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Three-year federal election cycles are costing the economy billions of dollars and leaving governments with too little time to pursue difficult reforms, according to a report calling for fixed four-year parliamentary terms.
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The Likud Party is threatening to petition the Central Elections Committee and take legal action against the organizations behind the Fly&Vote initiative, which aims to help Israelis abroad travel to Israel to vote in the elections.
Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad registered a new political party ahead of the upcoming elections and has been holding talks with various figures about joining his slate, Haddad’s office confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO — Brazil's main presidential election candidates kicked off their campaigns Sunday in their political strongholds ahead of what is expected to be a tight October election.
As migration rose and housing construction stalled, a housing crisis was born. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
Eight countries are accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of jeopardising the Gaza Peace Plan pushed by US President Donald Trump. (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
Additions of Guimarães and Tzolis, plus re-emergence of Ødegaard, mean champions start clear favourites after Community Shield win
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The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed in the holy city by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, marks one of the most significant strategic developments in the Islamic world in decades.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comment about the “Islamic Republic of Britain” is better fodder for political psychologists than political scientists. While political science tries to explain what happens in global politics, political psychology tries to explain why.
China has spent years pouring money and political capital into building a homegrown semiconductor industry. Yet when its AI companies need to train their most sophisticated models, many still turn to Nvidia, according to South China Morning Post.
There are many good reasons why Burnley and West Ham are performing as Premier League tribute acts, slumming it in the Championship with the hope of a shot at the limelight once more. They are two flawed teams, relegated because of chronic defects, and plenty were on show as West Ham blew a two-goal lead to start li…
Rangers' reward for knocking out Premier Sports Cup holders St Mirren is a mouth-watering quarter-final against Old Firm rivals Celtic.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves to supporters during a presidential election campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Likud launched a billboard ahead of election season featuring Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, according to posts from Israeli social media accounts shared on Sunday.
Premier League champions Arsenal laid down a serious marker ahead of the new season by dominating Manchester City and lifting the Community Shield with a 3-0 win in Cardiff on Sunday.
WASHINGTON — The US is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a US-led AI coalition if they also sign up for Beijing’s competing framework, according to a US official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters.
BUDGET authorities plan to continue trimming non-essential government operating expenses even after the country’s current economic troubles ease to improve spending efficiency and generate savings.
THE government has released 91 percent of the 2026 national budget as of July, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
THE ambush of the convoy of BARMM Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua in Maguindanao del Norte last Saturday casts an ominous shadow over the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections scheduled for Sept. 15.
GO Negosyo founder and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) Chair Joey Concepcion met with Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla to strengthen collaboration with local governments in bringing Go Negosyo’s “Trabaho at Negosyo” program …
EXECUTIVE Secretary Ralph Recto gave assurances that the government will continue to distribute free rice to poor families in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that no Filipino family should go hungry.
GLOBE Telecom is backing a proposed national policy on underground conduit infrastructure to help reduce fiber cuts and cable theft, and improve network reliability.
SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian said the Senate will exercise strict oversight over the proposed Pax Silica initiative to ensure that it becomes a transformative economic opportunity for the country.
THE local stock market could stay rangebound this week as investors weigh corporate earnings, foreign selling and the monetary policy outlook ahead of a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) rate-setting meeting on Aug. 27.
NOT content with effecting the unlawful and unconstitutional arrest, detention and rendition of former president Rodrigo Duterte, and not satisfied with the impeachment of his daughter, Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte, to disqualify her from running for president in 2028 and perpetually bar her from holding an…
LANAO del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Sunday condemned the attack on the convoy of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, saying it threatened not just his life but also the region’s peace process.
IF BUSINESSES were judged on adaptability and resilience, Philippine banks would take the cake. As one of the oldest industries in the country, these financial institutions have had their share of challenges. The list is long, from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, it’s no differe…
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
The Trump administration spoke with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps by using Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani as a secret backchannel, Axios reported on Sunday, citing three sources with direct knowledge of the talks.
The Central Elections Committee will publish turnout figures for individual polling stations several times on election day while keeping the identities of those who have voted confidential, committee chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg ruled on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran and Muscat were working to establish a temporary maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz, while stressing that the talks were separate from any decision on reopening the strategic waterway.
Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com,
Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported.
Turning pubs into housing or offices will be made harder as part of changes to government planning rules in England.
From immigration to inflation, housing sits at the heart of most political debates. But political parties are struggling to come up with a coherent message - and no one has a clear plan to fix the crisis.
With gambling, the news bargaining incentive and NDIS reform all set to pass, the PM needs to get the focus off fruit and on to policy
Ukraine could strike Russia with domestically produced ballistic missiles within the next few months, the country’s former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov told CBS on Sunday.
Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, prays during the mourning ritual of Tisha B’Av at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Larry Sabato, founder of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, expects Democrats to regain the House but doubts the party will see a sweeping midterm victory. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
Iran's parliament approved a bill on Sunday that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported.
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
International observers of Zambia's elections said Saturday the poll was marred by claims of intimidation, abductions and an hours-long pause in the vote count.
The Knesset asked the High Court of Justice on Sunday to allow five frozen budget transfers to proceed, arguing that Speaker Amir Ohana acted within his authority when he approved a Finance Committee meeting during the election recess.
Though Hamas’s popularity has declined among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya still commands more support than Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a new poll published by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research on Wednesday.
Article in People’s Daily marking the former leader’s centenary stressed the importance of unity when navigating ‘rough waters’