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Mongolian PM resigns after losing confidence vote

Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai (AP) Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned on Tuesday after failing to secure enough support in a confidence vote, a parliamentary statement said.It comes after weeks of public protests against allegations of corruption.Oyun-Erdene received just 44 votes in the 126-seat parliament, well below the 64 needed to remain in office.Following […]

Poland holds knife-edge vote with EU role at stake

Rafal Trzaskowski (left) and Karol Nawrocki (right) (File Photo) Poles are set to vote on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election with major implications for the country’s role in Europe and for abortion and LGBTQ rights.Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, 53, an ally of the centrist government, faces off against nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki, 42.Opinion […]

South Koreans rally for presidential hopefuls days before vote | World News

SEOUL: Thousands of supporters of South Korea’s two leading presidential candidates rallied on Saturday in Seoul, days before a vote triggered by the ex-leader’s disastrous declaration of martial law.Tuesday’s election caps months of political turmoil sparked by Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief suspension of civilian rule in December, for which he was impeached and removed from […]

France’s National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options | World News

France’s National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options (Photo: AP) France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is voting Tuesday on a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options. Tuesday’s vote, expected in the late afternoon, is […]

‘Most significant piece of legislation’: Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ clears House by one vote after all-night showdown

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) After a dramatic all-night session, House Republicans narrowly passed US President Donald Trump’s expansive tax and spending bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, early Thursday, overcoming internal divisions and unified Democratic opposition. The 215-214 vote marked a major legislative win for Trump and Speaker Mike […]

Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote as conservative holdouts secure changes

The bill includes tax cuts, increased border security spending and modifications to Medicaid and other programs (Image: AP) Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who blocked the measure two days earlier reversed course after gaining commitments […]

Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

LISBON: Voters in Portugal return to the polls Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country’s increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration, housing and the cost of living.Hopes that the ballot might end the worst spell of political instability in […]

Romanians to vote between nationalist Simon and pro-EU Dan in tight presidential election rerun

Rival presidential candidates Nicusor Dan (left) and George Simion (right) (Image: X/@NicusorDanROand X/@SerbiaBased) Romania is gearing up for a rerun of its presidential elections after the top court annulled the November 2024 elections over fraud and scandal. Romanians will be seeing the competition between George Simon, a pro-Trump nationalist, and Nicusor Dan, a pro-EU centrist. […]

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ offering $1K for newborns rejected as 5 Republicans vote against

Mike Johnson failed to get all Republicans on board for the voting of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill. President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ that had several proposals, including MAGA accounts with $1K for newborns were rejected by the House Budget Committee after Speaker Mike Johnson and his team failed to bring several Republical opponents on […]

No Pope Yet: Black Smoke signals inconclusive first vote in Vatican conclave

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel‘s chimney on the first day of the papal conclave, signalling that no new pope had been chosen. The smoke indicated an unsuccessful first ballot by the cardinals gathered in Vatican City to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church.The smoke rose at 9 pm, local time on […]