European Union implements stricter visa requirements for Ethiopians

The European Union has announced stricter visa requirements for Ethiopian nationals. EU countries will no longer be permitted to waive requirements, officials say. Read More

Indians vote in the first phase of the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term

Millions of Indians began voting on Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics ... Read More

Elections tracker 2024: every vote and why it matters

More than 80 countries – more than half the world’s population – are voting ... election is expected to see its oldest ever candidate, Democrat Joe Biden, face off against the first former ... Read More

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As they return with physical and psychological wounds stemming from torture by their Russian captors, soldiers are being sent back to active duty — often without adequate treatment. Read More

2024 Elections

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Minho Kim and Zach Montague Sam Brown, a former U.S. Army captain ... He was closely aligned with business leaders during his first term in office, until a series of ... Read More

Why we’re in favor of ranked-choice voting and even-year elections

Secretary Hobbs also criticizes ranked-choice voting. This sounds complicated, but, after New York City’s first ranked-choice election in 2021, Common Cause/NY and Rank the Vote NYC surveyed ... Read More

Kuwaitis vote in 1st parliamentary elections under new emir

Kuwaiti voters cast their ballot to elect a new parliament on Thursday, in the first polls since Sheikh ... Some 834,733 voters are eligible to vote in Thursday’s polls to choose 50 lawmakers ... Read More

How will Britons vote in the next election?

Tactical voting behaviour tends not to become clearer until the campaign is underway. Complicating matters further, the next election will be fought on new boundaries, redrawn for the first time ... Read More

Election

For the first time in more than 40 years, a congressional district in Colorado is without a voice ... Jack Swigert casts his vote on Nov. 2, 1982. He won the election but died of cancer the ... Read More

City Council to vote on construction project funding, set special election

A special election may be approved during the Columbia City Council meeting Monday. After the recall of former First Ward Councilperson Nick Knoth, the council is in need of a First Ward ... Read More

Hong Kong detains then deports press freedom group representative

April 11 (UPI) --A representative for Reporters Without ... of Aden. World News // 2 days ago Scottish First Minister Yousaf refuses to resign, says he will fight no-confidence vote April 26 ... Read More

2024: The year of elections

With at least 65 countries holding elections, 4.2 billion people – about half of the ... border without visas in 2023. Where things stand: Stubb narrowly won the first round of voting in January ... Read More