Pakistani parliament denounces US congressional resolution calling for a probe into recent elections

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s lower house of Parliament on Friday denounced a U.S. congressional resolution that called this week for an independent investigation into allegations that Pakistan's parliamentary elections earlier this year were massively rigged. The Pakistani...

Iran votes in snap poll for new president after hard-liner's death amid rising tensions in Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race's sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. ...

Mongolia's ruling party won only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The ruling Mongolian People’s Party retained a slim majority in the country’s parliament with the opposition Democratic Party making major gains, according to preliminary results reported early Saturday. The results, released by Mongolia’s ruling...

High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins

PARIS (AP) — With their own and France's fates in the balance, candidates were making their last campaign pushes Friday for the first round of voting in a pivotal and polarizing legislative election in which the centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron risks a potentially fatal beating at...

President Milei's radical state overhaul officially becomes law after months of debate and protests

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's lower house on Friday approved President Javier Milei's sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising battles and raucous protests that had raised questions about his...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Times and Democrat. June 25, 2024. Editorial: Runoffs not perfect but keep them Voters return to the polls Tuesday for runoffs two weeks after the June primaries. Unlike in a general election in which the candidate with the most votes wins, a primary...

Sole reformist in Iran poll votes, then says: 'We will try to have friendly relations with all countries except Israel'

France is facing an election like no other. Here's how it works and what comes next

PARIS (AP) — French voters are being called to the polls on Sunday for an exceptional moment in their political history: the first round of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at...

Law limiting new oil wells in California set to take effect after industry withdraws referendum

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will take effect after the oil industry on Thursday withdrew a referendum from the November ballot asking voters to overturn it. The law, first passed in 2022, had been...

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas endorsed for the EU's top jobs. Here's who they are and what they do

BRUSSELS (AP) — Following the elections for EU Parliament, European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will hold the key positions in the world’s biggest trading bloc in the coming years for issues ranging from antitrust investigations to foreign policy. The three...