Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire
Security tight as city holds legislative elections
Residents angry over blaze that killed at least 159
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s citizens were...
Bangkok Polling Station Sees Myanmar Citizens Vote Early
BANGKOK: A few dozen early voters in Myanmar’s widely criticized elections cast their ballots at the country’s embassy in Bangkok on Saturday as polls opened for citizens abroad.
Myanmar’s...
Dutch centrist Jetten wins election: official results
Jetten scored a razor-thin victory of 29,668 votes over anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, the council said, after an election seen as a bellwether for the rise of Europe’s far right
Far-left, anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race
Democratic socialist vows to ‘not waver’ in fight against antisemitism in US city with world’s largest Jewish population; Jewish groups vow to hold him ‘accountable’
Exit poll suggests centrists win Dutch vote, beating far right
The centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten was projected to win 27 seats out of 150 in parliament, ahead of Wilders and his far-right PVV Freedom Party with 25...
Immigration, asylum, take center stage in Dutch election
As in many European countries, immigration is the hot political issue in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM: Orange smoke flares burning and draped in the Dutch red,...
What to know about Ireland’s election as the country votes for a new president
Voters in Ireland went to the polls Friday to elect one of two women as their new president for the next seven years, a largely ceremonial role
Dutch general election focuses on migration and housing crisis as Wilders seeks another win
Wilders’ party leads polls as the voting day nears, but even if he manages to win again, he is unlikely to manage to piece together a coalition, because many other...
Sanae Takaichi picked as Japan’s ruling LDP head, likely to become 1st female PM
TOKYO - Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Saturday by defeating farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff vote, paving the way for...
Norway’s Labor Party claims victory in general election
OSLO, Norway — Norway’s Labor Party of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has claimed victory in Monday’s general election with most votes now counted and with a narrow but clear win by the...