Elections

Elections

An official Orange County election ballot drop box is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Russia, Iran, China expected to use AI to try to influence US election, report says

The US is gearing up for a close presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, and Republican former President Donald Trump that could further inflame partisan tensions...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a candidate of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, speaks during a joint press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 13, 2024. FRANCK ROBICHON/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

Shigeru Ishiba: The outsider set to lead Japan

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'Engaged as soon as possible': Early voting starts in several US states

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during Britain's Reform UK party's national conference in Birmingham, Britain, September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Reform leader Nigel Farage says his party will win next UK election

Thankarani Thanabalasingam, wife of fisherman Parasamy Thanabalasingam, prepares tea inside her kitchen in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

The front cover of the Arab American News with the lead story of ‘the electoral voice of Arabs and Muslims in Michigan’ is seen in the newspaper's office in Dearborn, Michigan U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Some Muslim Americans moving to Jill Stein in potential blow to Kamala Harris

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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's poor hope new president will change their fortunes

October 2023: How Hasina's clampdown on BNP pushed it out of the picture

October 2023: How Hasina's clampdown on BNP pushed it out of the picture

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Photo: TBS

Elected MPs will decide what changes are needed: Fakhrul says calling for fair election

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir talks to reporters after coming out from a meeting with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. Photo: UNB

BNP optimistic govt will make reforms and announce election outlines soon

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena gesture as they arrive at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Sri Lanka presidential candidates submit election nominations

Caretaker govt: How Hasina killed a system that ensured free and fair elections

Caretaker govt: How Hasina killed a system that ensured free and fair elections

The EC, a vital institution constitutionally responsible for ensuring free, fair and impartial elections, miserably failed to deliver on duties and failed the people. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Election system trampled. What needs to be done now