Biden ousts President Donald…
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Pence previews Republican counterattack after Democrats savage Trump at convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After hearing Democrats brand President Donald Trump a threat to U.S. democracy, Republicans will paint his challenger Joe Biden as beholden to…
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Republican Senator Grassley to skip party's convention due to virus concerns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will skip President Donald Trump’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in August due to coronavirus…
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Ohio to vote, largely by mail, in primary delayed by COVID-19
(Reuters) – Ohio will hold nominating contests largely by mail on Tuesday after voting originally scheduled for March 17 was delayed and in-person voting curtailed,…
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Britain's Labour turns page on socialism with Starmer as new leader
LONDON (Reuters) – Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Saturday, pledging to bring an end to years…
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Biden snaps at Michigan auto worker over guns, curses at him
DETROIT (Reuters) – (Note graphic language in paragraph 2) U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Tuesday angrily turned on an auto worker at a…
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Long a political pariah, Sinn Fein relishes its breakthrough
DUBLIN (Reuters) – When Aengus O Snodaigh first sought election to Ireland’s parliament in 1987, he and his Sinn Fein colleagues were banned from speaking…
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The dream is dead: Johnson election triumph breaks UK 'remainer' hearts
LONDON (Reuters) – After all the arguments and all the mass marches, opponents of Brexit faced a stark truth on Friday after Prime Minister Boris…
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Former Erdogan ally says Turkey 'in dark tunnel', plans new party by year-end
ANKARA (Reuters) – Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan warned on Tuesday of the dangers of “one man rule” and said he hoped to…
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'Radical and ambitious': UK's Labour unveils socialist plan for Britain
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his opposition party’s election manifesto on Thursday, setting out his “radical” plans to transform Britain with…
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Election gift for PM Johnson: Brexit Party stands down in Conservative seats
HARTLEPOOL, England (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the most significant boost of the British election campaign to date when Brexit Party leader Nigel…
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