New Japan PM Ishiba won’t last long as challenges, political turmoil await: analysts
Ishiba, 67, who won the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership vote on Friday, will be elected premier by parliament on Tuesday.
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Austrian far right pledges to win Sunday's election as tight race winds up
The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Herbert Kickl, pledged on Friday to win this weekend's parliamentary election in what would be a historic first, even as opinion polls show the race is now too close to call.
Myanmar’s opposition rejects a military appeal for talks on a political solution to armed conflict
BANGKOK (AP) — The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar rejected on Friday a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict.
Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning ruling party leadership election
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba has won his fifth bid to become the leader of Japan's ruling party on Friday, lining him up to become the country's next prime minister.
Japan’s soon-to-be prime minister faces big challenge as he tries to move past ruling party scandals
TOKYO (AP) — The person chosen Friday to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him as he tries to unite a fractious party and hold off an opposition eager to capitalize on recent corruption scandals.
Japan’s LDP picks Shigeru Ishiba as PM Fumio Kishida’s successor
Ishiba, 67, beat arch-nationalist Sanae Takaichi – who would have been the country’s first-ever woman leader – 215 votes to 194 in a run-off.
India pushes ‘wrong narrative’ with foreign diplomats’ Kashmir visit amid elections: analysts
As Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) goes through assembly elections after a decade-long hiatus, a foreign delegation’s visit to the disputed Himalayan region has sparked strong criticism from regional political parties, accusing New Delhi of pushing a “wrong narrative”.
This Is What Can Land You in Jail for Sedition in Hong Kong
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