Missing in action: How two key parties in India’s largest state collapsed
The near-absence of election campaign by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, which once ruled Uttar Pradesh, reflects larger challenges.
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Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.
China-friendly Jeremiah Manele picked as Solomon Islands PM by lawmakers
Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosing foreign minister Jeremiah Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific island nation’s foreign policy that saw it grow close to China.
India’s Modi risks losing key state election over alleged sex scandal involving ex-PM’s grandson
The controversy surrounding Prajwal Revanna, former Indian prime minister Deve Gowda’s grandson, had been brewing for several months. It erupted this week after hundreds of videos showing his alleged sex crimes surfaced amid the country’s ongoing national elections, prompting authorities to initiate a special investigation.
PM Lee says Singapore risks ‘serious trouble’ if it becomes ‘ordinary’ in final key speech
“The system doesn’t have to fail outright for Singapore to get into trouble, even if we just become ordinary, average, we will already be in serious trouble because we have no natural resources, no hinterland – 700 sq km is nothing.”
The world's happiest countries are targeting net-negative emissions — despite a growing 'greenlash'
The world's happiest countries are pressing ahead with plans to achieve more than just net zero emissions — even in the face of an intensifying green political backlash on both sides of the Atlantic.
In India’s election, a flash drive, sex abuse videos – and a missing MP
An MP from a party allied with Prime Minister Modi’s BJP in Karnataka state has been accused of sexually abusing multiple women, sparking a controversy amid a national election.
Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
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