Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, released from prison
The couple was sentenced in January to 14 years in prison on what they claim are trumped-up corruption charges.
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A man’s world? Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the general election on Sunday, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country’s male dominated politics.
UK's ruling Labour Party rejects accusations of U.S. election interference
The U.K.'s ruling Labour Party has rejected accusations by former U.S. president Donald Trump's campaign team that the British party's members have interfered in the upcoming U.S. election.
Singapore’s Pritam Singh trial: WP stalwart Low Thia Khiang reveals timeline gap in lie knowledge
Singapore opposition stalwart Low Thia Khiang has testified in court that he only learned two years later that his party’s leadership had known since August 2021 about a lie told by a former MP in parliament.
Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election 'interference'
Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after its volunteers travelled to the United States to help campaign for Kamala Harris.
Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A parliamentary panel on Tuesday recommended a judge who was third on the seniority list of a panel of judges to head the Supreme Court of Pakistan, government officials said Tuesday, a move which virtually blocked the elevation of the senior-most judge and is likely to further deepen a lingering political crisis.
China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government said Tuesday that it had agreed with the Vatican to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more years.
