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Thailand's Pheu Thai to announce backing of 14 parties in bid to form new government

Thailand's Pheu Thai Party will announce later on Monday it has the backing of 14 parties in its bid to form the next government, its deputy leader said, ahead of this

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Argentine far-right outsider Milei posts shock win in primary election

Argentine voters punished the country's two main political forces in a primary election on Sunday, pushing a rock-singing libertarian outsider candidate into first plac

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Pakistan's president dissolves National Assembly

Pakistani President Arif Alvi has approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice to dissolve the National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament, according to

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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested after corruption conviction

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his f

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Thai court suspends Pita as parliament votes for new PM

Thailand's Constitutional Court ordered a temporary suspension of prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from parliament on Wednesday after accepting a case agai

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Thailnd's Pita the only PM candidate for parliamentary vote

Opposition party leader Pita Limjaroenrat was nominated as only the candidate for Thailand's prime minister after a joint session of both the Senate and House of Repres

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Montenegro holds parliamentary vote to secure reforms, EU path

Polls opened in Montenegro on Sunday for a snap election many hope will bring in a new government to implement economic reforms, improve infrastructure and take the NAT

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India is ending its 2000 rupee note

India is phasing out its largest bill, the 2000 rupee note ($24). While the bill can still be used, the central bank is asking people to deposit or exchange the note by

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Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election

Thai voters began heading to the polling stations on Sunday morning in the Southeast Asian country's general election.The polls started at 8:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) and will

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'Mexico is safer than the U.S.,' Mexican president says

werevote president said on Monday his country is safer than the United States pushing back against U.S. critics of his security record following a deadly kidnapping

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3 candidates confirmed in Scottish first minister contest

YousafwillForbes Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf will take part in the contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as the leader of the Scottish National Party SNP and Scotlands

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Hungary PM says more talks needed on Finland, Sweden NATO bids

ViktorwerePrime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that more parliamentary group talks were needed before lawmakers vote on the ratification of Finland and Swedens

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Natasa Pirc Musar becomes Slovenia's first female president

Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, took the oath of office during a ceremonial session of Slovenia's National Assembly on Thursday. She is the country's fifth, and first female, pr

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Twitter users vote for Musk to step down as chief in poll

Twitter users voted for Elon Musk to step down from his role as head of the social platform in a poll the billionaire entrepreneur said he would respect.The result show

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Iranian parliament approves bill for Iran's accession to SCO

The Iranian parliament on Sunday approved a bill for Iran's membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with overwhelming majority.Abolfazl Amouei, the sp

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Four African countries among 14 elected to Human Rights Council

Four African countries were on Tuesday elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2023-2025 during a vote at the 77th United Nations General Asse

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Germany, Canada partner on transatlantic hydrogen trade

The leaders of Canada and Germany signed a green hydrogen deal on Tuesday, laying a path for a transatlantic supply chain as Europe seeks to lessen its dependence on Ru