Leader of Nepal’s largest communist party named new prime minister
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has become the new PM after the country’s two largest parties form a coalition.
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Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald Trump
HONG KONG (AP) — Global leaders have expressed concern Sunday over an assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others, with many condemning the violence that shocked the world.
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales warns of addictive nature of social media
TOKYO -- Wikipedia has become an essential online tool but as misinformation spreads rampantly on the internet, its founder Jimmy Wales tells Nikkei about the challenges the 23-year-old nonprofit encyclopedia faces in building a platform for the distribution of accurate information.
Democratic Asia must bolster defenses, no matter who wins the U.S. election
Brian P. Klein is founder of RidgePointGlobal, an international strategic advisory firm, and a former U.S. diplomat.
Acquittal for Pakistan’s Khan and Wife in Illegal Marriage Case
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and his wife were acquitted on Saturday in a case that accused them of unlawful marriage, the latest in a string of legal victories for the embattled leader ousted from power two years ago.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s illegal marriage conviction overturned
A Pakistan court overturned former prime minister Imran Khan’s conviction on illegal marriage charges on Saturday, though he remains jailed over allegations of inciting riots.
'We don't do God' and massive ad spends: How UK election races differ from American ones
The U.K. and U.S. have a lot in common — a shared language, history, democratic ideals and values. But when it comes to politics, us Brits do things very differently from our American friends.
Ron Insana: Look to the U.S. for economic resilience and continued global stock market leadership
Americans have often been accused, especially by those living abroad, of having a rather narrow view of the world.