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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Yechiel Leiter to serve as the country’s next ambassador to Washington, Netanyahu’s office announced on Friday. Leiter previously served as his chief of staff when Netanyahu was finance minister. Leiter’s appointment just days after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election can be seen as a bellwether of where […]
As the United States and the world prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, the exit polling and demographic data behind the outcome of Tuesday’s election will only become clearer in the days and weeks to come. Foreign Policy looked at what factors shaped the election and how it compared with other elections that took […]
Singapore prime minister Lawrence Wong said “we won’t do these things quietly” when asked about the next general election. (AP pic) SINGAPORE: The timing of the next Singapore general election has yet to be decided, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said today. Stating that the people would know once the process begins, he said he has […]
Cristina Chi – Philstar.com November 7, 2024 | 9:59pm MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo congratulated the United States for the successful conduct of its national elections on Wednesday, November 6, saying it showed the “robustness of American democratic values and institutions.” “The elections reaffirm the strength and resilience of the United States’ […]
Emotions are high for Harris voters Wednesday. After years of campaigning, the 2024 presidential election is settled. President-elect Donald Trump is heading back to the White House. “It didn’t go the way we wanted, and that’s very disappointing. Yeah, I don’t know,” said one Harris supporter. “I think, just a little sad day,” said another […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, anti-government protests in Israel, and the dissolution of Germany’s ruling coalition. Trump 2.0 America has decided: Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. His win against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris reflects a rightward shift […]
After months of disputes, Chancellor Olaf Scholz ousted one of his governing partners, adding to the challenges for Europe since Donald Trump’s election. Source link
While at publication time the Associated Press’ vote count was indeed 16 million votes lower than that for the 2020 election, the explanation is trivially simple: The entirety of the vote hasn’t been tabulated yet. “Election denial is anti-democratic, whether it comes from the left or the right,” David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan […]
Cette décision, aboutissement de mois de querelles entre les trois partis du gouvernement, plonge la première économie européenne dans une crise inédite à un moment crucial pour le Vieux continent, déjà sous le choc de la victoire de Donald Trump aux États-Unis le même jour. « Nous avons besoin d’un gouvernement capable d’agir et qui a […]
The Mexican government will press ahead with a controversial reform to elect all judges by popular vote after the supreme court fell one vote short in a bid to invalidate part of it. After several hours of debate on the constitutionality of the judicial reform, only seven of the court’s 11 justices voted late on […]