Politics

Voters crowd polling stations as US delivers verdict on Trump

By Nova Safo with Jocelyne Zablit Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, CA (AFP) -- Andrew Menck didn't bother to vote in…

Malaysia’s Anwar closer to comeback in by-election

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim moved a step closer to completing his comeback from prison to the country's top leadership…

Pimentel: SK must urge 1.5 million qualified youth to register for 2019 polls

(Eagle News) -- Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Tuesday, July 3, urged the newly elected officials of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)…

Maduro, mired in crises, hits re-election campaign trail

by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - With Venezuela in economic free-fall, massively unpopular President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday…

From stardom to politics: some precedents

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Former international football star George Weah, who has won Liberia's presidential run-off, follows several celebrities who…

Batman ‘geek’ spends time between the US Senate and Gotham City

by Leo Mouren Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- This Batman mega fan calls himself "a bit of a…

Leaks show US commerce chief, UK queen’s offshore investments

by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has business ties to a…

Scarred by Trump, challengers eye 2020

by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - One year on from Donald Trump's shock election, US Democrats are still…

UK government under pressure to publish Brexit papers

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The British government came under pressure on Wednesday to publish papers detailing the potential impact of Brexit,…

McCain takes swipe at Trump military service record

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Senator John McCain has taken a barely-veiled jab at President Donald Trump's avoidance of military service,…

This website uses cookies.