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A judge in the Sverdlovsk region has disqualified the liberal Yabloko party’s list of candidates from the upcoming regional assembly elections, the court said Friday.
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REYKJAVÍK — The leader of Iceland’s Centre Party doesn’t think his country’s upcoming referendum binds Reykjavík to reopening discussions on joining the EU — even if voters back the “Yes” campaign, he told POLITICO.
Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles
Swift commercial response highlights how Chinese space surveillance capabilities are expanding beyond military and government circles
Brussels’ top prosecutor is angry.
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The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion
The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion
The Israeli government has instructed its military to expel Palestinians from areas of the Gaza Strip where children are flying kites and releasing balloons, Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Thursday.
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Friday elected Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani as prime minister after he secured 30 of 44 votes cast in the legislative assembly, the election commission and regional officials said.
Sunderland made their return to the Premier League last season
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Israeli officials may push to delay negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in the lead up to Israeli elections in October, Al Jazeera reported.
Experts warn the 336-page plan from RFK Jr’s advisers deflects federal dollars into unreliable alternative therapies
With 110 matches to feature two coaches appointed this year, tactical history is becoming harder to ignore in a league of rapid turnover
Even in the contentious months before an election, Israel keeps being handed reminders of the values and bonds that hold the country together. Last week it was the return of Yehuda Katz, one of the soldiers lost in southern Lebanon 44 years ago.
The discovery this week of the sunken arms ship the Altalena, which almost sparked an Israeli civil war just one month after the fledgling state was created in 1948, has become a political battle ground for right-politicians seeking support in advance of the October 27 elections.
Government employees across the UAE will be allowed to work flexible hours so they can take their children to and from schools and nurseries for the start of the new academic year next week.
MANILA, Philippines — Votes cast for a candidate or regional parliamentary political party, whose certificate of candidacy is cancelled by final judgement, shall be considered as stray, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday.
People vote at a polling place in a primary election Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Israel’s far-right Jewish Power party is preparing to release a children’s book celebrating the “activities and achievements” of its leader, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
As Donald Trump's administration seeks to limit mail-in voting, overseas Americans have been left wondering what to expect for the upcoming midterm elections.
Iraq on Friday announced four arrests over the killing of two police officers in Baghdad, as the government tries to assert authority before a deadline to bring all weapons under state control.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a return to diplomacy to end the war with the US was not "impossible", with the conflict still unresolved as it reached the six-month mark on Friday.
A US judge on Aug. 27, 2026 blocks the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker’s high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield. Anthropic’s lawsuit in California federal court alleges that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overstepped his authority when he desig…
Spain's interior minister called for calm on Friday after residents of Ceuta clashed with police during protests against migrants who have remained in the north African enclave after July's mass crossing.
Disaster and village personnel in Zambales are on standby as the swollen river along Cabangan caused by persistent monsoon rains threatens to overwhelm the bridge. They warned that once the river overflows, traffic along the national highway will be disrupted. Authorities are urging motorists to remain vigilant and …
Transfer news and buildup to this weekend’s fixtures
Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has summoned U.S. Ambassador Bill White for a second time this year, after he posted an Instagram story mocking the country’s Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke.
A United States federal judge has for a second time blocked the Trump administration’s overhaul of election rules aimed at limiting voting by mail.
Long power cuts and severe fuel shortages have disrupted daily life in Libya, a country already plagued by an enduring political deadlock, conflict and corruption, and holding Africa's largest oil reserves.
Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day hold on government implementing Trump’s order to limit mail voting
Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot spent part of this week doing what party leaders do before an election: filling a few more spots on their lists.
Police moved to disperse demonstrators at Trampolín and Benítez beaches after belongings and makeshift shelters used by migrants were set alight during the unrest. Footage broadcast by Spanish public television showed protesters throwing objects into bonfires as police pushed them back, while migrants retreated behi…
The defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known for now as the Mecca Agreement, has laid down a firm statement of political intent: to sharpen regional deterrence, and to put the burden of the region's security back in the hands of the region itself.
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
Congo’s Health Minister Roger Kamba administers an Ebola vaccine to a health care worker in Kisangani, Congo, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Samy Kamanga)
In the stunned aftermath of October 7, as the dimensions of the horror and the failure became known, one feeling swept across the country: Israel needed a clean sweep.
Gyirong in Tibet is the start of a planned train line to Kathmandu and in an area prone to dangerous glacial lake floods
Gyirong in Tibet is the start of a planned train line to Kathmandu and in an area prone to dangerous glacial lake floods
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South Korean government and corporate response teams are struggling to reach a hydropower plant construction site in Nepal where nine South Koreans remain unaccounted for amid concerns over further flooding, officials said Friday.
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean government and corporate response teams are struggling to reach a hydropower plant construction site in Nepal where nine South Koreans remain unaccounted for amid concerns over further flooding, officials said Friday.
Gaza Civil Defense teams have recovered 233 bodies, including 73 children, since the launch of their "second phase of recovery operations" 51 days ago, according to a statement by the Gaza Government Media Office shared on Telegram on Thursday.
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A government selection committee finalized Friday its designation of a southwestern county as the site for a military air base relocation from the neighboring city of Gwangju, a decision that clears the way for an expedited build-out of a major semiconductor cluster.
Polish prosecutors are now investigating a "White Lives Matter" graffiti as a hate crime in the city of Rzeszów, with the suspects facing up to three years in prison if they are apprehended and convicted.
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
The defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known for now as the Mecca Agreement, has laid down a firm statement of political intent: to sharpen regional deterrence, and to put the burden of the region's security back in the hands of the region itself.