How deepfakes can jeopardise the integrity of elections
As technologies such as AI and deepfakes reach new levels of sophistication, will the integrity of elections be undermined?
Election asian news
For the first time India’s elderly and disabled are able to vote from home
NEW DELHI (AP) — Vijay Lakshmi, 85, stood beaming at the entrance of her house as she welcomed a team dispatched by the Election Commission of India. They were here to collect her vote.
ECB board member reportedly cautions against back-to-back rate cuts, cites 'risk of easing prematurely'
European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel warned against back-to-back rate cuts amid lingering inflation risks, Nikkei reported Friday, as the central bank gears for its June meeting amid expectations of a rate cut.
As India’s Modi drags Pakistan into election campaign, will ties worsen?
Unlike in 2019, Pakistan was largely absent from India’s election rhetoric. Now that’s changed – after a three-word social media post. What’s next for the neighbours?
Are India’s politicians paying lip service on climate change in election amid heatwave?
Rapid urbanisation and unplanned development in India have led to the removal of green spaces, worsened air pollution and increased the risks of extreme heat. Burning coal, oil and gas that induce warming have exacerbated weather changes.
Markets underestimate geopolitical risk as raft of elections looms, ECB's De Guindos says
Europe's macroeconomic outlook is brighter — but markets may be underestimating the potential for sudden destabilization due to geopolitics, the vice-president of the European Central Bank said Thursday.
Thailand heads for 1st Senate election since coup as economy slows
BANGKOK -- Thailand will hold its first upper house election since a 2014 military coup next month, marking a milestone in the transition back to full civilian rule even as the economy sputters.