Election Archives

The election comes with voters feeling the squeeze because of a cost-of-living crisis

World

Five battleground issues in UK general election

Britain is facing six weeks of political campaigning after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that a general election will be held on...

AFPMay 22, 2024

Donald Trump's defense team has sought to cast key witness Michael Cohen as a disgruntled ex-employee out for blood -- and Thursday is their big chance to nail it down

World

Clutch day for Trump lawyers seeking to discredit Cohen at trial

It’s crunch time for Donald Trump’s defense team as they take another stab Thursday at Michael Cohen, the key witness in the criminal trial...

AFPMay 16, 2024

Hristijan Mickoski, the VMRO-DPMNE leader, has refused to acknowledge the country's new name following a historic agreement with Greece in 2018

World

N. Macedonia set for rocky ties with EU neighbours as opposition wins vote

North Macedonia appeared to be on a collision course with its EU neighbours Greece and Bulgaria.

AFPMay 8, 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party lost nearly 500 councillors and control of 10 councils as well as a parliamentary seat

World

UK’s ruling Conservatives brace for more losses in local elections

Britain’s ruling Conservatives braced Saturday for further losses in local elections, their worst results in recent memory and a key test before a general...

AFPMay 4, 2024

US voters are being fed long-debunked falsehoods ahead of the November election

Tech & Science

Recycled ‘zombie’ misinformation targets US voters

Migrants, vaccines, pedophilia rings — old conspiracy theories are resurfacing ahead of the US election despite being repeatedly debunked, in what researchers call “zombie”...

AFPApril 23, 2024

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, the frontrunner in North Macedonia's presidential election

World

N. Macedonia votes in crucial elections for stalled EU talks

North Macedonia heads to the polls Wednesday for the first in a series of elections that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will...

AFPApril 23, 2024

Growing "swatting" incidents in the United States have sparked concern in a major election year.

World

US ‘swatting’ pranks stoke alarm in election year

Startled by nighttime pounding on his door, American political strategist Rick Wilson walked out in his underwear to find policemen with guns drawn. They...

AFPApril 18, 2024

Costa quit on November 7, ending almost nine years in office

World

Probe into Portugal ex-PM Costa appears to collapse

The corruption investigation that sparked ex-Portuguese premier Antonio Costa’s resignation last year risks collapsing after a court said there had been no indication of...

AFPApril 18, 2024