India kicks off the world’s largest elections this week. Here’s what you need to know

Almost a billion voters will decide whether to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term, in an election that takes place over six weeks starting Friday. Read More

Tinubu at 72: You’re audacious leader – Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, Fubara, others hail Nigeria’s President

Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, commended the sustained efforts by Tinubu’s administration to overcome the many challenges of Nigeria. Read More

The ‘World Is Laughing’ at the U.S., Putin Boasts After Election ‘Win’

He went on to suggest “the entire world is laughing” at the U.S., saying it was “a disaster, not a democracy,” according to a translation by Sputnik, a state-owned news agency. Read More

World’s despots praise Putin’s sham election ‘win’…but dictator dubbed ‘new Stalin’ & likened to insane emperor Caligula

THE world’s despots rushed to praise Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory in ... leader Joseph Stalin - on his “decisive” win in the election. Chinese President Xi Jinping also sent a ... Read More

Putin wins fifth term in ‘neither free nor fair’ election

President Vladimir Putin extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was ... “Everything is possible in today’s world,” adding: “it’s clear to everyone that ... Read More

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South Korea's Yoon vows to listen ... standards after a parliamentary election sent a stinging rebuke to his ruling People Power Party. April 15 (UPI) -- The world's oceans are now undergoing ... Read More

West decries Putin’s landslide election win

follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Arriving in Brussels yesterday, EU foreign ministers roundly dismissed the election result as a sham ahead of agreeing sanctions on individuals linked ... Read More

Putin wins Russia election in landslide

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide ... U.S. TV network, whether his re-election was democratic, Putin criticised the U.S. political and judicial systems. "The whole world ... Read More

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election ... re-election was democratic, Mr Putin criticised the US political and judicial systems. "The whole world ... Read More

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The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that new sanctions could be announced within days and would likely focus on limiting Iran’s oil exports. American officials sought to reassure the U.K ... Read More

Vladimir Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide ... U.S. TV network, whether his re-election was democratic, Putin criticised the U.S. political and judicial systems. "The whole world ... Read More

Putin wins Russia election by landslide with no serious competition

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin clinched a record post-Soviet landslide win in Russia’s ... election was democratic, Mr Putin criticised the US political and judicial systems. “The whole ... Read More