MELBOURNE: Vote counting has begun in Australia’s general election after polling stations closed across the country. Counting is well underway in the east, where polls closed two hours earlier. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival Peter Dutton began campaigning on Saturday in the electorally crucial city of Melbourne. Albanese later returned home to Sydney […]
HOUSTON: Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday, with voters set to green light Starbase as a new municipality.There’s little doubt over the outcome of the ballot that will likely name a senior SpaceX representative as […]
Canadian PM Mark Carney’s Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain office in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and comments on making Canada the 51st US state. With almost all votes counted, results from Elections Canada showed that the Liberals had won 168 electoral districts, just short […]
TORONTO: Canadians voted on Monday on whether to back their new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and extend his Liberal Party’s decade in power or hand control to the Conservatives and their populist leader, Pierre Poilievre. But the election was also a referendum on someone who isn’t even Canadian: Donald Trump. The US President trolled Canadians […]
As Canadians voted in a high-stakes election overshadowed by US President Donald Trump‘s provocations, many asked a simple question: Why Monday?While Canadians lined up to decide whether to back new Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberals or swing right to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, Trump stirred controversy from afar, suggesting Canada should just become the […]
Canada’s 2025 federal election is turning out to be one of the most competitive in years, and each vote may count.With the election tomorrow, April 28, it is essential that all eligible voters are informed about where and how they can cast their ballot. Whether you’re a first-time voter or a seasoned participant, ensuring you […]
From left to right, Liberal leader Mark Carney, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before French-language federal leaders’ debate earlier this week Canadians will head to the polls on April 28 to choose the country’s next government. The vote will determine whether the Liberal Party, now led […]
Is regret setting in among Trump supporters? Not really, says CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten, who pushed back against the growing narrative that 2024 Trump voters are having second thoughts.Citing new polling data from YouGov, Enten revealed that only 2% of Republican voters say they would vote differently in a hypothetical rematch between Donald […]
German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a coalition agreement with the main centre-left party, the Bundestag said Monday. Both steps were expected to be a formality after Merz’s conservative bloc, the CDU/CSU, and his future governing partners, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), settled […]
US Congress failed to pass a crucial budget resolution on Wednesday, delaying President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut proposals. Internal disagreements among Republicans, particularly House conservatives demanding deeper spending cuts, forced leadership to cancel the vote. The delay threatens Trump’s broader agenda, including border security and energy plans, while exposing tensions within the GOP’s slim […]
