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Who is Shaun King? ‘Fraud’ Black Lives Matter activist trolled for supporting Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh elections | World News

Shaun King, who describes himself as a US civil rights activist and has long been associated with Black Lives Matter, is facing renewed backlash after publicly supporting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami during the recent Bangladesh general election. Netizens labelled him a “fraud”, reviving years of accusations that he repeatedly inserts himself into complex political movements without sufficient […]

Thailand elections: Conservative PM Anutin Charnvirakul claims victory

Thailand’s conservative prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul declared victory in the general election on Sunday after TV projections indicated that his party had secured a commanding lead, winning the largest number of seats in parliament.“We are likely to take first place in the election,” AFP quoted Anutin Charnvirakul saying. “The victory today belongs to all Thais, […]

Japan snap elections: Takaichi-led LDP projected to storm back to power – top developments

File photo (Picture credit: AP) Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is set for a decisive victory in Sunday’s snap lower house elections, according to exit polls and media projections. LDP projected to secure strong lower house majority Public broadcaster NHK said the LDP could win between 274 and […]

National Assembly polls: Nepali Congress leads with 9-seat win in Upper House elections

The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s National Assembly elections, winning nine seats. It was followed by the CPN-UML with eight seats, while the Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party secured one seat.The polls were held for vacant positions in Nepal’s Upper House after the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML reached a pre-poll understanding ahead […]

The ‘Trump Effect’ on Global Elections

new video loaded: The ‘Trump Effect’ on Global Elections President Trump has become a common theme in races around the world. Our Canada bureau chief, Matina Stevis-Gridneff, gives a rundown of some of the results. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Melanie Bencosme, Karen Hanley, Laura Salaberry and James Surdam December 30, 2025 Source link

Miami Mayoral Elections: Eileen Higgins becomes city’s first-ever female mayor – who is she? | India News

Miami voters have elected Democrat Eileen Higgins as the city’s first female mayor and the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly three decades. In Tuesday’s runoff, Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, a former city manager backed by former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.“Together, we turned the […]

Miami Mayoral Elections: Eileen Higgins becomes city’s first-ever female mayor – who is she? | India News

Tennessee elections: GOP narrowly avoids losing deep-red district; Matt Epps wins house seat

Republican Matt Van Epps has won the high-profile special election for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district, NBC News projected, holding a seat long considered safely GOP but unusually competitive this year. Despite Donald Trump having carried the deep-red district by 22 points in 2024, Democrats significantly tightened the margin, cutting the Republican lead to 9 points […]

‘Treated very harshly’: Trump pardons ex-Honduras president Hernandez ahead of elections

Hernandez, Trump (AP file photos) US president Donald Trump on Friday intervened in Honduras’ politics by pardoning former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, just days before the country votes for a new president, and warned that US support to the country could be cut if his preferred candidate loses.Hernandez was convicted in a US court last […]

Nikki Haley’s son, who wants to ban H-1B, explains why Zohran Mamdani won NYC elections: ‘They have different ways…’

Nalin, the son of Nikki Haley, asserts that the discontent among young Americans, illustrated by socialist Zohran Mamdani’s electoral success, is due to Republican indifference to pressing economic issues. He mentions that many of his peers, even those holding degrees, are struggling to secure employment—a challenge that Democrats are keen to tackle. Nikki Haley’s son […]